The volcano thriller The Palm is streaming on Netflix now, but who survives the eruption? Read on for the full guide.
The four-episode miniseries is set on the titular Canary Island and follows a Norwegian family whose vacation takes a perilous turn when Marie, a researcher at the local geological institute, discovers signs of an imminent and potentially catastrophic eruption of the island’s deadly volcano.
The show was created by Martin Sundland (The Quake), Lars Gudmestad (Headhunters) and Harald Rosenløw Eeg (The Wave), and has been directed by Kasper Barfoed (The Nurse).
Co-written by Gudmestad and Rosenløw Eeg, it stars Thea Sofie Loch Næss as Marie and Anders Baasmo Christiansen, and Ingrid Bolsø Berdal as a married couple who have brought their children on holiday to the island.
All four episodes of La Palma dropped on Netflix on December 12.
The Palm ending explained: who dies and who survives?
By the time of the eruption, the government have only just managed to put some safety procedures in place, including halting air travel.
The central family in The Palm ultimately survive, with Jennifer and Fredrik and their children Sara and Tobias becoming separated early on in the panic. Sara had boarded a plane, expecting her family to be there, but gives up her seat – the plane goes on crash amid the volcanic cloud.
At one point, Fredrik appears to be resigned to his fate, but is found by Marie and they are able to escape to the safe zone via a boat. There, they find Jennifer and Tobias, who had also disembarked the plane.
As the show ends, the core cast members have survived and Marie is seen swimming with turtles as her voiceover says the animals are older than dinosaurs and know how to survive disasters.
