10 Best TV Shows Like Fallout to Watch Next
Finishing Fallout and immediately wanting another show with dusty roads, dangerous factions, oddball humour, and people trying to make a life after everything fell apart? That craving is easy to understand. The series’ appeal comes from more than its retro-futurist props: it gives us a sheltered outsider learning the rules of a brutal world, rival groups with clashing ideas of order, and enough strangeness to keep the wasteland from becoming a grey stretch of rubble.
This list is for that mood. The ten shows below are not all copies of Fallout, and that is a good thing. Some share the post-apocalyptic setting and survival choices; others bring a similarly eccentric tone, sharply drawn factions, action, or a protagonist thrown into a world they do not understand. A few are grim and grounded, while others treat the end of civilisation as permission to get gloriously strange.
Your ranking order is preserved, from Jericho at No. 10 to The Last of Us at No. 1. That means we move from a town trying to make sense of a nuclear strike through martial-arts feudalism, a global blackout, weaponised road trips, and several very different visions of survival. Each entry explains the premise first, what makes it worth watching, why it sits at that exact rank, who is likely to enjoy it, and where it originally aired or is officially associated. Streaming catalogues change by country, so the viewing notes avoid promising that a title is available everywhere.
Fallout fans may be looking for the video-game energy, the moral ambiguity, the strange communities, or simply another great story set after the world has changed. We have weighed those qualities alongside performances, storytelling, rewatch value, and how well each series sustains its own identity. The result includes close cousins and more surprising next watches, with the strongest character-led journeys saved for the top of the countdown.
Whether you want a scrappy convoy, a sealed underground mystery, a train with a society divided car by car, or a darkly funny drive across a wasteland, there is a good follow-up here. No power armour required, though we will not judge your weekend plans.
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10. Jericho (2006)
Jake Green (Skeet Ulrich) returns to Jericho, Kansas, after years away, just as a nuclear cloud rises over a distant city. Phone lines fail, roads become uncertain, and nobody knows whether the attack was isolated or the start of something larger. Jake’s father, Mayor Johnston Green (Gerald McRaney), tries to keep the town functioning as neighbours search for missing relatives and make decisions about food, shelter, and security. A stranger named Robert Hawkins (Lennie James) arrives with skills and secrets that do not quite fit his story. The question driving the series is how Jericho can survive when the institutions beyond town have gone silent.
The most Fallout-like pleasure here is watching a community improvise rules in the ruins of the old world. Jericho finds tension in everyday problems: a damaged shelter, a lack of supplies, and the arrival of people whose motives are difficult to read. Jake is useful in a crisis but carries a past that keeps the town from trusting him automatically, and Johnston’s calm authority has to withstand fear from people he knows personally. Lennie James gives Hawkins a watchful ambiguity that adds a proper mystery thread. The series is more earnest and small-town than Fallout’s comic wasteland, and its larger conspiracy sometimes crowds out the quieter community drama. Still, the early episodes offer a sturdy survival premise with clear human stakes.
Why it ranks here: Jericho starts at No. 10 because it shares Fallout’s post-nuclear setting, local factions, and scramble to create order, but it has a narrower tonal palette and less of the strange, game-like variety that distinguishes the entries above it. It is a satisfying choice if the town-building side of Fallout was your favourite part.
Who should watch it: Best for viewers who want grounded small-town survival, family tension, and a mystery about what happened beyond the horizon.
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9. Into the Badlands (2015)
In a distant future where firearms have disappeared and rival barons control territories called the Badlands, Sunny (Daniel Wu) serves as a highly skilled Clipper for Baron Quinn. His life changes when he encounters M.K. (Aramis Knight), a teenager with a mysterious power and a past tied to the region’s hidden history. Sunny’s attempt to protect and train him draws them into a dangerous world of shifting loyalties, arranged alliances, and violent succession struggles. The immediate goal is to keep M.K. alive and find a path beyond the systems that control them, but each baron has an interest in the boy and in Sunny’s reputation.
Into the Badlands swaps Fallout’s guns and retro Americana for choreographed martial arts, feudal politics, and a bold comic-book look. Sunny’s precise fighting style gives the action a readable rhythm, while M.K.’s uncertainty supplies a coming-of-age thread beneath the battles. The series understands that a distinctive world needs more than costumes: the barons’ competing territories create social rules that shape where characters can travel and whom they must obey. Its strongest scenes combine physical action with personal stakes, and its heightened tone makes the violence feel stylised rather than documentary. The mythology sometimes grows faster than its character development, but the series is memorable precisely because it commits to its strange blend of western, fantasy, and martial-arts drama.
