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.
The 100 (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video)
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, The CW series is set in a post-apocalyptical world where most of humanity was wiped out because of a nuclear apocalypse leaving the survivors in a space station, but after 97 years the space station begins to fail and the survivors send a 100 juvenile delinquents back to Earth to find out if it’s habitable. The 100 stars are Eliza Taylor, Bob Morley, Marie Avgeropoulos, Lindsey Morgan, Richard Harmon, Tasya Teles, Henry Ian Cusick, Paige Turco, and Ricky Whittle.
Ghoul (Netflix)
Ghoul is an Indian horror thriller miniseries created by Patrick Graham. The Netflix series is set in a dystopian future and it follows the story of young interrogator Nida Rahim as she interrogates a new prisoner at a military detention center but she soon discovers that a sinister creature is inhabiting her new prisoner. Ghoul stars Radhika Apte in the lead role with Mahesh Balraj, Manav Kaul, Surender Thakur, S.M. Zaheer, Rohit Pathak, and Diwakar Dhayani starring in supporting roles.
Westworld (Rent on Prime Video)
Westworld is a dystopian sci-fi western drama series created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy. Based on a 1973 movie of the same name by author Michael Crichton, the HBO series is set in a futuristic Western-themed amusement park where people pay to get their darkest fantasy actualized with the help of human-like robots, but everything goes wrong once the robots begin malfunctioning. Westworld stars Evan Rachel Wood, Jeffrey Wright, Ed Harris, Thandiwe Newton, James Marsden, Tessa Thompson, Angela Sarafyan, Anthony Hopkins, Aaron Paul, and Jimmi Simpson.
Black Summer (Netflix)
Black Summer is an apocalyptic horror action drama series created by Karl Schaefer and John Hyams. The Netflix series serves as a spinoff to the Syfy series Z Nation, existing in the same universe as the Syfy series, it follows the story of a group of special forces fighting against the zombie apocalypse. Black Summer stars Jamie King, Justin Chu Cary, Christine Lee, Kelsey Flower, Sal Velez Jr., Erika Hau, Gwynyth Walsh, Mustafa Morales, and Zoe Marlett starring in supporting roles.
The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video)
The Handmaid’s Tale is a dystopian tragedy thriller series created by Bruce Miller. Based on a 1985 novel of the same name by author Margaret Atwood, the Hulu series is set in a world where fertility rates have collapsed due to STDs and environmental pollution and it follows the story of June, a fertile living as a concubine Gileadan officer and his wife. While June does abide by the strict rules of her masters, she hopes one day to be free and reunite with his daughter. The Handmaid’s Tale stars Elisabeth Moss in the lead role with Yvonne Strahovski, Madeline Brewer, Alexis Bledel, Joseph Fiennes, Ann Dowd, Samira Wiley, and Max Minghella starring in supporting roles.
3% (Netflix)
3% is a Brazilian dystopian sci-fi thriller drama series created by Pedro Aguilera. The Netflix series is set in a dystopian future where most of the population lives in poverty in a place called Inland, with the elites living in a virtual paradise called the Offshore. Every year a bunch of 20-year-olds get a chance to get to paradise by taking a test but only 3% of them pass. 3% stars Bianca Comparato in the lead role with Rodolfo Valente, Cynthia Senek, Mel Fronckowiak, Michel Gomes, and Vaneza Oliveira starring in supporting roles.
Into the Badlands (AMC+ & Prime Video Add-On)
Into the Badlands is a post-apocalyptic action drama series created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. The AMC series is set in a dystopian world destroyed by wars and it follows the story of Sunny, a fierce warrior who rescues a teenager with a bounty on his head to survive they must go through a dangerous part of the world known as the Badlands. Into the Badlands stars Daniel Wu in the lead role with Aramis Knight, Emily Beecham, Ally Ioannides, Oliver Stark, Orla Brady, Marton Csokas, Sarah Bolger, and Nick Frost starring in supporting roles.
See (Apple TV+)
See is a sci-fi post-apocalyptical drama series created by Steven Knight. The Apple TV+ series is set in a world where a virus wiped out most of humanity and the survivors have lost their sight for generations to come until a set of twins are born with the ability to see but they must be protected and that job is taken by Baba Voss, a warrior. See stars Jason Momoa, Sylvia Hoeks, Hera Hilmar, Christian Camargo, Eden Epstein, Archie Madekwe, Nesta Cooper, Tom Mison, and Olivia Cheng.
The Rain (Netflix)
The Rain is a post-apocalyptical psychological thriller series created by Jannik Tai Mosholt, Esben Toft Jacobsen, and Christian Potalivo. The Netflix series is set in a world where a virus that is spreading through rainfall wipes out almost all of humanity and it follows the story of Danish siblings Simone and Rasmus as they come out of the bunker to search for their scientist father who left them there and may have some answers about the cure. The Rain stars Alba August and Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen in the lead roles with Mikkel Følsgaard, Lukas Løkken, Jessica Dinnage, and Sonny Lindberg starring in supporting roles.
The Expanse (Prime Video)
The Expanse is a sci-fi thriller drama series created by Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby. Based on a sci-fi novel series by author James S. A. Corey, the Syfy series follows the story of Josephus Miller, an interstellar police detective as he is tasked with finding a missing woman, who he later discovers is a part of a world-ending conspiracy. The Expanse stars Thomas Jane, Cara Gee, Steven Strait, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Wes Chatham, Frankie Adams, Dominique Tipper, Cas Anvar, Jared Harris, and Elizabeth Mitchell.