Comprehensive list of live-action post-apocalyptic TV series

Five years ago, I compiled a list of live-action post-apocalyptic themed television series. Since then the list has doubled in size. So I figured it was time to revisit the topic with a fresh list.

Updated April 10, 2024.

List of live-action post-apocalyptic TV series and miniseries

Planet of the Apes (CBS, 1974)
Survivors (BBC, U.K.; 1975-77)
Ark II (CBS, 1976)
Logan’s Run (CBS, 1977-78)
The Day of the Triffids (BBC One, U.K.; 1981)
The Tripods (BBC, U.K.; 1984-85)
War of the Worlds (Syndicated, Canada; 1988-1990)
Woops! (Fox; 1992)
The Stand (ABC; 1994)
The Last Train (ITV, U.K.; 1999)
Thunderstone (Network Ten, Australia; 1999-2000)
The Tribe (Channel 5, U.K.; 1999-2003)
Dark Angel (Fox; 2000-02)
Jeremiah (Showtime; 2002-04)
Jericho (CBS; 2006-08)
Maddigan’s Quest (TV2, New Zealand; 2006)
Survivors (BBC, U.K.; 2008-10)
Dead Set (E4, U.K.; 2008)
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox; 2008-09)
The Day of the Triffids (BBC One, U.K.; 2009)
Dollhouse (Fox; 2009-10)
The Walking Dead (AMC; 2010-2022)
Falling Skies (TNT; 2011-2015)
Revolution (NBC; 2012-2014)
Defiance (Syfy; 2013-2015)
The 100 (The CW; 2014-2020)
Dominion (Syfy; 2014-2015)
The Last Ship (TNT; 2014-2018)
The Leftovers (HBO; 2014-2017)
The Lottery (Lifetime; 2014)
Z Nation (Syfy; 2014-2018)
The Strain (FX, 2014-2017. Turned apocalyptic in season 3.)
12 Monkeys (Syfy; 2015-2018)
The Last Man on Earth (Fox; 2015-2018)
Wayward Pines (Fox; 2015-2016)
Fear the Walking Dead (AMC; 2015-2023)
Zoo (CBS; 2015-2017. Turned apocalyptic at end of season 1.)
Ash vs. Evil Dead (Starz; 2015-2018. Turned apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic at end of season 3.)
Into the Badlands (AMC; 2015-2019)
The Shannara Chronicles (MTV; 2016-2017)
Colony (USA; 2016-2018)
Van Helsing (Syfy; 2016-2021)
3% (Netflix; 2016-2020)
Aftermath (Syfy, 2016)
Extinct (BYUtv, 2017)
The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu; 2017-present)
Agents of SHIELD (ABC, 2017-2018. Turned post-apocalyptic for season 5)
The Rain (Netflix, 2018-2020)
American Horror Story: Apocalypse (FX; 2018. Went post-apocalyptic in season 8)
The Passage (Fox; 2019. Turned post-apocalyptic in season-1 finale.)
Black Summer (Netflix, 2019-2021)
Curfew (Sky One, U.K.; 2019)
Daybreak (Netflix; 2019)
See (Apple TV+; 2019-2022)
War of the Worlds (Epix; 2020-2022)
Into the Night (Netflix; 2020-2021)
Snowpiercer (TNT; 2020-present)
Raised by Wolves (HBO Max; 2020-2022)
Reality Z (Netflix; 2020)
The Walking Dead: World Beyond (AMC; 2020-2021)
To the Lake (Netflix; 2020-present)
The Stand (CBS All Access; 2020-2021)
Sweet Home (Netflix; 2020-present)
Tribes of Europa (Netflix; 2021)
Sweet Tooth (Netflix; 2021-present)
Anna (Sky Italia; 2021)
Y: The Last Man (FX on Hulu; 2021)
Invasion (Apple TV+; 2021-present)
Station Eleven (HBO Max; 2021-2022)
The Silent Sea (Netflix; 2021)
DMZ (HBO Max; 2022)
Yakamoz S-245 (Netflix; 2022)
Resident Evil (Netflix; 2022)
Tales of the Walking Dead (AMC, 2022)
Hot Skull (Netflix; 2022)
The Last of Us (HBO; 2023-present)
Silo (Apple TV+, 2023-present)
Black Knight (Netflix, 2023-present)
The Walking Dead: Dead City (AMC, 2023-present)
Twisted Metal (Peacock; 2023-present)
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (AMC, 2023-present)
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (AMC, 2024)
Fallout (Amazon Prime, 2024-present)

Photos: Promotional art for “The 100” and “Van Helsing.”