Why it ranks here: It ranks ninth because it delivers a vivid, faction-driven wasteland and a standout action style, but its connection to Fallout is more about a lawless frontier than the same blend of black comedy, scavenged technology, and moral choice. Jericho is more directly post-nuclear; Into the Badlands is the more kinetic and visually distinctive pick.
Who should watch it: Choose this if Fallout’s faction conflicts and odd world-building appealed to you, and you are in the mood for martial-arts action.
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8. Revolution (2012)
A worldwide blackout shuts down electricity and the machines that depend on it, and fifteen years later society has splintered into towns, militias, and new political territories. Charlie Matheson (Tracy Spiridakos) begins searching for her kidnapped brother Danny after the Monroe Militia takes control of her community. Her journey brings her together with Miles Matheson (Billy Burke), a former militia leader with a complicated past, and Aaron Pittman (Zak Orth), a former tech executive who may understand what caused the blackout. Their route is part rescue mission, part attempt to learn whether power can ever return—and what would happen if it did.
Revolution gives Fallout fans a familiar contrast: people who remember the old world living beside younger characters who have only known its aftermath. The missing electricity changes ordinary things—transport, medicine, weapons, communication—into political leverage. Miles is a compelling guide because he knows how the militia operates, yet his past makes him a poor fit for simple hero worship. Charlie’s determination keeps the story personal as the map widens into a fight over leadership and technology. The show moves briskly and has an appealing adventure serial quality, though its mythology and cast of factions can become tangled. When it focuses on the Matheson family and the practical consequences of the blackout, it is strongest.
Why it ranks here: Revolution lands eighth for its clear post-collapse hook and its interest in how technology becomes power. It sits above Into the Badlands for its wider social premise, but below the entries ahead because its season-to-season storytelling is less consistent and its tone is more conventional than Fallout’s particular mix of satire, horror, and absurdity.
Who should watch it: A good fit for viewers who enjoy survival journeys, family rescue plots, and questions about what technology does to political power.
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7. Twisted Metal (2023)
John Doe (Anthony Mackie) is a fast-talking driver who makes a living transporting packages across a dangerous post-apocalyptic landscape. He is offered a chance at a better life if he can deliver a mysterious parcel across the wasteland, a job that means crossing territory controlled by violent groups and unpredictable drivers. Along the way, he teams up with Quiet (Stephanie Beatriz), a capable outsider with her own reasons for distrusting him. Their trip brings them into the orbit of Sweet Tooth (Samoa Joe, voiced by Will Arnett), a flamboyant killer who turns road travel into a demolition derby. The mission tests whether John can finish a delivery without losing himself or his new partner.
Twisted Metal shares Fallout’s appetite for an ugly world with a gleefully silly streak. The vehicles, gangs, and roadside threats make the wasteland feel like a series of dangerous set pieces, while John’s motor-mouth jokes keep the story from taking itself too seriously. Mackie and Beatriz give the central partnership a sharp, argumentative chemistry; Quiet is not simply along for the ride, and their shifting trust makes the trip more than a collection of crashes. The show’s half-hour format keeps it nimble, though character development can be compressed and some humour relies on blunt shock. Sweet Tooth’s outsized presence helps the series find its own iconography rather than feeling like a Fallout imitation.
Why it ranks here: Twisted Metal moves up to seventh because its chaotic road-trip format, memorable villains, and comedy make it a strong tonal match for Fallout’s stranger side. It remains below the entries ahead because its world is more focused on action-comedy spectacle than on the larger communities and moral systems that make the best wasteland stories linger.
Who should watch it: Try it if you want a loud, violent, funny road adventure with game-inspired mayhem and an odd-couple partnership.
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6. Z Nation (2014)
Years into a zombie apocalypse, a small group of survivors is tasked with getting Alvin Murphy from New York to a California laboratory that may still be working on a cure. Murphy has survived a zombie bite, making him uniquely valuable, but his unusual condition also makes him unpredictable and difficult to trust. Lieutenant Roberta Warren (Kellita Smith) leads the group across a country of ruined towns, limited supplies, and communities that have developed their own ways of living with the dead. Their journey is a moving target: they must protect Murphy, keep one another alive, and reach the lab before the route or their fragile group falls apart.
