Supernova

Supernova (2005) is an American sci-fi TV movie you can watch online on iFILM, directed by John Harrison and starring Tia Carrere, Luke Perry, Peter Fonda, and Lance Henriksen.

An international science summit in Sydney unravels when one of the lead researchers vanishes without explanation. His colleagues barely have time to process it before the sky above Australia starts burning — solar explosions of near-supernova scale carve through major cities, and the authorities respond the way authorities usually do: by hiding the numbers. The scientists trying to measure the damage have to fight the disaster and the government's silence at the same time.

At nearly three hours this is an unusually ambitious TV disaster film, leaning into the science rather than just the spectacle. Peter Fonda and Lance Henriksen bring a certain weight to roles that lesser productions leave flat. Stream Supernova (2005) online on iFILM.