BEHIND THE LENS #510: Featuring Brad Anderson

BEHIND THE LENS #510: Featuring Brad Anderson

From Behind The Lens by debbie lynn elias

February 23, 2026 · 40 min

About this episode

This episode features a discussion about the film WORLDBREAKER, directed by Brad Anderson.

Welcome back to another week of BEHIND THE LENS! This week, we're taking a look at WORLDBREAKER, an apocalyptic, action-oriented, sci-fi, creature feature with a dad and daughter dynamic that is told from the perspective of a young teenage girl, directed by BRAD ANDERSON. Described as a pulse-pounding sci-fi action thriller about survival, sacrifice, and a young woman's fight to step out of the shadows and into the war she was born to face, we encounter this apocalyptic world at a time of war following "The Stitch", a rift in the earth that released the Breakers, monsters that infect and twist their victims. There are also the Hybrids, the term for infected humans when attacked and injured by the Breakers. Men succumbed first to the Breakers, leaving women to lead the fight. Willa's mother is one of the war's fiercest warriors. Her father, a battle-scarred veteran not yet infected by the monsters, hides with Willa on a remote island, training her to survive. Their fragile peace is shattered when a mysterious girl drifts ashore. Willa, longing for connection, shelters her in secret—until the truth emerges and danger follows. With Breakers closing in…

People in this episode

Guest: Brad Anderson

Topics covered

  • WORLDBREAKER
  • apocalyptic
  • sci-fi
  • action
  • creature feature

Keywords

  • survival
  • sacrifice
  • young woman
  • Breakers
  • Hybrids

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Breakers, WORLDBREAKER

Books & works: BEHIND THE LENS #, WORLDBREAKER

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