Dystopian fiction has long been a vital component of the science fiction and horror genres, but in the 21st century, it has emerged as a dominant category in its own right. This list showcases the very best of TV dystopia, encompassing everything from zombie-infested wastelands to AI-driven apocalypses, and even smaller-scale nightmares like societies ruled by social media scores or worlds where every moment is recorded in your brain like a video file.
From devastating plagues and nuclear winters to robot uprisings, time travel-induced paranoia, and mysterious disappearances, these 19 TV shows (plus one miniseries) offer the most ingenious, terrifying, and often deeply moving dystopian narratives ever crafted. Whether depicting post-apocalyptic landscapes or the mundane horrors of an office where employees have microchips splitting their consciousness, all these series share a dark vision of the future—near or distant—that pulses with intensity, intrigue, and boundless imagination.
If you're more interested in movies, be sure to explore the Top 10 Apocalypse Movies of All Time and the 6 Post-Apocalyptic Movies You've Probably Never Seen. Additionally, IGN readers have voted on their Favorite Post-Apocalyptic World from Movies and TV!
But if it's TV that captivates you, then dive into our curated list featuring standout series like Fallout, Severance, The Walking Dead, The Handmaid's Tale, The Last of Us, and many more. Here are the Top 20 Dystopian TV Shows of All Time!
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