Await Further Instructions (2018) on Netflix
TV-MA20181h 31mHorrorMysterySci-Fi
Nick Milgram brings his girlfriend Annji to his estranged parents' home for Christmas. A black substance seals the house, and the television begins sending the family instructions.
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- Netflix3.3/5
- IMDb4.9/1010,421 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes81%
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Plot summary
Nick Milgram has not been close to his parents, and he comes home for Christmas with his girlfriend Annji. His sister Kate is pregnant, and she is there with her husband Scott and the grandfather. Kate and the grandfather direct racist remarks at Annji, who is of Indian descent, and tensions build. On Christmas morning the family finds a strange black substance surrounding the house, and they cannot leave. A television in the living room carries messages telling them to remain inside and wait.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Await Further Instructions (2018)
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- The family at the center are named Milgram, after the infamous Milgram obedience experiment, and their home is on Stanford Street, a reference to the Stanford prison experiment.
- Writer Gavin Williams began the script after listening to The National's song "Apartment Story", taking his cue from its lyric "Stay indoors until somebody finds you / Do whatever the TV tells you."
