30+ Post-Apocalyptic TV Shows Past & Present
These TV shows all focus on the potential end of the world including viral outbreak, post-apocalyptic, nuclear, alien invasions, machines and environmental catastrophes. The most recent shows appear first on the list and the classics follow. You want prefer to review The 190+ Best Apocalyptic Films Rated 6+ (Categorized!) or even films with a slightly lower rating: The 80+ Apocalyptic Films That Didn't Quite Make the Top 190 List (Categorized!). You can also amuse yourself with Possibly, the 40+ Worst Ever Apocalyptic Films!
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- CreatorGeneva Robertson-DworetGraham WagnerStarsElla PurnellAaron MotenWalton GogginsIn a future, post-apocalyptic Los Angeles brought about by nuclear decimation, citizens must live in underground bunkers to protect themselves from radiation, mutants and bandits.
- StarsDiane LaneAshley RomansBen SchnetzerSet in a post-apocalyptic world, Y is the last surviving male human on the planet. Based on the comic series "Y: The Last Man."Type: Plague
Status: Current
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 10 - CreatorJason GeorgeStarsPauline EtienneLaurent CapellutoMehmet KurtulusWhen radiation from the sun causes a global disaster on Earth, survivors on an overnight flight from Brussels race from city to city trying to stay ahead of the sun's rays by remaining in the cover of night.Type: Environmental Disaster
Status: Current
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 12 - CreatorHoward OvermanStarsLéa DruckerGabriel ByrneBayo GbadamosiSet in contemporary France, this Anglo-French reimagining of H. G. Wells' classic in the style of Walking Dead follows pockets of survivors forced to team up after an apocalyptic extra-terrestrial strike.Type: Alien Invasion
Status: Current
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 19 - CreatorJannik Tai MosholtChristian PotalivoEsben Toft JacobsenStarsAlba AugustLucas Lynggaard TønnesenMikkel Boe FølsgaardAfter a brutal virus wipes out most of the population, two young siblings embark on a perilous search for safety.Type: Viral Epidemic
Status: Completed
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 20 - CreatorElizabeth KrugerCraig ShapiroMatt JL WheelerStarsSantiago CabreraJennifer FinniganCharlie RoweAn MIT grad student and a tech superstar bring a low-level Pentagon official a staggering discovery--that an asteroid is just six months away from colliding with Earth.Type: Natural Disaster
Status: Completed
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 26 - CreatorPedro AguileraStarsBianca ComparatoVaneza OliveiraRodolfo ValenteA post-apocalyptic thriller set in near-future Brazil, where a select few are allowed to join a privileged society after undergoing an intense and competitive process.Type: Dystopic Future
Status: Current
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 28 - CreatorRyan J. CondalCarlton CuseStarsJosh HollowaySarah Wayne CalliesPeter JacobsonIn the wake of a mysterious alien invasion, a family fights to stay together in a new world order.Type: Alien Invasion
Status: Completed
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 36 - CreatorGlenn DavisWilliam LaurinStarsJames TupperAnne HecheLevi MeadenThe Copeland family battle for survival when civilization comes to an apocalyptic end, triggered by massive storms, meteor strikes, earthquakes, a plague - and the rise of supernatural creatures.Type: Environmental Catastrophe
Status: Completed
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13 - CreatorJulie PlecStarsDavid GyasiChristina MosesChris WoodThe series follows an epidemic that breaks out in Atlanta, leaving the large city quarantined and those stuck on the inside fighting for their lives.Type: Viral Epidemic
Status: Completed
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13 - CreatorAlfred GoughMiles MillarStarsDaniel WuOrla BradyEmily BeechamA mighty warrior and a young boy with supernatural powers search for enlightenment in a ruthless post-apocalyptic America controlled by feudal barons.Type: Post Nuclear War
Status: Completed
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 32 - CreatorDave EricksonRobert KirkmanStarsKim DickensFrank DillaneCliff CurtisA Walking Dead spinoff set in Los Angeles, California. Follows two families who must band together to survive the undead apocalypse.Type: Zombie Apocalypse
Status: Current
Seasons: 7 so far
