The Greatest TV Shows Set in the 2020s
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Vote up the best shows set in the 2020s. If you're adding an item to the list, be sure it's a period piece set in the 2020s, not a series released during that decade.
- Photo: The Last Man on Earth122 VOTES
Set in: Late 2020
In a post-apocalyptic landscape, The Last Man on Earth explores the comedic side of survival, delivering a fresh take on the end of the world. As a critically acclaimed series, it has garnered several nominations, including five Primetime Emmy Awards. Viewers follow the journey of Phil Miller (Will Forte), who believes he is the only human left after a deadly virus wipes out most of humanity. Along the way, Phil encounters other survivors, each with their own quirks and eccentricities, making for a humorous and heartwarming adventure. With its engaging premise and talented ensemble cast, the show offers a light-hearted respite from the typical doom-and-gloom scenarios often associated with apocalyptic tales.More The Last Man on Earth- #198 of 476 onThe 400+ Funniest TV Shows Ever, Ranked
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- Photo: Takara, Toei25 VOTES
Transformers: Victory
Set in: 2020s
Fight! Super Robot Life-Form Transformers: Victory is an anime series produced by Toei. Victory is the story of the new Autobot Supreme Commander defending the Earth against the forces of Dezsarus. - Photo: Revolution312 VOTES
Set in: 2027
In a world shrouded in darkness, where modern technology ceases to exist, emerges a gripping post-apocalyptic drama that explores humanity's resilience and adaptability. Revolution, an award-winning series, thrusts viewers into a dystopian future fifteen years after a mysterious global blackout. The show's ensemble cast, led by the determined Charlie Matheson (Tracy Spiridakos), embarks on a perilous journey to restore power and uncover the truth behind the cataclysmic event. With intriguing character dynamics, thought-provoking themes, and adrenaline-fueled action sequences, Revolution offers a compelling viewing experience that keeps audiences invested and intrigued throughout its two-season run.More Revolution- #136 of 282 onThe 260+ Best SciFi Shows Of All Time
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- 49 VOTES
Set in: 2020s
Sealab 2020 is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera. The show premiered on NBC on September 9, 1972. The series aired its 13th and final episode on December 2, 1972, with three episodes unaired. As with most Hanna-Barbera series, the show was in occasional rotation on Boomerang, the TV channel that owns the Hanna-Barbera archives. - Photo: Metaweb (FB) / Fair use57 VOTES
Set in: 2020s
Astro Boy, known in Japan by its original name Mighty Atom, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka from 1952 to 1968. The story follows the adventures of a robot named Astro Boy and a selection of other characters. The manga was adapted into the first popular animated Japanese television series that embodied the aesthetic that later became familiar worldwide as anime. After enjoying success abroad, Astro Boy was remade in the 1980s as New Mighty Atom, known as Astroboy in other countries, and again in 2003. In November 2007, he was named Japan's envoy for overseas safety. An American computer-animated film based on the original manga series by Tezuka was released on October 23, 2009.More Astro Boy- #314 of 540 onThe 500+ Best Cartoons Of All Time, Ranked
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- 67 VOTES
Set in: 2022
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- Photo: Metaweb (FB)75 VOTES
Set in: 2020
Super Force is an American action-adventure TV series which aired from October 1990 to May 1992. The series is about a former astronaut who uses an advanced combat suit and motorcycle to fight crime in the city of Metroplex during the year 2020. Among the features of the suit were enhanced strength and armament, whereas the motorcycle had an array of James Bond-type gadgets and weapons. Syndicated by Viacom, Super Force was designed to be a companion series to Superboy, and the second series in a proposed two-hour block of action programming that also included Lightning Force. Unusual for a series that only ran 30 minutes per episode, Super Force debuted with a two-hour TV pilot film, which was later split into four episodes for syndication purposes. - 86 VOTES
Set in: 2025
Power Rangers S.P.D. is an American television series and the thirteenth season of the Power Rangers franchise, based on the Super Sentai series, Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger. It debuted on February 5, 2005, on ABC Family. New episodes continued to debut on ABC Family until the episode "Messenger, Part 1". Starting with "Messenger, Part 2" episodes began to debut on Toon Disney. It is also the title for the Korean dub of Dekaranger in South Korea, whose logo is similar to the American series. S.P.D. stands for "Space Patrol Delta"; in Dekaranger, it stood for Special Police Dekaranger, and in the South Korean dub of Dekaranger, it stood for Special Police Delta. A Japanese dub of S.P.D. started airing on Toei's digital television channel in Japan starting in August 2011, with two DVD volumes released on August 5. It features the original Japanese Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger cast members dubbing over the voices of their American counterparts. - Photo: Metaweb (FB) / Fair use96 VOTES
Set in: 2020
Gerry Anderson & Christopher Burr's Terrahawks, simply referred to as Terrahawks, is a 1980s British science fiction television series produced by Anderson Burr Pictures and created by the production team of Gerry Anderson and Christopher Burr. The show was Anderson's first in over a decade to utilize puppets for its characters, and also his last. Anderson's previous puppet-laden TV series included Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. Set in the year 2020, the series followed the adventures of the Terrahawks, a taskforce responsible for protecting Earth from invasion by a group of extraterrestrial androids and aliens led by Zelda. Like Anderson's previous puppet series, futuristic vehicles and technology featured prominently in each episode. - 1016 VOTES
Set in: 2021
Tokyo Vampire Hotel (Amazon Video, 2017) is a 2017 Japanese nine-part horror television miniseries. Manami (Ami Tomite) goes out to celebrate her 22nd birthday with friends and narrowly misses being killed in a spree murder but her plight is far from over - Manami has no idea but she's been chosen to deliver the Draculas from doom.
