It was back in October when we last discussed the TNT original series “Snowpiercer” and considering how the days bleed into each other right now, it feels like a forever ago. As I always defer to earlier posts for the completists, those who missed the teaser trailer can click HERE before continuing on to the brand new Official Trailer for the show’s second season. Enjoy.
The Premise: Snowpiercer is set in 2021, seven years after the world becomes a frozen wasteland, and follows the remnants of humanity who took shelter on a perpetually moving luxury train built by billionaire Wilford, consisting of 1001 carriages that circles the globe 2.7 times per year. The constant motion of the train provides energy and prevents the passengers from freezing as well. Since the catastrophe, the train’s population has become rigidly separated by class, caught up in a revolutionary struggle against the strictly imposed social hierarchy and unbalanced allocation of limited resources. The show explores issues of class warfare, social injustice, and the politics of survival.
The Cast and Characters:
Jennifer Connelly as Melanie Cavill
Daveed Diggs as Andre Layton
Mickey Sumner as Bess Till
Alison Wright as Ruth Wardell
Lena Hall as Miss Audrey
Iddo Goldberg as Bennett Knox
Susan Park as Jinju Seong
Katie McGuinness as Josie Wellstead
Sam Otto as John “Oz” Osweiller
Sheila Vand as Zarah Ferami
Roberto Urbina as Javier “Javi” de la Torre
Mike O’Malley as Sam Roche
Annalise Basso as Lilah “LJ” Folger Jr.
Jaylin Fletcher as Miles
Steven Ogg as Pike
Rowan Blanchard as Alexandra “Alex” Cavill
Sean Bean as Mr. Wilford
Aaron Glenane as the Last Australian
Karin Konoval as Dr. Pelton
Aleks Paunovic as Bojan “Boki” Boscovic
Happy Anderson as Dr. Henry Klimpt
Brent Stait as Jakes Carter
Shaun Toub as Terence
Fiona Vroom as Mary-Elizabeth Gillies
Tom Lipinski as Kevin McMahon
Damian Young as Mr. Headwood
Sakina Jaffrey as Mrs. Headwood
Chelsea Harris as Sykes
Andre Tricoteux as Icy Bob
Ellie Harvie as The Notary
Jane McGregor as Astrid
PiercingMetal Thoughts: In my teaser trailer post I pointed out that I had enjoyed the show’s first season and I will be programming this to catch the episodes when they begin the run in a couple of weeks on January 25th. This trailer looks pretty compelling and seems to have a lot of twists and turns to it. I’ll give it another go as I’m already interested and as I close this one up I wonder what you readers think about the latest clip and if you will be watching this time around or were made curious enough by it to binge the first season so you can be on point for the second. Here’s a word of advice. If you liked this and didn’t see the earlier episodes, program the DVR to catch the new season and then stream the earlier shows. I think they are on Netflix or Hulu or can be viewed on the TNT website. Chime in down below to toss your own thoughts in and I will see you next time around.
Official Series Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowpiercer_(TV_series)