Z Nation is much more openly playful than The Walking Dead, and that difference makes it a useful pick for people who liked Fallout’s creature-filled comedy and episodic quest structure. Each stretch of road brings a new survival problem, allowing the series to shift between horror, farce, and ensemble adventure. Kellita Smith gives Warren a grounding leadership presence, while the group’s changing chemistry keeps the trip from feeling like a one-note march. The practical aim of delivering Murphy gives the story a clear spine, even as the show embraces deliberately ridiculous turns. Its campy effects and uneven tone will not suit viewers seeking prestige drama, but its willingness to have fun with zombie conventions is part of the point.
Why it ranks here: Z Nation ranks sixth because it supplies a long, strange journey through a transformed America, with enough humour and episodic missions to echo a game-like wasteland. It places above Twisted Metal for its stronger travelling ensemble, yet below The 100 because its tonal chaos can weaken emotional continuity.
Who should watch it: For viewers who like zombie survival with camp, oddball episodes, and a team constantly improvising on the road.
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5. The 100 (2014)
Nearly a century after nuclear war, the survivors aboard the Ark send one hundred young prisoners down to Earth to test whether the planet can support human life again. Clarke Griffin (Eliza Taylor) and Bellamy Blake (Bob Morley) emerge as leaders among the teenagers, who find a dangerous landscape and discover that they are not alone. Their immediate challenges include securing food and shelter, keeping contact with the adults still in orbit, and deciding whether their own group will be governed by rules or force. Encounters with the Grounders complicate every plan: the newcomers are not simply reclaiming an empty planet, but entering a world with existing people, histories, and conflicts.
The 100 has the factional momentum Fallout fans often enjoy, but its young ensemble gives every political decision a coming-of-age edge. Clarke and Bellamy approach leadership differently, and their arguments grow from practical questions—who gets medicine, whether to trust outsiders, how to respond to violence—rather than abstract debate. The series continually tests whether survival excuses cruelty, and its best turns make earlier choices matter. The world expands substantially over time, bringing new communities and science-fiction ideas into the mix. That ambition is exciting, though the show can lurch in tone and its mythology occasionally overwhelms the human conflicts. At its best, it is a propulsive adventure about a generation inheriting a world it did not destroy.
Why it ranks here: Fifth place reflects its broad world-building, faction politics, and long-running character arcs. It beats the earlier entries for scale and the moral consequences attached to leadership, while the more tightly constructed mysteries and character dramas ahead of it prove more consistent and emotionally focused.
Who should watch it: A strong match for fans of young ensembles, rival factions, survival dilemmas, and a story that keeps widening its map.
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4. Snowpiercer (2020)
A climate catastrophe has frozen the world, and the last human survivors circle the planet aboard Snowpiercer, a train that cannot stop. Its thousand-plus cars form a strict class system: the wealthy live near the engine, while people in the tail endure overcrowding and scarce supplies. Andre Layton (Daveed Diggs), a former detective among the tail passengers, is asked by the train’s leadership to investigate a murder. The case brings him through the cars and into the political machinery of the train, where uncovering the killer could also give him an opening to challenge the order that keeps the tail at the bottom. Melanie Cavill (Jennifer Connelly) tries to maintain control as the conflict grows.
Snowpiercer is the most immediate recommendation for Fallout viewers drawn to factional societies and systems with rules that are visibly unfair. The train’s design does a lot of storytelling: crossing a door becomes a class transition, and every car reveals how people have adapted to the same emergency in radically different ways. Diggs gives Layton a measured intelligence; Connelly makes Melanie’s authority compelling even when it is difficult to trust. The murder investigation supplies momentum, while the class divide gives the mystery political stakes. At points, the series states its ideas more directly than it needs to, and repeated shifts of power can blur the larger arc. Still, the setting remains a strong, contained thought experiment.
Why it ranks here: Snowpiercer takes fourth because its world is instantly legible, its survival rules shape every relationship, and its detective plot connects personal crimes to a wider system. It ranks above The 100 for tighter structural focus, while Silo and the final two deliver more distinctive character mysteries and emotional arcs.
Who should watch it: Choose it if you want a confined society, class conflict, a murder mystery, and a world where every resource has a price.
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3. Silo (2023)
Thousands of people live inside a vast underground silo, convinced that the outside world is toxic. The community is governed by strict rules and a carefully preserved account of its past; anyone who requests to leave is sent outside to clean the cameras. When deaths and unanswered questions unsettle the residents, engineer Juliette Nichols (Rebecca Ferguson) begins investigating the silo’s history and the people who control its information. Her practical skills take her through levels with very different living conditions, and each answer raises new questions about why the community is sealed away. The central stakes are whether Juliette can discover the truth without endangering herself or the fragile society around her.
