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The Walking Dead is a post-apocalyptic horror drama series created by Frank Darabont. Based on the comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard. The AMC series is set after a zombie apocalypse and it revolves around a group of survivors as they try their hardest to stay alive while also trying to protect themselves from other human factions who want to kill them. The Walking Dead stars Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies, Laurie Holden, Jeffrey DeMunn, Steven Yeun, Chandler Riggs, Norman Reedus, Lauren Cohan, Danai Gurira, Michael Rooker, David Morrissey, Melissa McBride, Scott Wilson, Michael Cudlitz, Emily Kinney, and Chad L. Coleman. So, if you loved the post-apocalyptic story, thrilling drama, and compelling characters in The Walking Dead, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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The Last of Us is a post-apocalyptic thriller drama series created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann. Based on the popular video game franchise of the same name developed by Naughty Dog, the HBO series follows Joel, a smuggler who is tasked with smuggling an immune teenager named Ellie through the post-apocalyptic United States. The Last of Us stars Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Nico Parker, John Hannah, Merle Dandridge, Kaitlyn Dever, Isabela Merced, Tati Gabrielle, and Ariela Barer. So, if you loved the intensely thrilling drama, meaningful story, and compelling characters in The Last of Us, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Station Eleven (Max & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – HBO Max

Station Eleven is a post-apocalyptic thriller drama miniseries created by Patrick Somerville. Based on the 2014 novel of the same name by Emily St. John Mandel,...

In 2010, AMC Networks premiered The Walking Dead, an apocalyptic series that aired for 12 years across 11 seasons. Based on the comics created by Robert Kirkman, the series became wildly popular, beyond what anyone could have imagined, and has inspired other series within the genre.

The Walking Dead has been praised for its earliest and final seasons, with mixed reviews for its seventh and eighth seasons. While it is set in an undead apocalypse, the stories revolve around the survivors and their experiences after the outbreak occurred. Many viewers note this is why the series became so popular.

Long-standing cast members for the series include Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, Chandler Riggs, Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohan, Danai Gurira, Josh McDermitt, Christian Serratos, Seth Gilliam, Ross Marquand, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Several of these characters' stories have continued in the long line of spinoffs of the main series. Let's check out some...

Snowpiercer is a post-apocalyptic dystopian thriller film created by Josh Friedman and Graeme Manson. Based on a 2013 film of the same name by director Bong Joon-ho, the TNT and now AMC series is set in a frozen wasteland of a world with the only survivors living on a perpetually moving train, where class warfare runs rampant and the politics of survival is deadly to learn. Snowpiercer stars Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs in the lead roles with Rowan Blanchard, Sean Bean, Alison Wright, Annalise Basso, Mickey Sumner, Lena Hall, and Susan Park starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the post-apocalypse, intense drama, and complex characters in Snowpiercer here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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The 100 is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi action drama series created by Jason Rothenberg. Based on a series of young adult sci-fi novels by author Kass Morgan,...

There's been plenty of zombie apocalypse movies and television shows but Netflix's "Black Summer" deals with the subject matter much different than any other show or movie. Mexican actress Erika Hau stars as Carmen, one of the handful characters trying to get to the safe zone but as an undocumented immigrant she has to fight twice as hard. CineMovie caught up with the actress to talk about why "Black Summer" is like no other zombie show. Watch below.

There's been plenty of zombie apocalypse movies and television shows but Netflix's "Black Summer" deals with the subject matter much different than any other show or movie. Mexican actress Erika Hau stars as Carmen, one of the handful characters trying to get to the safe zone but as an undocumented immigrant she has to fight twice as hard. CineMovie caught up with the actress to talk about why "Black Summer" is like no other zombie show. Watch below.

How goes the fight against the undead horde during the first season of the Black Summer TV show on Netflix? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV shows like Black Summer is cancelled or renewed for season two. Netflix and other streaming platforms, however, collect their own data. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about the Black Summer season one episodes. We invite you to rate them for us here.

A Netflix apocalyptic drama, Black Summer stars Jaime King, Justin Chu Cary, Kelsey Flower, Gwynyth Walsh, Christine Lee, Mustafa Alabssi, Erika Hau, Sal Velez, Jr., Edsson Morales, Aidan Fink, and Kash Hill. Although King disputes it, it is widely recognized as a prequel to cancelled Syfy series Z Nation and is from the...

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What's This TV Show About?

A Netflix apocalyptic drama, Black Summer stars Jaime King, Justin Chu Cary, Kelsey Flower, Gwynyth Walsh, Christine Lee, Mustafa Alabssi, Erika Hau, Sal Velez, Jr., Edsson Morales, Aidan Fink, and Kash Hill. Although King disputes it, it is widely recognized as a prequel to cancelled Syfy series Z Nation and is from the same creative team. Unfolding in the early days of the zombie apocalypse, the story centers on Rose (King),...

Network: Netflix.

Episodes: Ongoing (30-60 minutes).

Seasons: Ongoing.

TV show dates: April 11, 2019 — present.

Series status: Has not been cancelled.

Performers include: Jaime King, Justin Chu Cary, Kelsey Flower, Gwynyth Walsh, Christine Lee, Mustafa Alabssi, Erika Hau, Sal Velez, Jr., Edsson Morales, Aidan Fink, and Kash Hill.

TV show description:

An apocalyptic drama from Karl Schaefer and John Hyams, the Black Summer TV show is -- according to some -- a prequel to Z Nation, a cancelled Syfy series created by Schaefer and Craig Engler (which Hyams worked on). According to others, it is an entirely unconnected zombie series from essentially the same team.

Either way, the story unfolds during the early days of the...