Netflix dystopian series 2021

The Walking Dead is the godfather of all zombie apocalyptic television shows, and the series just keeps getting better and better. The hit AMC series centers on a group of human survivors living in a zombie-apocalyptic wasteland in search of a secure home. But as a world overrun by the living dead takes a toll on the few survivors, their interpersonal problems prove to be even greater threats to their continuing survival than the corpses hunting them outside. Throughout 11 seasons we have witnessed insane plot-twists, gruesome story arcs, and bloody zombie fight after bloody zombie fight; but somehow The Walking Dead always leaves us salivating for more.

This hit CW drama follows the adventures of the 100: a group of juvenile teens who are sent from their space-station society to live in exile on Earth, the planet which was destroyed years before by a nuclear war. Although it may appear cookie-cutter to the point of cliche on the outside, The 100 has defied expectations, becoming a hit YA dystopian series that boasts a dense and twist-fulled plot that boasts ample amounts of violence, sex, betrayal, and love. While The 100 ended its impressive run back in September, you can binge-watch all 7 seasons now on Netflix; and trust us, this a series that you will definitely be binge-watching!

Belgium made its Netflix-original debut with Into the Night, a sci-fi thriller series with the most bizarre-yet-coolest premise ever: the suns light has gone lethal. Inspired by the 2015 digital novel The Old Axolotl by acclaimed author Jacek Dukaj, this international binge is set in a world where the sun starts suddenly and mysteriously killing everything in its path. But as the sun leads this wake of insane destruction, one commercial airline flight filled with passengers finds themselves given a rare window of opportunity; so, despite the multiple language barriers, the group race against the sunrise in an attempt to survive. Featuring an all-star international cast including Laurent Capelluto [Black Spot], Jan Bijvoet [The Letter for the King], Astrid Whettnall [Close Enemies] and more, Into the Night is a deliciously-perplexing series that will leave you looking fearfully at the sun for days after watching.

Neon Genesis Evangelion is the anime cult classic that tells the story of Shinji, a young boy who is recruited by his father to pilot a giant bio-mechanical suit called Evangelion. And because of his unique relationship with Evangelion, he is then forced fight and kill a group of humanoid creatures called Angels. While that premise may not seem that cult-worthy, what sets the series apart is how it is of the first anime series to honestly depict PTSD, depression, trauma; as well as one of the first shows to include a queer-coded main character. Want to learn more about Neon Genesis Evangelion and the two subsequent movies that are all available to watch on Netflix? Click here to get the whole scoop.

If you like Black Mirrorthen you are going to love its zombie-apocalyptic cousin, Black Summer. This Netflix-original sci-fi anthology series explores what the world would look like post-zombie-apocalypse, but in an unprecedented, in-depth way. With episodes ranging from 20 minutes to almost an hour, each installment of the series focuses on a very specific challenge the apocalypse could pose through storylines that expand on factors like language barriers or rocky alliances in a way that has never been done in any zombie movie or show before. Taking something seemingly innocuous and picking it apart used to be just Black Mirrors game, but Black Summer is here to play now.

One of the best new shows on Netflix last month was Tribes of Europa, a German sci-fi series is that splits the European continent apart, literally. The post-apocalyptic thriller is set in a world where a global catastrophe has fractured Europe into countless micro-states that are battling for dominance. But in 2074, three siblings get separated as they seek to change the dystopian fate of the continent with help from a mysterious cube.

This AMC martial-arts adventure series takes place in an American dystopia in which feudal lords battle over farmlands and warriors have supplanted guns as the enforcement tool of choice. We follow Sunny, a Head Clipper whose life as a badass warrior is thrown for a loop when he takes a mysterious boy under his wing. Think Hong Kong kung fu flick with an American post-apocalyptic twist and youve got Into the Badlands.