Over the last few years, The CW's The 100 [1] has grown into one of my favourite series. Clever and unique, the show has evolved in unexpected ways. Despite the sci-fi plot, the characters have gradually become more realistic and complex. Octavia's transformation to Blodreina and Murphy's trajectory from villain to hero are just two examples of the incredible character development in the series. In mere weeks, fans of The 100 will be mourning the show's conclusion [2] after six years and seven seasons. That's why we've gathered 15 gripping series you may not have dipped into yet. While there's no substitute for another fresh season of The 100, these will at least help you get over the void.
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead [4] is a story about a group of survivors constantly on the move searching for safety and security in a world that's out to kill them. Imagine if The 100 took place in a world where zombies existed — that's this show.
Watch The Walking Dead on Netflix. [5]
Supernatural
The CW's long-running Supernatural [6] follows two brothers hunting and killing mysterious and demonic creatures. Although this series doesn't take place in a postapocalyptic world, the two protagonists do stop the apocalypse from happening several times.
Watch Supernatural on Netflix. [7]
The Rain
After a virus wipes out nearly all civilization, two siblings seek refuge in an underground bunker. Six years later, they're forced to confront this new world by figuring out how to scrap their way toward continued survival. Sound familiar?
Watch The Rain on Netflix. [8]
3%
In a world where most of the population live in poverty, every year, people are given the chance to inhibit an island paradise. The catch? Only three percent of the candidates succeed.
Watch 3% on Netflix. [9]
Colony
Just like how the Grounders caused a rift between the Sky People in The 100, outside forces that invade and occupy Los Angeles cause a rift between the residents in Colony.
Watch Colony on Netflix. [10]
Lost in Space
For a fix of adventure, family, and space, Lost in Space [11] will satisfy your needs. This epic science-fiction saga follows a family fighting against all odds to survive when their spaceship veers off course and crash lands on a dangerous alien planet.
Watch Lost in Space on Netflix. [12]
Travellers
Is season six your favourite season of The 100? Then look no further than Travellers. The series tells the story of humans from the future sending their consciousness into the minds of seemingly random people in the 21st century to try to save humanity from a terrible future.
Watch Travellers on Netflix. [13]
Lost
Between Mount Weather and The Anomaly, The 100 certainly has had its mysteries. Lost [14] follows the survivors of a plane crash on a lush, mysterious island. There, they face mysteries and dangers that test their minds and hearts.
Watch Lost on Hulu. [15]
Fear the Walking Dead
Like in The 100, the characters in Fear the Walking Dead [16] will do anything to ensure their survival. A companion series to The Walking Dead [17], this show also features a group of survivors struggling for survival after a zombie apocalypse.
Watch Fear the Walking Dead on Amazon [18].
Terra Nova
Adapting to change in a constantly evolving world is crucial to staying alive in The 100. Likewise, Terra Nova focuses on a family travelling through a time portal to prehistoric Earth to save the human race after the Earth is ravaged by overpopulation and pollution.
Watch Terra Nova on Amazon. [19]
The Expanse
Like the space-adventure aspect of The 100? Set hundreds of years in the future where humans have colonized the solar system, the series follows the case of a missing young woman while Earth, Mars, and the Asteroid Belt are on the brink of war.
Watch The Expanse on Amazon. [20]
Humans
Is the City of Light plot your favourite storyline? Then look no further than Humans. Set in a parallel universe where humanoid robots have transformed society, the high-energy thriller explores the themes of artificial intelligence, human-robot interaction, superintelligence, consciousness, mind uploading, and the laws of robotics.
Watch Humans on Amazon. [21]
Defiance
Like The 100, Defiance focuses on alliances and peace. After decades of war that left the surface of the Earth forever transformed, aliens and humans must learn to coexist peacefully to ensure survival.
Watch Defiance on Amazon. [22]
12 Monkeys
Enjoy the plot twists that The 100 provides? An intense show revolving around time travel, 12 Monkeys will constantly leave you on the edge of your seat. After a deadly virus wipes out most of humanity, two time travellers try to locate and rid the world of the source of the plague.
Watch 12 Monkeys on Amazon. [23]
Falling Skies
Just like how the survivors of the second nuclear apocalypse fight together against the intergalactic prisoners to gain control over the only survivable valley on the planet in The 100, the survivors of an alien attack that crippled most of the world band together to fight back in Falling Skies.
Watch Falling Skies on Amazon. [24]