Calls

Calls follows a group of strangers who connect through strange phone conversations before a world ending event. The stories take place in homes, cars, planes, and other familiar places. The characters face fear, guilt, grief, broken relationships, and changes that should not be possible. The nine episodes connect through an apocalyptic mystery. The show uses a tense, bleak, and often frightening tone while it tells its stories through linked conversations.

The show does not focus on modern identity politics or activist ideas. The mixed cast does not serve as a stated social message. The main themes involve love, regret, family, death, and the need to make better choices. Horror, science fiction, personal tragedy, strange body changes, murder, and shifts in time create most of the visible content. The show does not make these themes matter through political arguments, institutional criticism, identity based conflicts, or changes to established characters. Viewers mainly encounter an unusual audio format, frightening events, mystery, and confusing links between episodes.