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In Islamabad, Pakistan, low-level State Department bureaucrat Alex Talbott asks his driver Rafiq to take him to a local bazaar to score some weed.

Top U.S. government and military scramble to prevent World War 3 from happening amidst the chaos of a geopolitical crisis.

Primary Title
  • The Brink
Episode Title
  • Pilot
Date Broadcast
  • Saturday 31 October 2015
Release Year
  • 2015
Start Time
  • 12 : 00
Finish Time
  • 12 : 30
Duration
  • 30:00
Series
  • 1
Episode
  • 1
Channel
  • SoHo
Broadcaster
  • Sky Network Television
Programme Description
  • Top U.S. government and military scramble to prevent World War 3 from happening amidst the chaos of a geopolitical crisis.
Episode Description
  • In Islamabad, Pakistan, low-level State Department bureaucrat Alex Talbott asks his driver Rafiq to take him to a local bazaar to score some weed.
Classification
  • 16
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Television comedies--United States
  • United States--Politics and government--Drama
  • Terrorism--Prevention--Government policy--United States--Drama
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Comedy-drama
Contributors
  • Jay Roach (Director)
  • Roberto Benabib (Writer)
  • Kim Benabib (Writer)
  • Jack Black (Actor)
  • Tim Robbins (Actor)
  • Pablo Schreiber (Actor)
  • Everyman Pictures (Production Unit)
  • Home Box Office (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Television comedies--United States
  • United States--Politics and government--Drama
  • Terrorism--Prevention--Government policy--United States--Drama