Lord of the Flies is a British folk horror drama series created by Jack Thorne. Based on William Golding‘s 1954 novel of the same name, the BBC series is set in the early 1950s, and it revolves around a group of young boys who are left stranded on a tropical island in the Pacific Ocean after a plane crash. One of them tries to establish a society so that they can survive and seek rescue, but a rebellion causes everything to fall apart. Lord of the Flies stars Winston Sawyers, Lox Pratt, David McKenna, and Ike Talbut. So, if you loved the survival thriller element, thrilling drama, and compelling characters in Lord of the Flies, here are some similar shows you should check out next.
The Society (Netflix)
The Society is a mystery teen drama series created by Christopher Keyser. The Netflix series follows a group of teenagers as they return from their camping trip, which was canceled because of a storm. When they return they discover that all of the adults in their town have inexplicably disappeared. While in the beginning, they enjoy their newfound freedom, soon the realization dawns on them that they must establish a functioning society with roles for everyone to survive. The Society stars Kathryn Newton, Alex Fitzalan, Gideon Adlon, Sean Berdy, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, and Jacques Colimon.
The Wilds (Prime Video)
The Wilds is a thriller drama series created by Sarah Streicher. The Prime Video series revolves around a group of teenage girls who are left stranded on a deserted, remote island after a plane crash. As time goes on, they get more and more desperate to survive, but what they don’t know is that they are part of a social experiment. The Wilds stars Sophia Ali, Shannon Berry, Jenna Clause, Reign Edwards, Mia Healey, and Helena Howard.
Yellowjackets (Netflix, Paramount+, The Roku Channel & Rent on Prime Video)
Yellowjackets is a psychological survival thriller drama series co-created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson. The Showtime series revolves around a team of girls’ soccer players as they find themselves stranded in the Ontario wilderness after a plane crash. They struggle to survive in the harsh winter and soon resort to desperate measures to survive. Yellowjackets stars Melanie Lynskey, Tawny Cypress, Ella Purnell, Sophie Nélisse, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sophie Thatcher, and Samantha Hanratty.
Silo (Apple TV)
Silo is a sci-fi dystopian drama series created by Graham Yost. Based on Hugh Howey’s Silo novel trilogy, the Apple TV series is set in a post-apocalyptic world where the surviving humans live in a giant underground silo, and it follows an engineer who discovers a vast conspiracy and hidden truths about the silo after the sheriff breaks the silo’s most important rule. Silo stars Rebecca Ferguson, Rashida Jones, David Oyelowo, Common, Tim Robbins, and Harriet Walter.
Station Eleven (HBO Max)
Station Eleven is a post-apocalyptic dystopian drama series created by Patrick Somerville. Based on Emily St. John Mandel’s 2014 novel of the same name, the HBO Max series is set twenty years after a flu pandemic caused the civilization to collapse, and it revolves around a group of survivors as they are pursued by a violent cult. Station Eleven stars Mackenzie Davis, Himesh Patel, Matilda Lawler, David Wilmot, Nabhaan Rizwan, and Daniel Zovatto.
Lost (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video)
Lost is a sci-fi survival thriller series co-created by Jeffrey Lieber, J.J. Abrams, and Damon Lindelöf. The ABC series revolves around a group of plane crash survivors who find themselves on a mysterious island in the South Pacific Ocean. As the resources run low and they get desperate, they discover that they are not alone on the island. Lost stars Naveen Andrews, Emilie de Ravin, Matthew Fox, Jorge Garcia, Maggie Grace, and Josh Holloway.
The 100 (Pluto TV & Rent on Prime Video)
The 100 is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi drama series developed by Jason Rothenberg. Based on Kass Morgan’s young adult novel series of the same name, the CW series is set around a century after the nuclear apocalypse, and it revolves around a group of juvenile delinquents who are sent from a human space habitat to determine if the Earth has become habitable again or not. The 100 stars Eliza Taylor, Paige Turco, Thomas McDonell, Eli Goree, Marie Avgeropoulos, and Bob Morley.