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    'Station Eleven' made major changes from the book. The series creator explains why

    by Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times Dec 28, 2021 4 minutes

    The first minutes of "Station Eleven" take place during a stage play. When an actor suddenly pauses his lines and collapses, Jeevan, played by Himesh Patel, jumps up from his seat and rushes onstage to help. "He's having a heart attack," he says.

    This scene is also the opening of the book on which the HBO Max series is based. In the 2014 bestseller, Jeevan is introduced as a paramedic-in-training, which is why he's able to recognize the symptoms and begin CPR. On-screen, however, Jeevan hasn't yet made such a career change; instead, he calls out for a doctor while looking down helplessly at

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