COBRA

A natural disaster has turned all the lights out—and the British government is reeling

Stoic prime minister Robert) certainly has his hands full in this intense six-episode import. He and his Cabinet Office Briefing Room A committee (COBRA) are up against a ticking clock to figure out how to handle an impending solar storm—one that will literally cloak the country in darkness. “While the show starts with a catastrophe, we are more interested in the social consequences,” says executive producer Ben Richards. “How far should a government go to prevent a descent into anarchy?”