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The Boys Writer Garth Ennis is Bringing His Comic Crossed to Film

After two successful shows based on his work, Ennis is taking the reigns in adapting his own work for a wide audience.

Books & Comics Justin Carter Aug 18

Photo: Kevin Winter / Staff / Image: Lee Bermejo and Laura Martin

Nat Wolff Will Play Alexander Skarsgård’s Sinister Right Hand Man in The Stand

The Dark Man just got one of his most fierce followers. Deadline reports that Nat Wolff (Netflix’s Death Note) has joined the already expansive cast of CBS All Access’ adaptation of the beloved post-apocalyptic Stephen King saga, The Stand. He’ll be playing Lloyd Henreid, a major supporting character in the book played previously by Miguel…

Television James Whitbrook Oct 1

The Absolute Audacity of The 100

The 100 did a thing. Okay, it did a lot of things in season five. Bug consumption, cannibalism, nuclear holocaust, genocide, additional AI possession, drug addiction, weird mother-daughter relations, fighting pits, threatened abortion by pistol—this season has had a lot going on. After walking away from the show more than a season and a half…

io9 Alex Cranz Aug 10

Let the Cast of The Domestics Welcome You to the Apocalypse in This Exclusive Featurette

The post-apocalypse tends to suck. After all, it is about the sudden and often disastrous decline of everything civilization currently is. But what if you suddenly found yourself having to ride out the end of the world with people you’d already started to drift apart from before everything went to hell? That’s the premise of…

Movies James Whitbrook Jul 4

Gaze in Wonder at 15 of the Most Breathtaking Post-Apocalyptic Worlds

Life as we know is over in the transmogrified plot of real estate where Annihilation happens. It’s the latest scifi movie that shows how the end of the world often becomes the start of something simultaneously lovely and dangerous, a paradoxical approach that’s stretched back decades. Here’s a list of entertainments where the world has…

io9 Evan Narcisse Mar 2

Finally, an Apocalyptic Wasteland Where People Aren’t Assholes to Each Other

From Mad Max to The Walking Dead, we live in a world teeming with apocalyptic fiction. Typically, they’re stories which posit that humans will turn to their darkest impulses and screw over anyone and everyone for their own survival, or even out of pure selfishness. A new video game called Pyre is about the exact…

io9 James Whitbrook Aug 10

The 13 Worst People in the Post-Apocalypse

Congratulations on surviving doomsday! Your new way of life may include oppressive regimes, punishing environmental effects, mutants and/or zombies, and some mighty big human assholes who live only to make your already-grim existence even worse. Here’s a handy guide of who to avoid at all costs. 13) Carrot, The Ultimate Warrior Yul Brynner plays a…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Mar 1

At The End Asks: Would You Become A Slave To Escape A Doomed Earth?

In this short film, a nearby supernova spells certain doom for Earth, and an alien fleet offers a choice: humans can escape, but only if they agree to become enslaved in space. The film follows one couple who have to come to grips with what it will cost to survive. Jason Whitmore’s film splits its…

io9 Andrew Liptak Nov 8

Could Post-Apocalyptic Humans Reboot Civilization Without Fossil Fuels?

The scenario: Out of the ashes of some global catastrophe, humanity rises to re-establish civilization. The question: How far could such a society realistically rebuild without the aid of fossil fuels? Photo Credit: thierry ehrmann via flickr | CC BY 2.0. University of Leicester’s Lewis Dartnell, a UK Space Agency research fellow working in astrobiology…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Apr 20

The Last Ship‘s Season Two Trailer Is Here, And It Looks Insane

It’s clear the action will escalate (“A NEW ENEMY WILL SURFACE,” ominous shot of the White House, etc.) on season two of The Last Ship, TNT’s adaptation of William Brinkley’s post-apocalyptic novel about a Navy vessel that manages to dodge a global plague … but runs into all kinds o’ hellish problems in its aftermath.