Episodes: 101 - CreatorChad HodgeStarsSiobhan Fallon HoganToby JonesShannyn SossamonA Secret Service agent goes to Wayward Pines, Idaho in search of two federal agents who have gone missing in the bucolic town. He soon learns that he might never get out of Wayward Pines alive.Type: Environmental Catastrophe
Status: Completed
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 20 - CreatorTravis FickettTerry MatalasStarsAaron StanfordAmanda SchullNoah BeanFollows the journey of a time traveler from the post-apocalyptic future who appears in present day on a mission to locate and eradicate the source of a deadly plague that will nearly destroy the human race.Type: Viral Epidemic
Status: Completed
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 47 - CreatorMichael McGowanStarsJennette McCurdyJesse CarereJustin KellyAfter a mysterious disease kills every resident over 22 years old, survivors of a town must fend for themselves when the government quarantines themType: Global Catastrophe
Status: Completed
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 12 - StarsMike VogelOsy IkhileDaisy BettsAfter peaceful aliens invade Earth, humanity finds itself living in a utopia under the indirect rule of the aliens, but does this utopia come at a price?Type: Alien Invasion
Status: Completed Mini-Series
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 3 - CreatorDamon LindelofTom PerrottaStarsJustin TherouxAmy BrennemanChristopher EcclestonThree years after the disappearance of 2% of the global human population, a group of people in a small New York community try to continue their lives while coping with the tragedy of the unexplained nature of the event.Type: Event (Biblical or Environmental)
Status: Completed
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 28 - CreatorJason RothenbergStarsEliza TaylorBob MorleyMarie AvgeropoulosSet 97 years after a nuclear war destroyed civilization, when a spaceship housing humanity's lone survivors sends 100 juvenile delinquents back to Earth, hoping to repopulate the planet.Type: Post Nuclear War
Status: Current
Seasons: 4 so far
Episodes: 53 - CreatorSteven KaneHank SteinbergStarsEric DaneAdam BaldwinCharles ParnellThe crew of a naval destroyer is forced to confront the reality of a new existence when a pandemic kills off most of the earth's population.Type: Viral Epidemic
Status: Completed
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 56 - CreatorMickey FisherStarsHalle BerryPierce GagnonGrace GummerAn astronaut struggles to learn how she became pregnant while on a thirteen-month-long solo space mission.Type: Alien Invasion
Status: Completed
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 26 - CreatorCameron PorsandehStarsBilly CampbellKyra ZagorskyMark GhaniméA team of scientists are thrust into a potentially life-or-death situation when they arrive in the Arctic to secretly investigate what could be an outbreak of a strange disease in a secluded international research facility.Type: Viral Epidemic
Status: Completed
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 26 - CreatorTimothy J. SextonStarsMarley SheltonMichael GraziadeiAthena KarkanisSet in a world destined for extinction as women have stopped having children. When remarkably 100 embryos are successfully fertilized, a national lottery is held to decide the surrogates.Type: Environmental Catastrophe
Status: Completed
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 10 - CreatorCraig EnglerKarl SchaeferStarsRussell HodgkinsonNat ZangKeith AllanThree years after the zombie virus has gutted the United States of America a team of everyday heroes must transport the only known survivor of the plague from New York to California, where the last functioning viral lab waits for his blood.Type: Zombie Apocalypse
Status: Completed
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 68 - CreatorGuillermo del ToroChuck HoganStarsCorey StollDavid BradleyKevin DurandA mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism ravages the city of New York.Type: Viral Epidemic
Status: Completed
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 46 - CreatorVaun WilmottStarsChristopher EganTom WisdomRoxanne McKeeFollows the perilous journey of a rebellious young soldier who discovers he's the unlikely savior of humanity.Type: Biblical Apocalypse
Status: Completed
