Slammed by critics, loved by reviewers. With 263 million hours streamed over the holiday period and more than 360 million hours over its first 28 days, ‘Don’t Look Up’ by Adam McKay has become Netflix’s second most popular debut ever.

The premise is simple: a group of scientists desperately attempts to get the people in charge to act on an apocalyptic threat for the planet. Sounds familiar?

Not without reason.