The Nightmare Begins [Dramatized Adaptation]

In a post-World War III America, ex-CIA officer John Thomas Rourke faces the dire consequences of a nuclear holocaust that has decimated the population and erased the nation. As Soviet forces impose their brutal "pacification" in a quest to eliminate potential resistance leaders, Rourke embarks on a perilous journey in Texas with his young friend Paul Rubenstein to find his missing wife and children. Amidst paramilitary threats, violence, and a KGB infiltrator, Rourke must navigate a chaotic landscape as the birth of a new America begins.