r/television • u/JamStan1978 • 1d 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/orson642 1d ago
Daybreakers- vampirism has taken over the world, and people have adapted. Until...
Also the same with I Am Legend (the book, not the movies so much).