Best Dystopia TV Shows

2013 • Rating 8.7 • animation, sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure

100 years ago, the last remnants of humanity were forced to retreat behind the towering walls of a fortified city to escape the massive, man-eating Titans that roamed the land outside their fortress. Only the members of the Scouting Legion dared to stray beyond the safety of the walls – but even those brave warriors seldom returned alive. Those within the city clung to the illusion of a peaceful existence until the day that dream was shattered, and their slim chance at survival was reduced to one horrifying choice: kill – or be devoured!

Genre: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure

Style: Cerebral, Dark, Mind Bending, Surreal, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Family

Plot: Fascism, Dystopia, Politics, Revenge, Gore, Survival, Tragedy, Giant Monster, Based On Manga, Super Power

Time: Year 2013, 2010S, 2013-04-07

Place: Japan, Japanese

Cast: Yuki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue, Kisho Taniyama, Hiro Shimono, Yoshimasa Hosoya

1999 • Rating 8.2 • animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy

As new villains overrun Gotham City of the future, the aging Bruce Wayne hangs up the cape of the once invincible Batman. But when troubled teenager Terry McGinnis stumbles upon the Dark Knight's secret, a new alliance is forged. And a triumphant new Batman is born.

Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Style: Dark, Futuristic, Suspenseful

Audience: Family

Plot: Father Murder, Future, Dystopia, Superhero, Based On Comic, Cyberpunk, Super Power, Teen Superhero, Teenager, Dc Animated Universe (Dcau)

Time: Year 1999, 1990S, Future, 1999-01-10

Place: United States Of America, English, Future City

Cast: Will Friedle, Kevin Conroy, Cree Summer

2019 • Rating 7.7 • drama, sci-fi & fantasy, war & politics

Explore an aspirational world where NASA and the space program remained a priority and a focal point of our hopes and dreams as told through the lives of NASA astronauts, engineers, and their families.

Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, War & Politics

Style: Mind Bending, Surreal

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Moon, Planet Mars, 1970S, Nasa, Cold War, Space War, Dystopia, Politics, Moon Landing, Alternate History

Time: Year 2019, 2010S, 2019-11-01

Place: United States Of America, English, Russian, Spanish, Space

Cast: Toby Kebbell, Mireille Enos, Edi Gathegi, Cynthy Wu, Coral Peña, Costa Ronin

2026 • Rating 6.4 • drama

Growing up in Gilead is all they have ever known. As a new generation of young women grapple with the bleak future that awaits them, they will be forced to search for allies, new and old, to help in their fight for freedom.

Genre: Drama

Style: Dark, Futuristic

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Slavery, Dystopia, Freedom, Alternate History, Totalitarianism, Growing Up In Gilead Is All They Have Ever Known, As A New Generation Of Young Women Grapple With The Bleak Future That Awaits Them, They Will Be Forced To Search For Allies, New And Old

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-04-08

Place: United States Of America, English, Future City

Cast: Ann Dowd, Chase Infiniti, Lucy Halliday, Rowan Blanchard, Mattea Conforti, Mabel Li