Silo’s appeal overlaps with Fallout in its hidden histories, controlled environments, and people discovering that official stories may not be trustworthy. The show makes the enormous stairwell and the silo’s different levels part of the social map, so the world feels designed rather than generic. Ferguson plays Juliette as a direct, hands-on problem solver; she approaches secrets like faulty machinery that can be taken apart if she finds the right access point. The patient pace rewards viewers who like accumulating clues and reading the details of a place. It is less comic and less colourful than Fallout, but the tension of living inside an engineered society is remarkably effective. The mystery is its engine, and its setting gives that mystery weight.
Why it ranks here: Silo earns third because its central puzzle is tightly bound to its social system, its lead has a clear investigative drive, and each revelation changes our understanding of the world. It outranks Snowpiercer on mystery and sustained suspense, but the more emotionally expansive journeys of The Walking Dead and The Last of Us take the final two places.
Who should watch it: Best for fans of sealed-world mysteries, institutional secrets, and slow-burn science fiction with a strong lead investigator.
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2. The Walking Dead (2010)
Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), a sheriff’s deputy, wakes from a coma to find that a zombie outbreak has transformed the country. He leaves the hospital and searches for his wife Lori and son Carl, joining other survivors who are trying to find shelter and understand the new rules of the world. What begins as a family search expands into a story of groups building settlements, defending resources, and deciding who should lead. The dead are a constant danger, but Rick and his companions also face communities with competing beliefs about safety and authority. The series asks how far people can adapt without losing the relationships and values that made them human.
The Walking Dead gives a Fallout viewer a huge, evolving map of societies, from temporary camps to fortified communities with very different ideas of justice. Rick’s shifting role as father, fighter, and leader provides a long arc, and the ensemble allows the show to move beyond a single viewpoint. Its best stretches make trust and community feel more precarious than any encounter with the dead. The series is not always even—some storylines take longer than they need, and the scale can dilute the urgency—but its accumulated history gives later decisions real weight. The walkers are iconic, yet the deeper question is always what the living choose to do with the world they have inherited.
Why it ranks here: Second place is for reach, influence, and the breadth of its post-apocalyptic communities. It stands above Silo because it follows how society changes across many years and groups, but The Last of Us earns the top rank with a tighter, more consistently focused relationship at its centre.
Who should watch it: For viewers who want a long survival saga with an ensemble cast, evolving settlements, horror, and difficult leadership choices.
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1. The Last of Us (2023)
Twenty years after a fungal infection devastates civilisation, Joel Miller (Pedro Pascal) survives in a tightly controlled quarantine zone. He is hired to escort Ellie (Bella Ramsey), a fourteen-year-old girl, to the rebel Fireflies, who believe she may be important to humanity’s future. Their journey takes them through ruined cities and dangerous countryside, where infected creatures and desperate people make every mile uncertain. Joel is guarded and practical; Ellie is sharp, curious, and unwilling to be treated like cargo. The mission becomes more personal as the two learn to rely on one another, and the stakes reach beyond the immediate question of getting safely to the next settlement.
The Last of Us is the strongest next watch if Fallout’s most compelling element was the bond between a guide and a young outsider navigating a dangerous new world. Pascal and Ramsey create a believable relationship through humour, irritation, silence, and acts of care; it develops in a way that gives every threat emotional context. The series also uses its setting with restraint. Nature reclaiming cities, improvised shelters, and communities with competing rules make the apocalypse tangible without turning it into a theme park. Its side stories add dimension, while the central journey remains clear. The horror is effective, but the character drama is what stays with you after the episode ends.
Why it ranks here: The Last of Us takes No. 1 because it combines a vivid post-apocalyptic setting with the clearest emotional throughline on the list. The Walking Dead is broader and longer, Fallout is funnier and more eccentric, and Silo is the strongest mystery; this series beats them by making every leg of its journey reveal more about its two central characters. It is focused, suspenseful, beautifully performed, and rewarding to revisit.
Who should watch it: Start here if you want a tense, character-first drama with horror, travel, and an emotionally powerful central relationship. It includes violence and frightening imagery.
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Official Series Pages
For official information about the shows, see AMC’s Into the Badlands page, Paramount+’s Jericho page, The CW’s The 100 page, Sony Pictures’ Twisted Metal page, SYFY’s Z Nation page; Warner Bros. Discovery’s Snowpiercer press page, Apple TV’s Silo press page, AMC’s The Walking Dead page, HBO’s The Last of Us pressroom. These network and studio pages are useful for series descriptions and announcements. Viewing availability still depends on your region.
