We prepared a list of current series for those looking for a story about the end of the world with post-apocalyptic scenarios. There are options of different streaming platforms. Prepare the popcorn and check it out!
Raised by Wolves
debut year: 2020
Genre: Science fiction
Available in: HBO Max
In a chaotic state of the end of the world, everything is devastated by religious disputes between humans. Meanwhile, two androids are raising human children on a virgin planet. As they educate them, they understand that cutting humans' beliefs may not be the easiest alternative. A beautiful science fiction series, but also a reflection on life and the dispute between powers in society.
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The Last Ship
debut year: 2014
Genre: action, suspense
Available in: TNT, Hulu
An apocalyptic action-thriller series. A contagious virus has already killed more than half of the world's population and is causing more and more contagions. To save humanity, there is a strong group in operation, experts on the subject, who are in charge of discovering the cure. To carry out the mission, the group also needs to fight for its survival.
reality Z
debut year: 2020
Genre: horror, action
Available in: Netflix
A zombie apocalypse in the middle of Rio de Janeiro! This is a Brazilian series that portrays the attempt to shelter and fight for survival of a group of participants and producers of a reality show. With the city full of zombies, they need to deal with each other and protect themselves in the reality studios. The problem is that, in addition to defending themselves against the dead, they also need to learn to live with the living.
Dark
debut year: 2017
Genre: drama
Available in: Netflix
With great success on Netflix, this is a series that explores the notions of space and time. In a small town, children disappear and residents start searching to find them. As investigations occur, they discover secrets from the past that connect stories and reveal dark events. Dark is a great option for anyone who wants something clever and suspenseful to tease a knot in their heads.
The Rain
debut year: 2018
Genre: drama
Available in: Netflix
This Danish post-apocalyptic series tells the story of a region that has been practically decimated by a deadly virus. To survive, people had to take refuge in bunkers. Now, six years later, two brothers decide to explore the outside world to see what's left of the world. During the expedition, they meet other young survivors and, together, they begin to think about the next steps to move on with their lives in a safe place.
The 100
debut year: 2014
Genre: Science fiction
Available in: Netflix
A nuclear apocalypse caused the complete devastation of the Earth. Survivors took shelter in space stations. Over the course of 100 years, they started forming new families and having children, which began to threaten the future of the resources they have. Now, a group decides to return to Earth, to explore how the planet is doing and analyze whether it can become habitable again.
Falling Skies
debut year: 2011
Genre: Science fiction
Available in: HBO Max
An alien invasion has invaded and destroyed much of planet Earth. Among the survivors, there is a history teacher who decides to join a group to fight the aliens. With strategies based on the history of military strategies, which the professor knows, they try to defend themselves, but discover that extraterrestrial creatures are very intelligent and have mysterious reasons for wanting Earth.
The Walking Dead
debut year: 2010
Genre: terror
Available in: Netflix
A series that is already a true style classic! In a post-apocalyptic world, a group of survivors in the United States follow the risky mission of living in a world inhabited by the living dead. Led by police officer Rick Grimes, they fight zombies and have to deal with the threats of the survival instinct among the living themselves.
The Leftovers
debut year: 2014
Genre: drama
Available in: HBO
2% of the world's population disappeared and now survivors need to unravel what caused this event. Some indications point out that the fact may be related to a biblical prophecy. This is a series that addresses the end of the world, but also reflects on various issues of humanity.
Fear the Walking Dead
debut year: 2015
Genre: terror
Available in: Amazon Prime Video
In an adaptation of The Walking Dead, this series shows the beginning of the zombie apocalypse, from a family with many conflicts in Los Angeles. In the struggle for survival, they deal with their personal issues and try to adapt to the new reality, seeking to find survival strategies.
Black Summer
debut year: 2019
Genre: terror, drama
Available in: Netflix
With some references to the Z Nation series, Black Summer starts six weeks after a zombie apocalypse. A group of strangers must unite to survive and return to their families. With lots of action and attacks by the undead, it's a good alternative for anyone who loves watching a zombie plot.
