Post-apocalyptic TV series entertain in troubled times

While the Covid-19 pandemic rages, people stuck at home are consuming more video entertainment. That includes TV series set in apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic times. How fitting.
However, the genre soon will be losing its longest-running series, “The Walking Dead.” AMC announced that the zombie-apocalypse show will end after its upcoming 11th season, which is likely to run through late 2022.
The good news for fans of “The Walking Dead” universe is that the series is getting a spinoff series built around characters Daryl and Carol.
In addition to “The Walking Dead,” AMC airs a companion series, “Fear the Walking Dead,” which is set to start its sixth season on Oct. 11. A third series, “The Walking Dead: World Beyond,” will premiere on Oct. 4.
Plus, producers of the franchise are working on an episodic anthology series currently titled “Tales of the Walking Dead.” Also, a movie centered on the character Rick Grimes is in the works.
Here’s an update on other post-apocalyptic TV series:

• “The 100”: The CW series “The 100” will complete its seven-season run with a final episode on Sept. 30.
• “To the Lake”: On Oct. 7, Netflix will premiere the Russian series “To the Lake.” Here’s the official description: “Facing the end of civilization when a terrifying plague strikes, a group risks their lives, loves — and humanity — in a brutal struggle to survive.”
• “The Stand”: CBS All Access will premiere a miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s epic novel “The Stand” on Dec. 17. “The Stand” is a battle between good and evil forces that takes place in the aftermath of a super plague.
• “Y: The Last Man”: Based on a science-fiction comic book, “Y: The Last Man” is set to premiere on FX on Hulu sometime in 2021. The story takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which a cataclysmic event has killed every male mammal except for one lone man and his capuchin monkey.
• “Station Eleven”: HBO Max has ordered a miniseries based on the novel “Station Eleven.” The story depicts the aftermath of a flu pandemic that wipes out most of the world’s population.
• “Resident Evil”: Netflix has ordered a series based on the “Resident Evil” survival-horror video game franchise. The series will have two timelines: one pre-apocalyptic and one post-apocalyptic. No release date has been announced.
• “The Silent Sea”: Netflix has ordered a Korean series called “The Silent Sea.” The show is set in a precarious future where Earth is running out of water.
• “All of Us Are Dead”: Netflix has ordered a Korean series called “All of Us Are Dead.” It is based on Korean webtoon called “Now at Our School.” It follows a group of high school students who are trapped in their school as a zombie virus spreads like a wildfire.
• “The Last of Us”: HBO plans to make a TV series based on the acclaimed video game franchise “The Last of Us.”
• “Fallout”: Amazon Studios has licensed the rights to the “Fallout” video game franchise for a television series.
• Meanwhile, new seasons are coming for “Black Summer” on Netflix, “Into the Night” on Netflix, “Snowpiercer” on TNT, “See” on Apple TV+, “Van Helsing” on Syfy and “War of the Worlds” on Epix.
  

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Photo: Promotional art for “The Walking Dead: World Beyond.”