Ben Smallbone is bringing a new and modern approach to the post-apocalyptic genre, and Dawn Olivieri is at the heart of it in Homestead. Smallbone is a filmmaker known for his work in the faith-based genre, having helmed numerous music videos for the group For King & Country, while also co-writing, directing and editing the thriller Priceless and the documentary Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon. Olivieri first found success as a recurring player in Heroes and the Don Cheadle-led House of Lies before becoming part of Taylor Sheridan's Yellowstone universe, playing Claire Dutton in 1883 and Sarah Atwood in season 5 of the mainline show.

Smallbone is in the director's chair for Homestead, adapting the novel Black Autumn, in which the United States is rocked by a variety of nuclear attacks, with chaos ensuing as people scramble to acquire supplies and find safety by any means necessary. Olivieri stars...