Fatigue

Fatigue is an American medical thriller drama television series, written and directed by Edgar Ivanov. The series premiered on HBO.

The series is set in the city of Detroit, when it suddenly becomes engulfed by a viral epidemic, making the personnel of the fictional St. Anne's Hospital fight the deadly disease, as well as deal with the consequences that follow.

Ivanov developed the concept while influenced by films such as Outbreak, Contagion, Carriers, as well as others; his experience during the COVID-19 pandemic also had a strong influence on the story.

Overview
In Spring, an outbreak of respiratory condition starts in East Asia, affecting the Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong, along with other regions. The disease stays in the region, but by Fall it becomes apparent that a pandemic is possible.

The many nurses and doctors in the fictitious St. Anne's Hospital of Detroit, Michigan, soon will have to fight the threat, while also dealing with the consequences - such as sheer panic, misinformation, common stupidity and civil unrest.

Cast and characters

 * as Dr. Christopher Rye, an otorhinolaryngologist
 * as Dr. Willow Keller, an ophthalmologist
 * as Dr. Lou Redland, a cardiologist
 * TBA as Dr. Anais Walker, an infectious diseases specialist
 * as Dr. Violet Garcia, a dermatologist
 * as Dr. Winston Keane, a gynecologist
 * as Dr. James Stoliarchuk, a nurse
 * as Dr. Odin Fletcher, a nurse
 * as Dr. Astrid Koenig, a nurse
 * as Dr. Andrew Jennings, a nurse
 * TBA as TBA
 * TBA as TBA
 * TBA as Clint Warren,
 * as Florence Warren,
 * TBA as Gustav Miller,
 * TBA as Winona Davis, director of

Development
The idea came to Ivanov after he watched the 2011 film Contagion, which tells of a realistic pandemic and how health officials would deal with it. Multiple other films, such as the 2009 film Carriers and the 1995 film Outbreak, also influenced this idea, although the first idea was still centered on health officials.

But then the focus switched onto the hospital personnel - nurses and doctors, not affiliated with the higher instances of healthcare - after Ivanov had seen multiple photos of nurses either crying or sleeping in the hallways during the COVID-19 pandemic, which also greatly affected the author negatively.

Atmosphere of the series was largely inspired by the German science fiction series Dark. The soundtrack, partially written by Jasper Montoya, was influenced by works, as well as, , ,  and.