Is The Day of the Triffids scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is The Day of the Triffids easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 94% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is The Day of the Triffids violent?

Yes. More violent than 81% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is The Day of the Triffids sad?

Yes. More sad than 79% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

The Day of the Triffids

Name: The Day of the Triffids
Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Released: 2009
Rating: 5.891
Cast: Dougray Scott, Joely Richardson, Suzy Eddie Izzard, Brian Cox, Vanessa Redgrave

Created by John Wyndham

On BBC One

20091 season2 episodes90 min5.9 / 10

A tense, apocalyptic miniseries where humanity's sudden blindness and predatory alien plants create a survival scenario grounded in visceral threat rather than hope.

After an unusual meteor shower leaves most of the human population blind, a merchant navy officer must find a way to conquer tall, aggressive plants which are feeding on people and animals.

Clusters

Paranoia Without Comfort Vengeance Through Violence: Apocalypse Survivors and Blood Debts History's moral weight, thrillingly grim Betrayal, Paranoia, and the Cost of Loyalty

Genres

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Keywords

Miniseries

Where to watch

Not available in United States — it streams in other countries.

Questions people ask

Is The Day of the Triffids scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of series.
Is The Day of the Triffids easy watching? No. Less comforting than 94% of series.
Is The Day of the Triffids violent? Yes. More violent than 81% of series.
Does The Day of the Triffids leave you hopeful? Barely. Less hopeful than 81% of series.
Is The Day of the Triffids sad? Yes. More sad than 79% of series.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.