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This week's Thursday Movie Picks is TMP Television Edition - Dystopian/Apocalyptic
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There are plenty of dystopian/apocalyptic series to choose from, so I'm picking ones that I've seen the past year.
Daybreak (2019 -)
Zombie horror comedy series following a teen boy and his friends as they navigate the new world and search for his girlfriend. If you're tired of The Walking Dead, this is a nice change. I'd describe it as Mad Max-like high school zombie comedy with hints of Dawn of the Dead and Ferris Bueller.
The Society (2019 -)
When their class trip is cut short, the teens return home to find their town completely empty of everyone else. I
expected this to be terrible, but it surprised me, I ended up liking
it. If you enjoy The 100, I think you might like this, it has the whole
teens trying to survive on their own thing. Or if you like Lord of
Flies...there are definitely Lord of the Flies moments here too. Then
there's also the added mystery aspect to what is actually going on. Are
the teens in a post apocalyptic world where everyone else has perished?
Or are they part of some sociological/anthropological experiment? Or are
they in purgatory? The first season ended with an ugly leadership change, let's
see how terribly that pans out in the upcoming season two.
The Umbrella Academy (2019 -)
Super powered infants were adopted 30 years ago by an eccentric rich man to form a band of superheroes. However things did not go as planned and the children grew apart. Now the adult siblings have reunited when they learned of their adopted father's mysterious death. Oh I like this. It's basically this quirky story about these super powered people who never quite lived up to their potential/expectations and now might just be the only people who can stop an imminent apocalypse and oh there's time travel too. It's very interesting, funny and has a nice soundtrack as well.
Dark (2017 - )
In 2019 in a German town surrounded by thick woods, children have gone missing. As the community search for answers and tension increases, some of the townspeople are reminded of a similar occurrence 33 years ago. I absolutely love the first season. The second season is not as great but I still like it. I have to say that this is a very ambitious series, there's a lot to follow with the story being set in 5 to 6 time periods, so we often see the same characters as a child, adult and senior person throughout the series and then there are the time travelers who able to stay the same age and just move through the different time periods. The second season had I think two big revelations one involving the priest character which just shows how intricately tangled up these characters lives are and how could they ever extricate themselves from the mess? Anyway we will be getting a season three which is the final season so hopefully they would be able to end the series well.
In 2019 in a German town surrounded by thick woods, children have gone missing. As the community search for answers and tension increases, some of the townspeople are reminded of a similar occurrence 33 years ago. I absolutely love the first season. The second season is not as great but I still like it. I have to say that this is a very ambitious series, there's a lot to follow with the story being set in 5 to 6 time periods, so we often see the same characters as a child, adult and senior person throughout the series and then there are the time travelers who able to stay the same age and just move through the different time periods. The second season had I think two big revelations one involving the priest character which just shows how intricately tangled up these characters lives are and how could they ever extricate themselves from the mess? Anyway we will be getting a season three which is the final season so hopefully they would be able to end the series well.
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