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 22 - CreatorBrian K. VaughanStarsMike VogelRachelle LefevreAlexander KochAn invisible and mysterious force field descends upon the small town of Chester's Mill, Maine, USA, trapping residents inside, cut off from the rest of civilization. The trapped townspeople must discover the secrets and purpose of the "dome" or "sphere" and its origins, while coming to learn more than they ever knew about each other and animals too.Type: Alien Invasion
Status: Completed
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 39 - CreatorEric KripkeStarsBilly BurkeTracy SpiridakosGiancarlo EspositoFifteen years after a permanent global blackout, a group of revolutionaries seek to drive out a tyrannical militia that's taken over the former United States of America.Type: Global Catastrophe
Status: Completed
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 42 - CreatorRobert RodatStarsNoah WyleDrew RoyMaxim KnightSurvivors of an alien attack on earth gather together to fight for their lives and fight back.Type: Alien Invasion
Status: Completed
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 52 - CreatorFrank DarabontStarsAndrew LincolnNorman ReedusMelissa McBrideSheriff Deputy Rick Grimes wakes up from a coma to learn the world is in ruins and must lead a group of survivors to stay alive.Type: Zombie Apocalypse
Status: Current
Seasons: 11 so far
Episodes: 177 - StarsJames LurieSteven S. RossGordon MastertonWhat would happen to planet earth if the human race were to suddenly disappear forever? Would ecosystems thrive? What remnants of our industrialized world would survive? What would crumble fastest? Life After People is a television series on which scientists, structural engineers, and other experts speculate about what might become of Earth should humanity instantly disappear.Type: Documentary
Status: Completed
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 20 - CreatorKenneth JohnsonScott PetersStarsElizabeth MitchellMorris ChestnutJoel GretschAn extraterrestrial race arrives on Earth with seemingly good intentions, only to slowly reveal their true machinations the more ingrained into society they become.Type: Alien Invasion
Status: Completed
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 22 - CreatorAdrian HodgesStarsJulie GrahamMax BeesleyPaterson JosephAn unknown virus pandemic kills more than 90% of the world's population. Those immune must strive to survive and overcome the difficulties of this new world order, hoping that the virus will not mutate.Type: Viral Epidemic
Status: Completed
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 12 - CreatorJosh FriedmanStarsLena HeadeyThomas DekkerSummer GlauSet after the events in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Sarah Connor and her son, John, try to stay under-the-radar from the government, as they plot to destroy the computer network, Skynet, in hopes of preventing Armageddon.Type: Man Versus Machine
Status: Completed
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 31 - StarsBenjamin BrattChrista MillerRicky SchroderA crack team of top scientists work feverishly in a secret, state-of-the-art laboratory to discover what has killed the citizens of a small town and learn how this deadly contagion can be stopped.Type: Viral Epidemic
Status: Completed Mini-Series
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 4 - CreatorStephen ChboskyJosh SchaerJonathan E. SteinbergStarsSkeet UlrichLennie JamesAshley ScottA small town in Kansas is literally left in the dark after seeing a mushroom cloud over nearby Denver, Colorado. The townspeople struggle to find answers about the blast and solutions on how to survive.Type: Post Nuclear War
Status: Completed
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 30 - CreatorJ. Michael StraczynskiStarsLuke PerryMalcolm-Jamal WarnerPeter StebbingsIn a post-apocalyptic future, a deadly virus has wiped out most of humanity. The only ones who survived, were those who hadn't yet reached puberty.Type: Viral Epidemic
Status: Completed
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 34 - StarsSacha DhawanChristopher FulfordDinita GohilA group of commuter train passagers are put in accidental suspended animation and emerge years later into a devastated world.Type: Environmental Disaster
Status: Completed Mini-Series
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6 - CreatorTerry NationStarsLucy FlemingIan McCullochDenis LillA community of survivors struggle to stay alive in the wake of a global pandemic known as the Death that wiped out 99.98% of humanity.Type: Viral Epidemic
Status: Completed
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 38