Скачать или смотреть The Rain season 3 explained: Why did Apollon create the virus? Rasmus star opens up

Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top Royal stories again. SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Netflix’s sci-fi series The Rain first launched in 2018 and quickly became the most-watched Nordic Original on the platform. Season three recently aired, bringing the show to a close. But many viewers still have questions about the storyline. Trending   The show followed siblings Rasmus (played by Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen) and Simone (Alba August) after they were forced by their father Frederik (Lars Simonsen) to live in an underground bunker after a deadly rain struck the country. The rain was carrying a strange virus which turned anyone it touched into ravenous monstrous creatures shortly before they died. Rasmus was revealed to have a pure version of the virus living inside him which could possibly offer up a cure and save humanity. Season one focused on Rasmus and Simone’s lives following their departure from the bunker after six years and their subsequent fight for survival.  READ MORE The Rain season 3 cast: Who plays Daniel? Meet newcomer  In season two, Simone and Rasmus were trying to find a cure which would rid the virus from his body. They desperately tried to get a cure with Apollon hot on the heels but they ultimately failed. In the final outing, it looked like Rasmus had gone over to the dark side when he decided to work with Apollon and its sinister boss Sten (Johannes Kuhnke). Sten wanted to infect the world with the virus from Rasmus, believing it was the only way to cure people However, he seemed to have a shady ulterior motive as it looked like he was still trying to harness the virus for his own ends but luckily was stopped.Season three ended on a bittersweet note as Rasmus sacrificed himself to save the world. His sister Simone was left devastated by the decision but realised it was sadly the only way to defeat the virus. Rasmus was carrying the purest form of the virus within him and with his death, it seemed like the infection too died. Why did Apollon create the virus in the first place? Express.co.uk spoke exclusively to lead star Tønnesen about working on the final outing as well as the true purpose of the virus. Season three was confirmed to be the last one by Netflix in 2019 with the renewal coming not long after the second cycle dropped. Tønnesen said the cast had been excited to see how the story would be rounded off and what the writers were planning to come up with for the conclusion. He said: “We all knew we were going to make three seasons, so we knew from the start this is coming to an end at some point. We were all excited to do the last one.   “We weren’t really sad yet, we were just excited that we can do this and do this together.” Tønnesen added: “It was nice to know we closed it off with this season, moving on to other projects.” He hailed the Netflix’s show’s “epic produc