The story
21:41 · Sector 4 · All substations down
Halcyon Reach loses every substation in the same second: eleven million people, sixty-two square miles, no light but the fires.
The crews say twelve hours. By midnight the radios have stopped answering.
22:08 · Corran Exchange roof
Tamsin Rhee runs parcels across the rooftops for cash. On the roof of the Corran Exchange, the cold cables hum when she touches them.
She pulls, and the light comes out of the wire like thread.
23:56 · Strand 41 severed
Each line she ties between two towers keeps the streets below it lit, the wards breathing and the night trains moving.
Someone out in the dark is cutting them, one by one, and he always knows where she will be next.
The characters
The courier
Tamsin RheeRooftop courier, twenty-three, never late
Give me a roof and a reason. I will have the east side lit by one.
The rival
Corwin AdairFormer grid planner, the man with the cutters
A city that only stands while someone holds it up deserves to learn what falling feels like.
The ally
Odile MarshGrid engineer, forty hours without sleep
I have kept this transformer alive with my own two hands since Tuesday. Yours are faster. Listen to me.
In cinemas
Shot at night on the rooftops it shows, and mixed for rooms that can go fully dark. Every format below carries the full film.
Advisory: suitable for ages 12 and over. Sustained peril, intense action at height and brief strong language. Fictional rating for a fictional film.
Tickets
Opening-night showings begin at 9:41 pm in every time zone. Find the one closest to you.