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Survival

Survival TV Series

Staying alive against nature, scarcity or pursuit.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 177 series

10/10 means the show is a defining example. Shows scoring below 7/10 don't make the list.

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177 series Taste tags cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

The Walking Dead

★ 8.1
1.2M 177 2010–2022
Post-apocalyptic · Survival
10/10

Squid Game

★ 7.9
766K 22 2021–2025
Survival · Class divide · Tense
10/10

Alice in Borderland

★ 7.8
149K 22 2020–2025
Survival · Tense
10/10

Into the Night

★ 7.0
39K 12 2020–2021
Survival · Tense · Fast-paced
10/10

Black Summer

★ 6.6
38K 16 2019–2021
Survival · Tense
10/10

Primal

★ 8.6
30K 30 2019–present
Survival · Graphic violence
10/10

Man vs. Wild

★ 8.1
24K 78 2006–2020
Survival · Nature & science
10/10

Keep Breathing

★ 5.3
17K 6 2022–2022
Survival · Strong female lead
10/10

Alone

★ 8.4
9K 149 2015–present
Survival · Reality competition
10/10

Survivorman

★ 8.2
7K 54 2004–present
Survival · Docuseries
10/10

Naked and Afraid

★ 6.6
6K 227 2013–present
Survival · Reality competition
10/10

Dual Survival

★ 7.4
4K 90 2010–2016
Survival · Nature & science
10/10

The Last of Us

★ 8.4
741K 17 2023–present
Post-apocalyptic · Survival
9/10

The 100

★ 7.5
305K 100 2014–2020
Post-apocalyptic · Survival
9/10

1883

★ 8.6
168K 10 2021–2022
Rural & frontier · Survival
9/10

Fear the Walking Dead

★ 6.7
154K 113 2015–2023
Post-apocalyptic · Survival
9/10

Yellowjackets

★ 7.7
116K 37 2021–present
Survival · Mystery box
9/10

All of Us Are Dead

★ 7.6
92K 13 2022–present
Survival · School & campus
9/10

American Primeval

★ 8.0
86K 6 2025–2025
Rural & frontier · Gritty
9/10

The Terror

★ 7.8
63K 26 2018–present
Survival · Bleak · Atmospheric
9/10

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live

★ 7.7
50K 6 2024–2024
Post-apocalyptic · Survival
9/10

The Rain

★ 6.3
46K 20 2018–2020
Post-apocalyptic · Survival
9/10

Sweet Home

★ 7.2
43K 26 2020–2024
Monster horror · Survival
9/10

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon

★ 7.5
40K 27 2023–2026
Post-apocalyptic · Survival
9/10