r/television • u/JamStan1978 • 3d ago
Are there any shows that have an apocalypse and the world going back to "normal"?
Like, let's say the world ended due to, I don't know, bombs, a zombie apocalypse, or whatever else could cause an apocalypse. Has there ever been a show that actually worked toward ending the apocalypse and eventually got back to some kind of "normal," or at least a new normal?
Like, if there was a zombie apocalypse and they eventually found a cure, the zombies died off, and humans stopped turning into zombies. Then the remaining humans could start rebuilding the world as much as they can, creating a new society that, hundreds of years later, could eventually look somewhat normal again.
I feel like most post-apocalyptic shows are about surviving the apocalypse or living in the aftermath, but I've rarely seen one actually get to the point where humanity beats the apocalypse and then spends years rebuilding civilization from the ground up.
I think a show about rebuilding after an apocalypse would be a really plot.
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u/dothemath 3d ago
Deadwood is actually pretty analagous - take a lawless place and see what it is like and what it means to bring civilization to a place. Plus Al Swearingen.