After narrowly escaping being killed in a murder rampage, Manami runs for her life. - 115 VOTES
Set in: 2025
The Lottery is an American post-apocalyptic drama television series that aired on Lifetime from July 20 through September 28, 2014. The series was set in a dystopian future when women have stopped having children due to an infertility pandemic. It starred Marley Shelton, Michael Graziadei, Athena Karkanis, David Alpay, Shelley Conn, Yul Vazquez and Martin Donovan. On October 17, 2014, Lifetime cancelled The Lottery after one season. - Photo: The CW123 VOTES
Set in: 2024
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- Photo: Years and Years134 VOTES
Set in: 2022-2029
Years and Years is a compelling British television drama that masterfully weaves together the personal and political. The series follows the lives of the Lyons family over 15 years in an unstable socio-political climate, reflecting on issues such as technological advancement, political unrest, and economic turmoil. It won the British Academy Television Award for Best Mini-Series, demonstrating its quality and resonance with audiences. The show's exploration of love, loss, and hope amidst uncertainty makes it a must-watch for those seeking thought-provoking television.More Years and Years- #19 of 21 onThe Best Current TV Shows Starring Movie Stars
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- 144 VOTES
Set in: 2027
Star Cops is a British science fiction television series first broadcast on BBC2 in 1987. It was devised by Chris Boucher, a writer who had previously worked on the science fiction television series Doctor Who and Blake's 7 as well as crime dramas such as Juliet Bravo and Bergerac. Set in the year 2027, a time where Interplanetary travel has become commonplace, it starred David Calder as Nathan Spring, commander of the International Space Police Force—nicknamed the “Star Cops"—who provide law enforcement for the newly developing colonies of the Solar System. The series follows Spring and the rest of his multinational team as they work to establish the Star Cops and solve whatever crimes come their way. Operating in a relatively accurately realised hard SF, near-future, space environment, many of the cases that the Star Cops investigate arise from opportunities for new crimes presented by the technologically advanced future society the series depicts and from the hostile frontier nature of the environment that the Star Cops live in. In total nine episodes of Star Cops were made. - 152 VOTES
Set in: 2020
In a realm where the boundaries of time are blurred, this enigmatic and critically-acclaimed thriller series unravels the intricate web of a small German town's secrets. Masterfully constructed, the storyline delves into the lives of four interconnected families whose destinies are forever altered by mysterious events. With an ensemble cast delivering impeccable performances, particularly Louis Hofmann as Jonas Kahnwald, Dark has garnered numerous accolades, including a Grimme-Preis award. As viewers navigate through its complex narrative, they are confronted with thought-provoking themes of fate, free will, and the inexorable cycle of life.More Dark- #145 of 282 onThe 260+ Best SciFi Shows Of All Time
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- Photo: user uploaded image162 VOTES
2025 Jaane Kya Hoga Aage
Set in: 2025
2025 Jaane Kya Hoga Aage (Sony Entertainment Television, 2015) is an Indian futuristic television series. Set in 2025, the show revolves around a colony. - 172 VOTES
Set in: 2025
The Bots Master is a 1993 cartoon series, produced by Jean Chalopin through his company "Creativite et Developpement" in France and Saban International. The show is currently owned by Disney since 2001. In total 40 episodes were made, each one having a special 3D segment and titles. The series was co-produced by Avi Arad and Associates. The show also had a toyline based on it. - Photo: Transformers: Energon182 VOTES
Transformers: Energon
Set in: 2020s
- Photo: Metaweb (FB) / Fair use193 VOTES
Set in: 2020
Knights of God was a British science fiction children's television serial, produced by TVS and first broadcast on ITV in 1987. It was written by Richard Cooper, a writer who had previously worked in both children's and adult television drama. Set in the year 2020, it showed a Britain ruled by the Knights of God, a fascist and anti-Christian religious order that came to power during a brutal civil war twenty years previously. It starred George Winter as Gervase Owen Edwards, the Welsh son of a resistance leader, and John Woodvine as the Prior Mordrin, leader of the titular cult. Patrick Troughton played Arthur, the apparent leader of the English resistance, and Julian Fellowes played Mordrin's ambitious and ruthless second-in-command, Brother Hugo. - 200 VOTESFour doctors navigate the highs and lows of working at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.More Lenox Hill
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