Via a press release from AMC, episode 2 “ Blair/Gina” is set during “the onslaught of the apocalypse in Atlanta, Georgia, 2010. As everyday people try to understand the bizarre events unfolding around them, it’s anything but business as usual at the Circle of Trust Insurance Company. Blair (Parker Posey) and Gina (Jillian Bell), two co-workers who despise each other, are relentlessly confronted with life-threatening choices that make them question whom they want to be at the end of the world.”
Via the same press release, episode 4 “Amy/Dr. Everett” is set years into the apocalypse after “nature has consumed much of the world as we once knew it, and yet, humans endeavor to survive. Naturalist Dr. Chauncey Everett (Anthony Edwards) has spent the last decade in voluntary isolation; however, when Amy (Poppy Liu), an extroverted survivor, knowingly crosses into no man’s land, Dr. Everett’s own humanity is put into question.”
While details of episodes 3, 5, and 6 are still under wraps, showrunner Channing Powell has stated that “each episode has its own tone and look to it” and that episodes will skew anywhere from humorous to high-stakes, depending on the story.