While the Rest of Us Die: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

From the Cold War to COVID, the secret history of the government's Doomsday plans. Based on the book by Garrett M. Graff, the six-part series exposes the U.S. government's flawed plans to protect its citizens. The show unpacks America's national security spending on hidden underground cities, a secret air force and a plan to suspend democracy in order to serve the interests of the elite class. The series features interviews with political figures including former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and former National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure, Protection and Counter-terrorism Richard Clarke, and national security experts Malcolm Nance, Elizabeth Goitien and Paul Rieckhoff. It will be narrated by "Westworld" star Jeffrey Wright.

Series details

• Title: While the Rest of Us Die
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2020-11-16
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Network listed by TVmaze: Vice TV
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 51949
• TVDB ID: 391938

Cast and credited roles

• Jeffrey Wright — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2020-11-16; final listed air date 2020-12-21; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2021-10-21; final listed air date 2021-12-16.

Source and licence

Adapted from While the Rest of Us Die on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.