# La Brea (2021)

> When a massive sinkhole swallows part of Los Angeles, a family is split between the present day and a dangerous prehistoric land, and must find a way back to each other.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/106667

## Facts

- Seasons: 3
- Episodes: 30
- Episode runtime: 45 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: science fiction, adventure, drama
- Created by: David Appelbaum
- Network: NBC
- Cast: Natalie Zea, Eoin Macken, Chiké Okonkwo, Zyra Gorecki, Karina Logue, Jack Martin, Veronica St. Clair, Rohan Mirchandaney
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11640018/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: tense, earnest, adventurous, mysterious

## What critics say

Audiences find the premise of a sinkhole dropping Los Angeles into a primeval world intriguing, but the acting, effects and writing are widely faulted, leaving the series with a negative aggregate reception.

## Synopsis

La Brea (2021-2024) is an American science fiction survival drama created by David Appelbaum for NBC. When a massive sinkhole opens in the middle of Los Angeles, hundreds of people and buildings are pulled into a mysterious primeval land. The story follows the Harris family, split apart by the disaster, with Eve Harris (Natalie Zea) and Gavin Harris (Eoin Macken) searching for their children Izzy (Zyra Gorecki) and Josh (Jack Martin) while the outside world struggles to understand what happened. Survivors below must band together against hostile wildlife and the unknown, while the rest of the city and the government pursue answers from above. The engine of the show is a family trying to reunite across two worlds, with each season built from fresh threats, shifting alliances, and mysteries that unfold in a serialized, continuing story across three seasons and thirty episodes. Its tone blends tense survival peril with an earnest, family-centered heart and the wonder of a prehistoric landscape. Fans of Lost, Dark and Primeval will find resonance in its mix of portal mystery, creature danger, and divided loved ones. The series is set in a present-day Los Angeles and a primeval realm that feels both alien and intimately familiar.

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