The most memorable TV shows set in dystopian worlds

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2022-07-31T01:00:23Z
The most memorable TV shows set in dystopian worlds, It’d be nice to live in a utopia, but it might not be the best thing for telling stories. That’s why you rarely see TV shows set in a utopian world but you often see shows in a world that is decidedly dystopian. Often these are very serious...
“The Handmaid’s Tale”, The dystopian show that won Outstanding Drama Series at the Emmys. Adapted from a Margaret Atwood novel, the show stars Elisabeth Moss in a world that, well, let’s just say it isn’t great for women. It can be a heavy watch, but obviously, critics and people in the industry...
“The Man in the High Castle”, Alternate histories are a big part of dystopian entertainment. That’s the premise of “The Man in the High Castle,” which is adapted from a famous Philip K. Dıck novel. Basically, what if Germany and Japan had won World War II? That’s what the story is about, and it...
“The 100”, The CW is best known for its superhero dramas and its teen soaps, and there is a bit of teen soap mixed into the sci-fi of “The 100.” Basically, decades after humans have fled Earth after a nuclear apocalypse a group of 100 teenage criminals are sent back to Earth to test out if it is...
“Battlestar Galactica”, We’re focusing on the 2004 version of “Battlestar Galactica,” the version that was well-received by critics and is less of a rip-off of “Star Wars.” Basically, human beings are living in space but have largely been wiped out by the Cylons, a race of androids. Only one...
After co-creating “Lost,” Carlton Cuse then co-created “Colony.” He brought “Lost” star Josh Holloway along for the ride on this show that focuses on humans living under military occupation led by aliens known as “The Hosts.” While there was likely some “Lost”-adjacent excitement before “Colony”...
“Jericho,” like “Colony,” did not last very long. However, its fan base was more fervent. The fans of “Jericho” rallied around the show after it was canceled after the first season and earned a second season. That was the end of the TV run, though. The story of a town in Kansas in a post-...
“The Last Man on Earth”, Finally, a comedy, though an often dark one. This is maybe a bit of a spoiler, but the title is slightly inaccurate. Will Forte does believe he is the last man on Earth during the first episode, but eventually, he finds a few more people. While there are laughs and silly...
Without a doubt “The Walking Dead” is the most popular dystopian show of all time. Credit zombies for that. While the popularity of the show has waned a bit, and the cast has undergone a lot of changes, fans have continued to flock to “The Walking Dead” to watch the humans vie to survive in a...
The first season of “The Leftovers” is so bleak it turned a lot of people off, though others loved it. To be fair, it is a show about a world where a small portion of the population just disappears one day without warning and without explanation. This is a dystopian world that looks more like our...
“Westworld” within the show of the same name is definitely dystopian. It’s a little murkier figuring out what the rest of the world is like. Then again, any world where a place like Westworld can exist is assuredly dystopian, right? Renegade androids trying to kill people who are trying to kill...
After AMC became a big player in original series, a lot of shows aired that basically faded into the ether. “Humans” is one of those. It was a joint venture between a British company and AMC, which made be why they only made 24 episodes over three seasons. That’s classic British television. The...
“The Prisoner”, A lot of dystopian shows seem to have come out since the turn of the millennium weirdly. Back in the day they mostly made Westerns and private eye shows and sci-fi programs like “Star Trek” that was optimistic. “The Prisoner,” though, is a different story. Granted, maybe outside...
Based on a movie by Oscar winner Bong Joon-ho, “Snowpiercer” is science fiction mixed with action mixed with dystopia. In essence, humans are stuck living on a train that never stops moving. However, class stratification hasn’t gone anywhere. In fact, it’s gotten worse. The show is perhaps not as...
“Fringe” has a lot of similarities to “The X-Files.” Both are about fictional branches of the FBI dealing with supernatural matters. Both aired on FOX. “Fringe” makes this list while “X-Files” doesn’t not because it’s a better show, which it isn’t. It feels more like it’s from a dystopian...
“Terra Nova” had Steven Spielberg as an executive producer. It had dinosaurs! It had time travel! And yet, it di