Good Omens
debut year: 2019
Genre: fantasy, comedy
Available in: Amazon Prime Video
A more comic story about the end of the world. The angel and the devil need to form an alliance to prevent Armageddon, ensuring life on Earth. However, they've lost the Antichrist, an 11-year-old boy, and must embark on a journey after him before it's too late to save the world.
Supernatural
debut year: 2005
Genre: mystery
Available in: Amazon Prime Video
In a world with evil forces, fighting for survival has always been a necessity for two brothers who lost their mother. However, while one of them enjoys this lifestyle, the other has always preferred to avoid it. With new dangers, they will have to work together to save the world and fight dark powers.
The Last Man On Earth
debut year: 2015
Genre: comedy
Available in: Hulu
A deadly virus has devastated the world and only one man has survived. Phil was a pretty normal person: he had a family he loved and a job he hated. Without knowing exactly how, he became the only living man in the world. Now he decides to travel around the United States, Mexico and Canada to find out if there is anyone else alive. A very entertaining series about the end of the world.
city of the dead
debut year: 2019
Genre: action, horror
Available in: Netflix
City of the Dead is a Russian apocalypse series that portrays the threat of a plague to humanity. With a lot of suspense and tension, people must be separated from loved ones to face the end of the world and fight for survival. Some conspiracies about the reason for the plague's existence make the series even more mysterious.
Daybreak
debut year: 2019
Genre: action, drama
Available in: Netflix
A post-apocalypse series with zombies. A boy is looking for his missing girlfriend and, to find her, he joins a group of very peculiar young people. Together they have to fight zombies and gangs of teenagers.
Tomorrow's Express (Snowpiercer)
debut year: 2020
Genre: drama
Available in: Netflix
With climate change, the world has frozen and the only survivors are on a train that is constantly moving. Resources are limited and there is a separation of social classes between wagons. Some just enjoy it and others work all day. More than a fight for survival, some passengers start to unite to fight for their rights.
The Man In The High Castle
debut year: 2015
Genre: Science fiction
Available in: Amazon Prime Video
A series that reverses history and imagines what the world would be like if the Allied Forces had lost World War II. In this dystopian parallel universe, Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan split the United States in two. Set in 1962, the story is based on the novel of the same name by Philip K. Dick.
Z Nation
debut year: 2014
Genre: action
Available in: -
A post-apocalyptic series that shows a devastated world three years after the start of a zombie infestation. A group of survivors has a risky mission: to transport the only person with antibodies against the virus to a laboratory, with the aim of producing a vaccine. However, this person also holds some mysteries.
Into the night
debut year: 2020
Genre: thriller
Available in: Netflix
The end of the world is near and exposure to the sun is becoming lethal. To do this, a hijacked night flight takes the path of the night, trying to keep passengers and crew safe. Spending their days in bunkers, they begin to deal with betrayals and food shortages. An apocalyptic thriller series.
The Stand
debut year: 2020
Genre: Science fiction
Available in: Paramount +
A deadly virus has attacked the world and everything has gone into chaos. Survivors need to deal with a separation between two opposing forces: that of the dictator Randall Flagg and the democratic Abagails, a 108-year-old lady. The Stand seeks to use the theme of the end of the world to touch on deep human questions.
The Handmaid's Tale
debut year: 2017
Genre: drama, science fiction
Available in: Hulu, Paramount +, Google Play
A Christian group seizes power in the United States after the death of the president and other political leaders. Violent and power-hungry, they use some of the few fertile women in the world as servants and childbearers. Meanwhile, one of these women is trying to find the daughter that was taken from her. A good and current series that addresses the theme of an oppressive society.
BattleStar Galactica
debut year: 2004
Genre: science fiction, action
Available in: Amazon Prime Video
Robots called Cylons wiped out most of humanity. The survivors live on the spaceship Galactica wandering through space. In search of a new home, they are in search of the 13th colony, the legendary Earth, which may be the solution for them. With a lot of action, this series addresses philosophical questions about human existence.
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