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I Am Legend (original title: I Am Legend) is a 2007 American post-apocalyptic action-thriller film directed by Francis Lawrence. The film follows Robert Neville (Will Smith), the sole survivor in New York City after a virus that wiped out humanity in 2012, as he struggles to survive and searches for a cure. Plot In 2009, a genetically modified measles virus developed to cure cancer escapes control and spreads rapidly, wiping out the majority of the human population by 2012. Virologist Robert Nev

John Crowley wrote the science fiction novel Makine Yazı in 1979. Makine Yazı is set in a post-apocalyptic future in which only a very few humans remain after a great catastrophe. Subject The events of the novel take place in a settlement whose boundaries constantly shift and resemble a labyrinth. A thousand years have passed since the disaster known as “The Storm,” and the old world is remembered only through stories—narratives whose accuracy is uncertain. The protagonist, Konuşan Saz, seeks to

Released in 2015, "Mad Max: Fury Road" is a post-apocalyptic action film directed and conceived by George Miller. It is the fourth installment in the Mad Max series and centers on a chase and survival struggle. Plot In a world rendered barren after a nuclear war, Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy), a lone man, is captured by the warriors of the leader Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne). Max is used as a blood bag for Nux (Nicholas Hoult), one of Joe’s “War Boys”. Meanwhile, one of Immortan Joe’s lieutenan

On the Beach is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel written by Australian author of British descent Nevil Shute and first published in 1957. It addresses the world order following a nuclear war. The novel explores the psychological and moral struggles of a group of characters witnessing the final days of humanity, bringing to the forefront a quiet devastation and post-war ethical dilemmas. It was adapted into a film in 1962 by Stanley Kramer. Plot The novel focuses on the final months of th

The 100 is an American post-apocalyptic science fiction television series developed by Jason Rothenberg and inspired by the novel series of the same name by Kass Morgan. The series premiered its first episode on March 19 2014 on The CW and concluded with its seventh season on September 30 2020. Comprising a total of 100 episodes the series has reached a wide global audience. Plot The series begins with humanity which has survived for 97 years in space following a nuclear catastrophe sending 100

The Last of Us is an action-adventure video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment in 2013. Neil Druckmann served as the game’s director. The game is set in a post-apocalyptic environment. Plot The game takes place twenty years after a fungal infection has decimated the majority of the human population. The protagonist Joel is tasked with escorting Ellie, a young girl immune to the infection, to a resistance group known as the Fireflies. During this journey

Dream Snake is a novel by science fiction author Vonda N. McIntyre, for which she won the Locus, Nebula, and Hugo Awards. Although classified within the science fiction genre, the novel is particularly regarded as belonging to the category of social science fiction. Plot The novel is set in a post-apocalyptic world. After a nuclear catastrophe, humanity struggles for survival, divided between those living in primitive conditions and small minority groups residing in protected cities. Certain reg