Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend: White Lotus meets Lord of the Flies in this speculative comedy thriller about the end of the world

What happens when you´re on holiday and the sun explodes? Lord of the Flies meets White Lotus in this whip-smart social satire about the end of the world. ´Lord of the Flies crashes headfirst into The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy in this rollicking look at the end of the world´ Benjamin Stevenson, bestselling author of Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone > Passport > Suncream > Apocalypse??? Professional underachiever Dan Foster is finally taking a break. Sure, his life has been average at best and, yes, he has never has quite lived up to his potential. But after a few Bud Lights in paradise with his girlfriend Mara, things are starting to look up. Then the sun explodes. With the island suddenly plunged in darkness, the ultra-rich guests hijack the remaining supplies and declare themselves as the new ruling class. Led by a fitness influencer turned ruthless dictator, martial law is declared and the hoi polloi are press-ganged into service. And it´s just Dan´s luck that he could land an even worse job while on holiday. As temperatures drop and class tensions rise, Dan might have found a way for himself and Mara to escape the island. But sneaking away would also mean abandoning the burgeoning revolution that he might-have-kind-of-sort-of single-handedly started. ´Explosively funny and terrifyingly plausible ... this cinematic debut had me LOLing, cringing and cheering throughout´ Josh Winning, author of The Shadow Glass