STAY INSIDE AND WATCH THE RAIN ON NETFLIX THAT IS

If the vicissitudes of spring weather weren’t troubling enough, Netflix is shortly to launch

The Rain, an apocalyptic Danish drama about a deadly virus transmitted by — you guessed it — rainfall which has wiped out most of Scandinavia’s population. The series follows two siblings who emerge from their secret bunker six years after the killer showers have occurred and must fight for survival while also doing all that teenage stuff like finding out who you are, falling in love, and being generally unreasonable. It’s Netflix’s first original drama from Denmark, coming hot on the heels of its first German foray, the creepy sci-fi series Dark, and suggesting that Netflix users are not afraid of a subtitle or two. (Or they’re actually Danish. Or German.) If spring hasn’t fully sprung yet, consider The Rain a worthy — if not life-or-death — reason to stay indoors for a bit longer.

The Rain launches on Netflix on 4 May