THE SUCK is an 8-hour horror/sci-fi anthology series set in and after the Iraq War that follows a group of people from the front lines to the home front, from America to Iraq, and from the living to the dead over the course of 20 years who are all connected to one Marine, Private First-Class Stephen Ajax – a veteran struggling with suicidal ideation and the occasional haunting by his best friend from war. Season One takes us from Fallujah, Iraq to Durham, North Carolina to San Juan, Puerto Rico, exploring the lives of numerous characters and how their trauma manifests differently, even while it intertwines with others. Focusing both on the individual and the interconnected group, THE SUCK simultaneously tells a larger narrative about our collective humanity and the impact of War to reveal the spiderweb of trauma within our society over the course of 20 years. Through flashbacks, flashforwards, and magical realist genre explorations, the series highlights the reach of War on a multitude of different people from all walks of life, and all sides of the war, showing how one war leads to another and to another and to another.
