It is just another day in the small town of Hamlin until something disastrous happens. Suddenly, news breaks that a series of nuclear warheads has been dropped along the Eastern Seaboard and, more locally, in California. As people begin coping with the devastating aftermath of the attacks — many suffer radiation poisoning — the Wetherly family tries to survive.
| Directing | Lynne Littman | Director |
| Camera | Steven Poster | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Suzanne Pettit | Editor |
| Production | Lynne Littman | Producer |
| Production | Margery Simkin | Casting |
| Art | David Nichols | Production Design |
| Art | Linda Pearl | Art Direction |
| Crew | Chuck E. Stewart | Special Effects |
| Writing | Carol Amen | Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julie Weiss | Costume Design |
| Writing | John Sacret Young | Screenplay |
| Production | Andrea Asimow | Associate Producer |
| Sound | James Horner | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Waldemar Kalinowski | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marilyn Poucher | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tonya Wexler | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Jonathan Bernstein | Producer |
| Directing | Ralph S. Singleton | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Peter Bogart | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Richard Graves | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | William Hassell | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Jesse Wayne | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lighting | Ray Boyle | Gaffer |
| Camera | Charles Minsky | Additional Photography |
