As one post-apocalyptic TV series ends, another begins

The seventh and final season of epic post-apocalyptic TV series “The 100” begins on Wednesday on the CW. Its season premiere follows the series premiere on Sunday of another post-apocalyptic series, “Snowpiercer,” on TNT.
With the debut of “Snowpiercer,” there are now 10 TV series set in post-apocalyptic worlds currently running. Of those, three, including “The 100,” are scheduled to finish their runs this year. The other two are “Van Helsing” on Syfy after five seasons and “The Rain” on Netflix after three seasons.
Other post-apocalyptic series currently airing include “The Walking Dead” and spinoff “Fear the Walking Dead” on AMC, “Black Summer” on Netflix, “See” on Apple TV+, “War of the Worlds” on Epix and “Into the Night” on Netflix.
“Snowpiercer” originally was set to debut on May 31 but was moved up to May 17 to bring the show to viewers stuck at home during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile, a second “Walking Dead” spinoff, “The Walking Dead: World Beyond” was delayed from it’s April 12 premiere until sometime later this year.
At least a dozen new post-apocalyptic set TV series are in development. So, the genre remains a popular category of escapist entertainment. However dark.

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