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Conclusion
The appeal of Fallout is the collision between a colourful old-world fantasy and a wasteland where people still need food, family, and some kind of future. Jericho and Revolution explore the practical question of how communities rebuild; Into the Badlands and The 100 turn the new world into a map of rival powers. Twisted Metal and Z Nation bring the chaos and comedy, while Snowpiercer and Silo build entire societies around strict rules. The Walking Dead and The Last of Us put relationships at the centre of the danger.
If you want an open road and a broad ensemble, start with The Walking Dead. For a mystery in a closed society, choose Silo; for a playful, high-speed trip, try Twisted Metal. The Last of Us wins this ranking because it balances a vivid world with a close, carefully developed relationship. It gives you the journey, danger, and moral uncertainty that Fallout fans may be seeking, then makes every choice matter through Joel and Ellie’s connection.
Which one would you queue up after Fallout? Tell us your favourite, share your own ranking, or suggest the post-apocalyptic show we should have included. There is always room for one more detour through the wasteland.
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Frequently Asked Questions
1. What should I watch after Fallout?
The Last of Us is the strongest character-led next watch, while The Walking Dead gives you a longer survival epic. Try Silo if the hidden rules and secrets of Vault life appealed to you, Twisted Metal for road-trip action comedy, or The 100 for rival factions and moral choices. The right pick depends on whether you want emotional drama, humour, mystery, or a sprawling world.
2. Which show is most similar to Fallout?
No single series matches every part of Fallout. The 100 and The Walking Dead share post-apocalyptic survival and faction politics; Twisted Metal and Z Nation lean into outrageous wasteland adventures; Silo shares the mystery of a controlled community. The Last of Us is closest in its focus on a guide and a young outsider crossing a dangerous world.
3. Is The Last of Us like Fallout?
Both are post-apocalyptic stories about people travelling through dangerous environments and forming bonds in the aftermath of collapse. Their tones differ: Fallout uses dark comedy and retro-futurist satire, while The Last of Us is more restrained and emotionally intense. They are strong companion watches if you like character-driven journeys.
4. Is Silo a good show to watch after Fallout?
Yes, if Vault-Tec’s sealed communities and hidden histories were the part of Fallout you liked most. Silo follows engineer Juliette Nichols as she investigates deaths and the rules of an underground society. Its pace is slower and its tone more serious, but it offers a similarly absorbing closed-world mystery.
5. Is Twisted Metal connected to Fallout?
No. Twisted Metal is a separate television adaptation of the PlayStation game franchise. It shares a post-apocalyptic setting, eccentric characters, and violent road-trip action, but it has its own story and world. You can watch it without knowing the games.
6. Is Z Nation more like Fallout or The Walking Dead?
Z Nation is a zombie survival series with a more playful, campy tone than The Walking Dead. Its group travels across the country on a mission, encountering strange situations along the way. That episodic road-trip structure and willingness to be silly can make it feel closer to Fallout’s adventure energy.
7. Do I need to watch The 100 in order?
Yes. The 100 is a continuous story with character relationships, shifting alliances, and consequences that carry between seasons. Starting with season one helps the later changes in leadership and world-building make sense. Check local age ratings, as the show includes violence and mature themes.
8. Is Snowpiercer a TV series or a movie?
Both exist. This list refers to the television series that began in 2020, which is a separate adaptation of the same graphic novel as the 2013 film. The series follows survivors living on a perpetually moving train after a climate catastrophe, with a class system dividing the cars.
9. Which show on this list is the funniest?
Twisted Metal is the most openly comedic, mixing action with outrageous characters and road-trip jokes. Z Nation also embraces camp and absurdity, while Fallout itself has a distinctive darkly comic tone. Jericho, Silo, The Walking Dead, and The Last of Us are generally more serious.
10. Where can I stream shows like Fallout?
Streaming rights vary by country and can change over time. The shows on this list originally aired on services or networks including Prime Video, HBO, Apple TV, AMC, Syfy, TNT, CBS, NBC, and The CW. Check the current catalogue in your country before subscribing or renting.
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For official series descriptions and announcements, try Sony Pictures, AMC, Apple TV Press, SYFY, or HBO Press. These primary sources are useful for show premises and official updates; local streaming catalogues are the best source for current access where you live.
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