We found the series a little cheesy at times, but it certainly relates to the COVID-19 experience. When a deadly epidemic breaks out in Atlanta, a vast urban quarantine is quickly enforced, leaving those stuck on the inside to fight for their lives while local and federal officials race to find a cure.
( IMDB) ( Trailer)Ĭontainment (2016, 1 season). To be honest, we abandoned this series part way through due to some facepalm-worthy writing and dubbing - but it has a sexy bunker, and many in the prepper community enjoy the series anyway. Six years after that event, two Danish siblings emerge from the safety of the bunker where they have been staying. The world as we know it has come to an end, due to a rain-carried virus that wiped out nearly everybody in Scandinavia.
Set in the very near future, “Colony” centers on one family’s struggle to survive and bring liberty back to the people of an occupied Los Angeles. Jeremiah is one of the oldest survivors of a deadly virus that wiped out the adult population, sparing only those at puberty or younger. Based on a successful comic book, the series is set in a future post-apocalyptic-like world. They eventually fight back against the occupiers. Set in the immediate aftermath of aliens invading earth, small groups of survivors (lead by a former history professor portrayed by Noah Wyle) struggle to organize and live. ( IMDB) ( Trailer) Wyle’s family in Falling Skiesįalling Skies (2011, 5 seasons). The studio never should’ve fired its original showrunner ( Shawshank Redemption’s Frank Darabont), and it jumped the shark in its middle seasons (roughly 4-8), but seems to have recovered lately. Follows a small group of people over the years as they deal with everything from practical survival issues like food and water to silly stuff like zombie defense. Popular series that opens with the collapse of society due to a massive zombie outbreak. The main character is kept as a pregnancy surrogate for elite families that can’t produce children on their own. After an extremist religious group takes over the United States and the world order shifts, women are forced to live subservient lives. ( IMDB) ( Trailer) Handmaids during their rationed (and supervised by armed men) supply run. The series definitely has some flaws - if you hate shows on networks like CW, you might want to skip. Jericho is a cult favorite, but was cancelled after two seasons. Nearly every episode has something to do with prepping/survival that we wish more TV shows focused on. Follows a small Kansas town as dozens of nukes go off around the US, throwing the whole country into chaos. Excellent display of wilderness skills in environments around the world. Survivorman’s Les Stroud, on the other hand, goes into the wild by himself for days at a time - even managing his own camera equipment. Bear Grylls may know his stuff, but his show is staged. In no particular order: Les Stroud in Survivorman Think about what you would do in similar situations, pay attention to how people solve problems or what kinds of mental traps they fall into, and so on. Some of The Prepared’s team serve as consultants to these TV shows, so we know first-hand just how staged or extreme they are. Just like with the roundup of the best survival movies, TV shows are designed to be interesting to watch, which means they often show silly situations, extreme personalities, and so on. What do you think should (or shouldn’t) be here? Comment below!