10 Best Shows Like Fallout And Where To Watch Them
Based on the video game series of the same name, the Amazon Prime Video original Fallout offers a bizarrely funny and adventurous look at a post-apocalyptic future. The series is set two centuries after a nuclear apocalypse ended the world, forcing some of the survivors to seek shelter in underground vaults while the others roam the surface with their own goals. Covering multiple perspectives of these survivors, Fallout has already won over both die-hard fans of the video games and franchise newcomers.
If you enjoyed Fallout, our streaming guide will offer you ten similar shows that you can watch on streaming services available in India.
Before writing and directing episodes of Fallout, Jonathan Nolan (the brother of Christopher Nolan and co-writer of Interstellar and The Dark Knight) created the dystopian Western series Westworld. Set in a futuristic theme park where unruly humans abuse machines, the series later expands to the real-world controlled by an advanced AI system.
Certain characters from Fallout reflect resistance against an authoritarian future. Andor explores similar themes in the context of Star Wars. Set before the main movies, Andor finds the titular rebel solving political conspiracies and indulging in interplanetary adventures. You don’t need much Star Wars background to watch Andor as it’s good enough as a standalone thriller.
Much like the underground vaults in Fallout, the survivors in Silo live in nuclear bunkers called “silos”. But when one of these survivors climbs up the surface like Fallout’s protagonist Lucy, dystopian action and drama follow.
The Netflix original is set in an alternate future where only an elite minority live on a luxurious island, the safest place on Earth. The rest of humanity dwells in post-apocalyptic chaos with only 3% having the chance to improve their life. Think of 3% as Fallout meets The Hunger Games.
With drifter cowboy characters like the Ghoul, Fallout might also come off as a Western sci-fi. Perhaps the next best option in this niche sub genre would be Outer Range. An Amazon Prime Video original starring Josh Brolin, Outer Range finds Brolin playing a rancher who encounters extraterrestrial phenomena on his land.
Snowpiercer is set in a time when the world has turned into a frozen wasteland. The action takes place in an unstoppable train but not all passengers on inside are equal. Much like Fallout’s post-apocalyptic society, a class divide leads to rebellion within the train.
Based on the iconic sci-fi novel of the same name, Brave New World is set in a world ruled by strict protocols on human society. But when a few humans decide to exercise their free will, the consequences are chaotic and life-altering. The philosophies of free will and human liberation are similarly reinterpreted in Fallout.
Teen high-school comedy meets nuclear apocalypse in Daybreak, the Netflix comedy-drama series that was unfortunately cancelled after one season. Despite ending on a cliffhanger, the now-discontinued series has had its own cult fanbase with some highly-likable characters as they navigate their lives in a future where all the adults are dead and only the teens have survived.
On a more serious note, Fallout also reveals the disastrous consequences of nuclear technology on humanity. A show that fleshes out such serious themes on a realistic level is Chernobyl, the Emmy-winning miniseries that recreated the titular nuclear disaster in the Soviet Union.
Arguably the best-made video game adaptation, The Last of Us follows Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsay) surviving against all odds as deadly fungi turn humans into feral zombie-like creatures. But more than just the blood-soaked action, The Last of Us also stands out for emotional storylines and morally complex characters.
