The Lab (TV Series)

The Lab or The Laboratory is a 2023 American animated alternate reality game based TV series created by Hector M. Rhodes. It revolves around Dr. Michael, a scientist, discovering an abandoned facility in Nevada, now a post-apocalyptic state after a virus eradicated human populations. The story follows about him going into many different troubles to uncover the truth behind this mystery. The pilot, released on November 8th 2023 to YouTube, was made entirely by freelance animators and was largely financed by Kickstarter. Its first season was produced independently leaded by director Hector M. Rhodes.

Premise
The series follows Dr. Michael Trench, a scientist who was exploring the post-apocalyptic world, finds an abandoned science facility deep in the state of Nevada. With curiosity, he enters the facility to find out that it's a pharmaceutical laboratory with researches about a virus that eradicated humanity dubbed "The Pale Virus".

Characters

 * Dr. Michael Trench is the main antagonist and a scientist, former President of United States (confirmed later in the series), former U.S. Senator (according to sources) and the President of Nationalist Party national committee (pending source).
 * Dr. K (formally known as Kristoff) is the main protagonist and the Head of Scientists to the Facility.
 * Kyle David is a Russian political activist and a scientist who seeks shelter in the Facility. His brother, Alex David, follows with him all the time.
 * Samuel Rosaline is Dr. K's deceased who was only mentioned briefly.
 * Mercy Kristoff is Dr. K's wife who was only mentioned briefly.

Reception
The series' early season has been critically acclaimed for its animation quality, music, and characters, even by those who are more critical of the show itself. Critics from the Media stated that this animation is "a brief refresh of modern day animations"