The Stranded is a new supernatural thriller series on Netflix. It’s a production from Thailand which features a group of high school students stranded on an island after a tsunami. While this new series is a production from Thailand it feels very international in just about every way, both in terms of storyline and very diverse characters. The overarching story revolves around a pristine group of Thai students on graduation day, ready to leave the secluded island they find themselves on, inhabited by a single school and not much else in the surrounding area. However, when a tsunami strikes on the eve of their departure, what follows is a story that jumps forward a month as the survivors band together and realise no one is coming to save them. They’re on their own now. With a strange fog in the jungle, a mystery arrival appearing in the third episode, sonic sound bursts and a strange cave system that may hold the key to everything. The creativity of a show like this is commendable, especially the first ever Thai Netflix Original, but with that enthusiasm comes a lack of consistency that ultimately hurts the integrity of the show. Visually, the show is absolutely stunning. The Thai island is well designed and the general cinematography of the show is pretty good too. There are some nice montages too, as per the usual for Asian shows, and the use of flashbacks throughout the episodes is consistent and much like Lost, is accompanied by a sound effect to showcase this.

It’s surely a yes from us!