Shows like The 100

8 picks with a similar feel

What defines The 100, going by its Boxlist taste profile: An otherworldly, wide-ranging fantasy series: fresh and unsavoury. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday. Its strongest markers on Boxlist are themes of coming of age, social commentary and underdogs, plus tags such as team, self-discovery and apocalypse.

Here are 8 shows with a similar feel, ranked by how closely they match that profile. Treat them as picks to try, not a definitive list.

Based on The 100 (2014).

  1. 1

    The Walking Dead (2010)

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    Why it's like The 100: Also heightened and dark, with themes of social commentary and underdogs. Common ground: survival.

  2. 2

    Fallout (2024)

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    Why it's like The 100: Also heightened and sweeping, with themes of underdogs and an all-consuming quest.

  3. 3

    Chernobyl (2019)

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    Why it's like The 100: Also sweeping and weighty, with themes of underdogs and an all-consuming quest.

  4. 4

    Caminantes (2020)

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    Why it's like The 100: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival.

  5. 5

    The Umbrella Academy (2019)

    TV8.7Lighter option

    Why it's like The 100: Also heightened and sweeping, with themes of underdogs. Common ground: team.

  6. 6

    Star Trek: Picard (2020)

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    Why it's like The 100: Also heightened and sweeping, with themes of social commentary and underdogs.

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    Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

    TV8.2Lighter option

    Why it's like The 100: Also heightened and sweeping, with themes of coming of age. Common ground: apocalypse.

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    Warrior Nun (2020)

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    Why it's like The 100: Also heightened and sweeping, with themes of underdogs.

Boxlist compares The 100 with every show in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 7.2 or more from at least 150 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point. Ratings are TMDB audience scores out of 10.

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Questions

What should I watch if I like The 100?
Picks with a similar feel include The Walking Dead, Fallout, Chernobyl and Caminantes. Each shares part of The 100's taste profile, themes or tags; the full list has 8 shows.
How are these shows like The 100 chosen?
Boxlist compares The 100 with every show in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 7.2 or more from at least 150 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point.
Is there a lighter show like The 100?
The Umbrella Academy has a similar feel but scores lighter on Boxlist's weightiness scale.

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