10 Shows Like The Walking Dead: Dead City (2023)

Description: While dealing with an alien invasion rather than zombies, Falling Skies shares Dead City's focus on family survival in a post-apocalyptic setting. Both shows follow groups of survivors moving through dangerous territories while facing both external threats and internal conflicts.

Fact: Falling Skies was produced by Steven Spielberg. The alien designs were intentionally kept secret before the show's premiere. Noah Wyle, who stars as Tom Mason, also served as a producer in later seasons.

Description: As the parent series to 'The Walking Dead: Dead City', it shares the same post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies, focusing on survival, human morality, and group dynamics. Both series explore the breakdown of society and the struggle to maintain humanity in dire circumstances.

Fact: The Walking Dead is based on the comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard. The show's first season had a budget of around $

Description: While dealing with vampires rather than zombies, The Strain shares Dead City's urban horror setting and themes of societal collapse. Both shows feature a group of survivors battling an overwhelming supernatural threat in New York City, with similar dark, gritty visuals.

Fact: The Strain was co-created by Guillermo del Toro and based on his book trilogy. The vampire design was inspired by parasitic worms and medical abnormalities. The show's opening title sequence won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design.

Description: This series shares Dead City's themes of survival in a post-apocalyptic world, though its apocalypse was nuclear rather than zombie-related. Both shows explore how different groups form societies and conflict with each other in the aftermath of civilization's collapse.

Fact: The 100 is based on a book series by Kass Morgan. The show was originally developed for Fox before moving to The CW. It features one of television's first major bisexual lead characters in Clarke Griffin.

Description: Like Dead City, this series features a post-apocalyptic world with infected humans (similar to zombies) and focuses on the journey of protagonists through dangerous urban environments. Both shows blend action with deep emotional storytelling about human connections in extreme circumstances.

Fact: The Last of Us is the first HBO series based on a video game. The fungal infection concept is based on real-world cordyceps fungi that control insects' behavior. The series broke viewership records for HBO, surpassing even Game of Thrones in some markets.

Description: This spin-off of The Walking Dead shares the same universe and zombie apocalypse theme, but focuses on the initial outbreak and collapse of society, similar to the urban chaos depicted in Dead City. Both shows examine how different characters adapt to the new world order.

Fact: Fear the Walking Dead was originally conceived as a standalone series before being connected to The Walking Dead universe. The show features the first crossover character from the main series, Morgan Jones. It's filmed primarily in Texas and Mexico, unlike the Georgia-based original series.

Description: This series shares the zombie apocalypse setting with Dead City but takes a more humorous and unconventional approach to the genre. Both shows feature diverse groups of survivors navigating dangerous territories, though Z Nation leans more into campy fun than Dead City's grittier tone.

Fact: Z Nation features zombie variations not seen in other shows, including radioactive zombies and zombie tornadoes. The show was originally conceived as a more serious drama before embracing its comedic elements. It spawned a prequel series called Black Summer.

Description: Though not a zombie show, Into the Badlands shares Dead City's post-apocalyptic setting and themes of survival in a lawless world. Both feature skilled warriors navigating dangerous territories, with a focus on spectacular action sequences and martial arts.

Fact: Into the Badlands features some of the most elaborate fight scenes ever produced for television. The show blends elements of westerns, martial arts films, and dystopian fiction. Daniel Wu, who stars and produces, performed most of his own stunts.

Description: This series shares Dead City's themes of survival under oppressive rule in a post-apocalyptic setting, though with alien occupiers instead of zombies. Both shows explore resistance movements and the moral compromises people make to survive in occupied territories.

Fact: Colony was created by Carlton Cuse, who also worked on Lost. The show was partially inspired by the Nazi occupation of France during WWII. It was canceled after three seasons, leaving several major plot threads unresolved.

Description: Set in the same universe as Z Nation but with a much darker tone similar to Dead City, this series focuses on the early, most chaotic days of a zombie apocalypse. Both shows emphasize the brutality of survival and feature intense, fast-paced action sequences in urban environments.

Fact: Black Summer was filmed in Calgary, Alberta, standing in for an unnamed American city. The show uses long, continuous shots to create tension during action sequences. Unlike many zombie shows, it features 'sprinters' - fast-moving zombies that are extremely dangerous.