Series like The Last of Us

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   The Walking Dead: World Beyond

   Strong story similarity

   2020 · 43 min · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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   A heroic group of teens sheltered from the dangers of the post-apocalyptic world receive a message that inspires them to leave the safety of the only home they have ever known and embark on a cross-country journey to find the one man who can possibly save the world.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared themes: post-apocalyptic future and survival
   • shared survival series style

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   Chernobyl

   Same creator

   2019 · Drama

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   The true story of one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history: the catastrophic nuclear accident at Chernobyl. A tale of the brave men and women who sacrificed to save Europe from unimaginable disaster.

   Why it connects

   • the same creator
   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Fear the Walking Dead

   Similar atmosphere

   2015 · Action & Adventure · Drama

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   What did the world look like as it was transforming into the horrifying apocalypse depicted in "The Walking Dead"? This spin-off set in Los Angeles, following new characters as they face the beginning of the end of the world, will answer that question.

   Why it connects

   • shared themes: post-apocalyptic future and survival
   • shared survival series style
   • similar audience response

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   Zoo

   Similar atmosphere

   2015 · 43 min · Drama

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   Set amidst a wave of violent animal attacks sweeping across the planet, a young renegade scientist is thrust into a race to unlock the mystery behind this pandemic before time runs out for animals and humans alike.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared survival series style

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   The 100

   Similar atmosphere

   2014 · 42 min · Action & Adventure · Crime · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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   100 years in the future, when the Earth has been abandoned due to radioactivity, the last surviving humans live on an ark orbiting the planet — but the ark won't last forever. So the repressive regime picks 100 expendable juvenile delinquents to send down to Earth to see if the planet is still habitable.

   Why it connects

   • shared themes: post-apocalyptic future and survival
   • shared survival series style
   • similar audience response

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   Sweet Tooth

   Genre overlap

   2021 · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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   On an epic adventure across a postapocalyptic world, a lovable boy who's part human and part deer searches for family and home with a gruff protector.

   Why it connects

   • substantial genre overlap
   • a closely matched era
   • similar audience response

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   Mr. Robot

   Genre overlap

   2015 · Crime · Drama

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   A young programmer, Elliot, suffers from a debilitating anti-social disorder and decides that he can only connect to people by hacking them. He wields his skills as a weapon to protect the people that he cares about. Elliot finds himself in the intersection between a cybersecurity firm he works for and the underworld organizations that are recruiting him to bring down corporate America.

   Why it connects

   • substantial genre overlap
   • similar audience response

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   Yellowjackets

   Similar atmosphere

   2021 · Drama · Mystery

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   This equal parts survival epic, psychological horror story and coming-of-age drama tells the saga of a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the remote northern wilderness. The series chronicles their descent from a complicated but thriving team to savage clans, while also tracking the lives they’ve attempted to piece back together nearly 25 years later.

   Why it connects

   • shared survival series style
   • substantial genre overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Foundation

   Genre overlap

   2021 · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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   Follow a band of exiles on their monumental journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization amid the fall of the Galactic Empire.

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   • substantial genre overlap
   • a closely matched era
   • similar audience response

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    RESIDENT EVIL: Infinite Darkness

    Similar atmosphere

    2021 · 26 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    Years after the horrors of Raccoon City, Leon and Claire find themselves consumed by a dark conspiracy when a viral attack ravages the White House.

    Why it connects

    • shared themes: based on video game and survival
    • shared survival series style
    • a closely matched era

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