The Power
CREATOR: Naomi Alderman
CAST: Auli'i Cravalho, John Leguizamo & Toheeb Jimoh
Based on the novel of the same title by Naomi Alderman, The Power takes place in a world where girls have been gifted a strange new ability. Without warning, all teenage girls can now create electricity in their bodies and zap people with it. With no ability to take away this hereditary ability, the girls soon learn that older women can harness this power. As all women learn to harness the ability to electrocute others, the world takes a much different shape. This thriller saga with sci-fi elements features a cast that includes Toni Collette, Auliʻi Cravalho, and John Leguizamo. Watch the trailer of The Power

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Dopesick
CREATOR: Danny Strong
CAST: Michael Keaton, Peter Sarsgaard & Michael Stuhlbarg
Based on the non-fiction book Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth Macy, this dramatic miniseries centers around the opioid crisis in America. An all-encompassing tale is told of just how far the problems of drugs go in the United States, extending from the boardrooms of big pharma to the criminal investigations of the DEA to the addiction problems that crimbles a Virginia mining community. Developed by Danny Strong and directed by Barry Levinson, this miniseries features an all-star cast that includes Michael Keaton, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, Will Poulter, John Hoogenakker, Kaitlyn Dever, and Rosario Dawson. Watch the trailer of Dopesick

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Station Eleven
CREATOR: David Kirschner
CAST: Brad Dourif, Jennifer Tilly &
Based on the sci-fi novel series by Emily St. John Mandel, Station Eleven takes place in a dystopian future where a flu sweeps across the planet, killing off most of the human population. Now a band of actors and journalists struggle to survive in a world that has been ravaged by disease and transformed humanity into something far more fearful. The sci-fi miniseries stars the talents of Mackenzie Davis, Himesh Patel, David Wilmot, Nabhaan Rizwan, and Philippine Velge. Watch the trailer of Station Eleven

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Devs
CREATOR: Alex Garland
CAST: Sonoya Mizuno, Nick Offerman & Alison Pill
DEVS is an FX produced Tech Dystopian show for Hulu about A computer engineer who sets out to investigate the secretive development division in her company. She connects the dots and believes they are behind the disappearance of her boyfriend. Watch the trailer of Devs

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Brave New World
CREATOR: David Wiener
CAST: Alden Ehrenreich, Jessica Brown Findlay & Harry Lloyd
The future initially seems bright as a utopian society has achieved a stable peace. But the peace was found by prohibiting such things as monogamy, privacy, money, and family. What is perhaps the most provocative of outlawed societal elements, however, is history. This creates an uncomfortable dystopia of conformity where those who question it are exiled in an age of complete technological and psychological control. Based on the Orwellian science fiction novel by Aldous Huxley. Watch the trailer of Brave New World

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The Purge
CREATOR: James DeMonaco
CAST: Gabriel Chavarria, Hannah Emily Anderson, Jessica Garza, Colin Woodell
Based on the popular film series The Purge, the tv show is also set in a Dystopian America ruled by a political party whose totalitarian governance can only endure when its citizens can 'cleanse' for 12 hours in which every crime is legal. Watch the trailer of The Purge

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The Handmaid’s Tale
CREATOR: Bruce Miller
CAST: Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski & Joseph Fiennes
The Handmaid's tale was perhaps the most well received show of 2017. The show starring an incredible Elisabeth Moss is set in a dystopian future in which an evil... RATING: 95/100

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The Stand
CREATOR: Benjamin Cavell
CAST: Alexander Skarsgård, James Marsden & Whoopi Goldberg
Based on Stephen King’s classic 1978 novel, The Stand takes place in a post-apocalyptic landscape where a plague has greatly changed humanity. With battle lines drawn, the 108-year-old Mother Abigail attempts to lead her band of survivors to a better life. Doing so is made all the more difficult by the presence of the sinister Randall Flagg, a man with powers so evil he has been named the Dark Man. This miniseries features an ensemble cast of James Marsden, Amber Heard, Greg Kinnear, Odessa Young, Henry Zaga and Whoopi Goldberg. Read more

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See
CREATOR: Steven Knight
CAST: Jason Momoa, Christian Camargo & Hera Hilmar
The future of humanity is exceptionally cruel when the crucial sense of sight has been stolen away from a dystopian Earth. As the survivors of an unkind world struggle to live a much different lifestyle, a miracle occurs when a pair of twins are born with the gift of sight. Such a development, however, leads to chaos among the violent tribes. It’s up to the skilled warrior Baba Voss (Jason Momoa) to both save the children and defeat an evil queen who wants the twins out of the picture. Read more

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Bloom
CREATOR: Glen Dolman
CAST: Bryan Brown, Phoebe Tonkin, Genevieve Morris, Terry Norris
One year after a devastating flood kills five locals in an idyllic country town, a mysterious new plant appears with the power to restore their youth. Read more

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Manifest
CREATOR: Jeff Rake
CAST: Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas & Athena Karkanis
Montego Air Flight 828 encountered trouble in the air but still managed to make a landing. There’s just one problem: five years has passed since the crew and passengers were in flight. The world has thus changed, where many feared those on the flight were gone forever. Both the passengers and their families try to resume life once more, but the mystery still lingers about the skipping of time. The deeper they dig, the more those of Flight 282 come to understand they were meant to go missing for a purpose. Read more

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Shatter Me

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In this dystopian romance show a 17-year old girl is forced to make a choice. Let the government use her gift as a weapon or fight them off with everything she has got.... Read more

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Black Mirror
CREATOR: Charlie Brooker
CAST: Daniel Lapaine, Hannah John-Kamen, Michaela Coel
A brilliantly conceived TV series that depicts a new tale with a new cast in every episode, as part of an anthology collection that delves into the sci-fi dimensions of... Read more

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RATING: 89/100

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Utopia
CREATOR: Dennis Kelly
CAST: Alexandra Roach, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett & Adeel Akhtar
A group of youngsters in London is being tracked and slaughtered by two hitmen after those youngsters met online and came across a mysterious graphic novel Utopia. Read more

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RATING: 85/100

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Extinct
CREATOR: Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnson
CAST: Chad Michael Collins, Victoria Atkin, Yorke Fryer
Extinct is based in a distant future that shows the total decimation of the human race by aliens, and then after four hundred years, a group of humans is revived by some... Read more

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RATING: 80/100

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Economically we are doing well, yet some consider current times to be pre-apocalyptic. Plenty of Dystoptian shows are currently being developed, all warning us for how a Utopian goal can quickly change into a Dystopian nightmare.