The Eternaut is an Argentine sci-fi survival thriller drama series created by Bruno Stagnaro. Based on the comic book of the same name by Héctor Germán Oesterheld and Francisco Solano López, the Netflix series is set in Buenos Aires and revolves around a group of friends as they witness a mysterious snowfall killing most of the population. Now they must learn to evade the snow to survive while trying to fight against the aliens who are invading. The Eternaut stars Ricardo Darin, Carla Peterson, César Troncoso, Andrea Pietra, Ariel Staltari, Marcelo Subiotto, and Mora Fisz. So, if you loved the mysterious story, thrilling drama, and compelling characters in The Eternaut, here are some similar shows you should check out next.
The Rain (Netflix)
The Rain is a Danish post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller drama series created by Jannik Tai Mosholt, Esben Toft Jacobsen, and Christian Potalivo. The Netflix series is set in a post-apocalyptic world where a virus carried by rainfall wiped out almost all humans in Scandinavia, Danish. It revolves around two siblings who have been in a bunker for six years. When they get out, they must search for their scientist father. The Rain stars Alba August, Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen, Mikkel Følsgaard, Lukas Løkken, Jessica Dinnage, and Sonny Lindberg.
Sweet Home (Netflix)
Sweet Home is an apocalyptic horror drama series created by Kim Seol-jin. Based on the Naver webtoon of the same name by Kim Carnby and Hwang Young-chan, the Netflix series follows a depressed young man living in a run-down apartment complex. He suddenly finds himself in the middle of a do-or-die situation when humans mysteriously turn into horrific, deadly monsters. Sweet Home stars Song Kang, Lee Jin-wook, and Lee Si-young.
The Walking Dead (Netflix, Pluto TV, The Roku Channel & Prime Video Add-On)
The Walking Dead is a post-apocalyptic horror drama series created by Frank Darabont. Based on the comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard, the AMC series is set in a post-apocalyptic world where the people who haven’t turned into zombies try to evade both dangerous zombies and other people. The Walking Dead stars Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies, Laurie Holden, Jeffrey DeMunn, Steven Yeun, Chandler Riggs, Norman Reedus, Lauren Cohan, and Danai Gurira.
War of the Worlds (MGM+, AMC+ & Prime Video Add-On)
War of the Worlds is a sci-fi drama series created by Howard Overman. Based on the 1898 novel The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, the StudioCanal series is set after humanity makes contact with another galaxy and the aliens carry out a deadly attack on Earth. Soon after, the survivors team up to attack and destroy the aliens. War of the Worlds stars Gabriel Byrne, Elizabeth McGovern, Lea Drucker, Adel Bencherif, Natasha Little, Daisy Edgar-Jones, and Ty Tennant.
Station Eleven (Max & Prime Video Add-On)
Station Eleven is a post-apocalyptic dystopian thriller drama series created by Patrick Somerville. Based on the 2014 novel of the same name by Emily St. John Mandel, the HBO Max series is set twenty years after a flu pandemic destroyed civilization, and it revolves around a group of traveling performers who are hunted by a violent cult. Station Eleven stars Mackenzie Davis, Himesh Patel, Matilda Lawler, David Wilmot, Nabhaan Rizwan, Daniel Zovatto, Philippine Velge, and Lori Petty.
The Last of Us (Max & Rent on Prime Video)
The Last of Us is a post-apocalyptic thriller drama series created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann. Based on the popular video game franchise of the same name, developed by Naughty Dog, the HBO series is set in a post-apocalyptic world where a fungus-based virus has turned people into zombie-like creatures. It follows Joel, a smuggler who takes on the task of smuggling an immune girl across a post-apocalyptic United States. The Last of Us stars Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Gabriel Luna, Isabela Merced, and Young Mazino.
The Mist (Rent on Prime Video)
The Mist is a sci-fi horror thriller series created by Christian Torpe. Based on the 1980 novella of the same name by Stephen King, the Spike series is set in the small town of Bridgeville, Maine, and it revolves around a dysfunctional family as they are cut off from the rest of the world when a mysterious mist suddenly appears all around them. The Mist stars Morgan Spector, Alyssa Sutherland, Gus Birney, Danica Curcic, Okezie Morro, Luke Cosgrove, Darren Pettie, Russel Posner, and Frances Conroy.