Keeping the top spot from last year, AMC’s The Walking Dead is the best post apocalyptic TV series on Netflix. The best seasons are the newest seasons, no doubt about it, thought the series did lose momentum somewhere in season two and three, it is now running full speed ahead.

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Most alien stories outline the great struggle of man against the aliens. But what if the aliens were so much better than us that it didn’t even make sense to fight back? What if humanity truly had no choice but to obey or die? Colony is the story of a beaten humanity, trying desperately to survive under tyrannical alien rule.

Colony is a brand new addition to Netflix and already occupies the number three spot on our list. As of the time of this writing, Colony just aired episode two of season two. Netflix is carrying all of season one. If you act fast, you could catch up and watch it live with the fan community.

There is nothing on TV like Z Nation right now. This show is really outside the box – melding zombie drama with comedy and …video games? It’s hard to describe, but the absurd things that happen in Z Nation somehow remind me of genre games like Fallout and Left 4 Dead.

Oh, and when you kill someone on Z Nation to keep them from becoming a zombie, you say “I grant you mercy”. While other shows get bogged down in moral dilemmas about killing the doomed, Z Nation makes a tradition of it. This is my kind of zombie show.

Z Nation is down one spot from 2016, dropping to number four. Losing the number three spot to Colony is no knock against Z Nation, it just means that Colony impressed us that much.

Revolution asks, “What if the electricity was out for good?” Like for good. No electrical devices in the entire world are working. Apparently, if that were to happen, a lot of people would die. The rest would join violent city-states by choice or by force. Revolution picks up about fifteen years after the lights went out.

Revolution jumped from #8 to #5 on our list. Arbitrarily up three spots from last year because reasons.

Jericho explores what would happen if America suffered a surprise nuclear attack. No warning, no war declaration, just bombs, all over the country. This show is about a small town that is thrust into that situation, coupled with a complete lack of communication with the outside world. 

It’s really good.

Actor Lennie James really knocked it out of the ballpark with his role as Robert Hawkins. He currently stars on The Walking Dead with a similarly awesome character named Morgan Jones.

In this Netflix collaboration with Rogers, a Canadian media company, all the old people are dead. Killed by some mysterious illness. And now some young adults have to keep it all together under quarantine conditions. The premise is Peter Pan meets Under the Dome.

Between climbs the ranks by two spots compared to last year due to a strong second season.

The protagonists of Continuum are a group of freedom fighters who travel from the future to prevent a tyrannical dystopian government from taking control. Continuum has great acting, great writing, and even better graphics. The visuals were just top notch from start to finish. The story was engaging, and I really couldn’t wait to start each episode. The end left me unsatisfied; but it was a proper end, I grudgingly admit.

Continuum is down four spots from last year because the more I thought about it, the more dissatisfied I became with the ending.

Brand new to Netflix in 2017, The Shannara Chronicles is kind of like the Lord of the Rings if it were set in a post-apocalyptic earth. It’s weird. It has Crixus from Spartacus starring as a magical druid. Huge men with gas masks are called “Trolls”, and remnants of modern civilization dot the landscape where elves, half-elves, humans, and other creatures struggle for supremacy.

Shannara Chronicles hasn’t fully hit it’s stride yet, but is showed glimpses in season one. Being based on incredibly popular book series, we have high hopes for this one.

Not having enough nightmares? Watch this anime about creepy smiling naked giants who eat people alive. A lot of people like this show, and there was even a pair of movies released recently. The premise really jumps out at you from the start. Humanity is doomed and it’s clear to see why. For starters, their technology is circa 1700. Also, man eating giants the size of skyscapers are pretty much everywhere.

This will definitely not be for everyone, but some people will love it. Mankind is fighting for survival against insurmountable odds. The creepy factor might be a hurdle for you, or it might be the main draw. Whatever the case, this is a fun one to watch with the kids… Or the pastor.

Attack on Titan holds on to the tenth spot from last year’s list. Also, season two is (finally) in production.

 If it’s a tv series about the end of the world, and it’s on Netflix, it will be in this list. We’ve looked through the entire catalogue to make sure we didn’t leave anything out. Here is every single post apocalyptic tv show on Netflix that didn’t make the top 10 list, as well as their Netflix star rating.