12 Shows Like “Fallout” to Watch While You Wait for Season 3
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Keith LangstonFebruary 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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Ella Purnel and Walton Goggins in 'Fallout,'
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Fallout keeps audiences on the edge of their seats while still pulling at their heartstrings.
In the series, a young woman named Lucy (Ella Purnell) has spent her life living underground in a vault, but she’s forced to explore Earth’s surface for the first time after her father is kidnapped.
Two hundred years prior, the planet was destroyed by a barrage of nuclear bombs, with a small fraction of society surviving underground. These “vault dwellers” believe that life no longer exists on the surface. But Lucy quickly discovers that humanity still inhabits Earth’s mostly barren surface and lives in an untamed, Wild West-style society controlled by violence, thievery and bartering.
Fallout doesn’t take the standard dramatic approach to a post-apocalyptic storyline and instead is action-packed and features humor and wit. In addition to Purnell, the cast includes Walton Goggins who plays The Ghoul, Kyle MacLachlan as Lucy’s father and Hannah Montana alum Moises Arias as her brother.
Luckily for fans, a third season is officially on the way. In the meantime, viewers can watch other similar shows before returning to the Wasteland. From video game adaptations like Twisted Metal and The Last of Us to classic sagas like The Walking Dead and Westworld, there is a variety to choose from.
Here are 12 shows like Fallout to watch and stream now.
Twisted Metal
'Twisted Metal.'
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Twisted Metal takes a humorous approach to a post-apocalyptic America. In the series, a delivery man has to cross the warring wastelands of America to hand over a package for the mayor of New San Francisco. Along the way he’s forced to fight off criminal gangs, a makeshift police force and an intense ice cream truck-driving clown.
Watch Twisted Metal on Peacock
Silo
'Silo.'
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In Silo, a colony survives in an underground silo after the world above was destroyed and is now a toxic wasteland. But its citizens start wondering if that’s the truth or if they’re being lied to, and they set out to explore the surface.
Watch Silo on Apple TV+
The Last of Us
'The Last of Us.'
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Like Fallout, The Last of Us is also based on a video game. The series follows Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) as they try to find safety after society collapses from a fungal infection that turns people into zombie-like monsters.
Watch The Last of Us on HBO and Max
Ascension
'Ascension.'
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The Syfy series Ascension takes place aboard a spaceship that’s intended to colonize a distant planet. The ship was launched in 1963 during the Cold War and the show picks up in 2014, 51 years into its century-long journey. Nobody onboard knows that humanity still exists on Earth, and life aboard the Ascension starts to spiral after a murder takes place, forcing everyone to question why and how.
Watch Ascension on Tubi
The Last Ship
'The Last Ship.'
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In The Last Ship, a naval vessel has been on a research mission in the Arctic for months. Unbeknownst to the team, a contagious viral outbreak with a fatality rate of over 95% has swept across the globe, killing off billions and destabilizing governments. The naval vessel is now one of the last viral-free spaces left on the planet.
Watch The Last Ship on HBO Max
The Last Man on Earth
'The Last Man on Earth.'
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The Last Man on Earth starts in late 2020 after a virus has killed off almost the entire human population. Now, Phillip (Will Forte) believes he’s the last man on Earth, until he meets another small group of survivors.
Watch The Last Man On Earth on Hulu
Snowpiercer
'Snowpiercer.' David Bukach/TNT
Snowpiercer is set in the future after ecocide has turned Earth into a frozen wasteland. One of the last remaining groups of human survivors live aboard a moving train. But inside the train’s cars, society has been divided by classism, with the elite controlling the workers. Eventually, citizens start asking questions about how the hierarchy was formed, why it exists and who exactly is in charge.
Watch Snowpiercer on AMC+
Miracle Workers: End Times
'Miracle Workers: End Times.'
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The anthology comedy series Miracle Workers returned for its fourth and last season with End Times. The installment was inspired by Mad Max and had a steampunk aesthetic. Miracle Workers: End Times centers on life and love after the apocalypse and takes place largely in the settlement of Boomtown.
Watch Miracle Workers: End Times on TBS
The 100
'The 100.'
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In The 100, Earth was destroyed by nuclear radiation, but a collection of space stations that were in orbit at the time allowed the human race to live on. In the show, the survivors send a group of 100 criminals down to Earth to see if the planet is inhabitable yet.
Buy The 100 on Prime Video
Westworld
'Westworld.' hbo
Before Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy were executive producers of Fallout, they created the series adaptation of Westworld for HBO. The show is largely set in an adult Wild West-themed playground inhabited by lifelike animatronics. People can pay to enter so they can live out their carnal desires in brothels, express their inner anger as murderers, or become the heroes they always wanted and save the day.
Buy Westworld on Prime Video
The Boys
'The Boys.'
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In The Boys, superheroes have become deluded by fame and fortune, now acting more like celebrities than actual heroes. The Boys brilliantly satires the superhero genre while making pointed societal critiques, all with raunchy humor along the way.
Watch The Boys on Prime Video
The Walking Dead
'The Walking Dead.'
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The Walking Dead premiered in 2010 and popularizing the concept of putting emotion before action and remembering the humanity of those who are still alive in post-apocalyptic storylines. It picks up after an outbreak has turned much of the human population into zombies, and those who do remain are left fighting for resources and warring with other factions.
Watch The Walking Dead on Netflix
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