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The Rapture review â this apocalyptic drama couldnât be here at a better time
Published 26 July 2026 ¡ india
Itâs set in a UK racked by an unbearable heatwave and the rise of extremism â this adaptation of the 2010 novel feels horrifyingly apt
Itâs set in a UK racked by an unbearable heatwave and the rise of extremism â this adaptation of the 2010 novel feels horrifyingly apt When The Rapture by Liz Jensen was first published, in 2010, it was set in a near-future when temperatures in the UK are rising to unbearable heights, culty-Christian groups with apocalyptic bents are springing up all over the place and there is a growing sense that the world is going mad.
Swap out âculty-Christianâ for âpolitical extremists bent on embracing the apocalypse rather than trying to save us from itâ and it would be a deluded soul indeed who
wouldnât place it among fictionâs more prescient offerings. The adaptation that has arrived on our screens 16 years later â a study in physical and mental discomfort â
is the perfect accompaniment to our current record-breaking, fear-inducing heatwave, and gains a lot of power from our growing collective awareness that the future is finally here. Continue reading...
Published: July 27, 2026 ⢠2:30 AM IST ¡ Updated: July 27, 2026 ⢠3:07 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Itâs set in a UK racked by an unbearable heatwave and the rise of extremism â this adaptation of the 2010 novel feels horrifyingly apt When The Rapture by Liz Jensen was first published, in 2010, it was set in a near-future when temperatures in the UK are rising to unbearable heights, culty-Christian groups with apocalyptic bents are springing up all over the place and there is a growing sense that the world is going mad.
Swap out âculty-Christianâ for âpolitical extremists bent on embracing the apocalypse rather than trying to save us from itâ and it would be a deluded soul indeed who wouldnât place it among fictionâs more prescient offerings.
The adaptation that has arrived on our screens 16 years later â a study in physical and mental discomfort â is the perfect accompaniment to our current record-breaking, fear-inducing heatwave, and gains a lot of power from our...
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