io9 Cheryl Eddy Apr 5

Watch The Wonderfully Odd Trailer For Post-Apocalyptic Romance Crumbs

Here’s hoping Crumbs, a scifi romance shot in an Ethiopian ghost town by Spanish writer-director Miguel Llanso, gets wider exposure after its Rotterdam Film Festival debut last week. Check out the trailer; there’s a UFO, a haunted bowling alley, a crazy Santa Claus, and space junk. For starters. The Hollywood Reporter review gave Crumbs some…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Feb 11

Using goTenna’s Pocket Antenna to Send Texts Without Cell Service

Inspired by the downed cell towers and utility outages of Hurricane Sandy, the folks at goTenna wanted a way to keep smartphones connected even when the grid fails. What they came up with is a pocket-sized handheld antenna that lets users send texts and location info without cell service. And we got to see a…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich Jul 24

This crazy device will power your machines after the apocalypse

A group of bicycle-obsessed inventors have created the ultimate power source for the environmental apocalypse. As you can see in this video, you can use a simple bicycle to power everything from your laptop to your butter churn and wood chopper. James Hamblin interviews the minds behind Pedal Power, makers of this awesome form of…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jan 8

“Thanks Safeway”: A Fake Trailer Comparing Downsizing to Alien Attack

Losing your job due to corporate downsizing can feel pretty apocalyptic — and one employee of supermarket chain Dominick’s captures that feeling perfectly in this video, made after Safeway closed 72 of its Chicago-area Dominick’s stores. The video went up on Dec. 27, and caused enough of a stir in the local media that its…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 30

This movie about an evolutionary explosion will haunt your dreams

In this evocative trailer for short film “Dust,” you’ll be sucked into a beautifully-designed, futuristic world. Nature is evolving at a breakneck pace, transforming Earth’s ecosystems while humans lock themselves up in walled cities. Director Mike Grier told io9, “Dust is a short film structured as a small piece of a much larger world. Hopefully…

Trailers Annalee Newitz Jul 15

This Walking Lego Steampunk Ship is Terrifying!

As far as post-apocalyptic, steampunk-themed trading ships go, this MOC build is pretty impressive. Jason Allemann’s landship, Amagosa, is based on the “Strandbeest,” a badass kinetic sculpture created by Theo Jansen. It’s mesmerizing to watch this Lego machine in action, but the tarantula-esque movements of the walker sorta freak me out (in the sense that…

Tech News Tatiana Danger Jun 22

First trailers for The 100, The Originals and even more CW shows

Newly crowned king of all sexy scifi series, The CW is rolling out five new trailers for their new crop of TV shows. Get the first look at The 1oo (including your first look at the mutant deer from the book series that inspired the show), The Originals and new footage from The Tomorrow People…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Jun 4

13 Post-Apocalyptic Stories That Actually Teach Valuable Lessons

A lot of post-apocalyptic tales look really awesome with their explosions and rotting monsters, but they don’t have a lot of philosophical depth. Here are 13 stories about armageddon that actually teach valuable lessons about the real world — and its demise. What’s interesting about some of these stories is that they are about anticipating…

Movies Amanda Yesilbas, Katharine Trendacosta, and Annalee Newitz May 24

First footage from Snowpiercer looks like the Polar Express FROM HELL

From the director of The Host comes a wacky Thomas the Train-goes-to-snow hell movie titled Snowpiercer. Set in the new Ice Age, the surviving members of humanity travel the icy Earth via giant train, for reasons. Check out the very first footage! Bong Joon-ho’s post apocalyptic movie has a stellar cast including Chris Evans, Tilda…

Movies Meredith Woerner Apr 29

Is the Governor the true hero of The Walking Dead?!

No, he’s not. Not even close. But I had a few questions about my views on The Walking Dead season 3, its finale and my recap this week, so I thought I’d address them. Plus, “Postal Apocalypse” looks at the future of genetics, nerd apparel, and the inevitable decline of civilization! Read on, but don’t…

io9 Rob Bricken Apr 3

post-apocalypse

The Boys Writer Garth Ennis is Bringing His Comic Crossed to Film

Nat Wolff Will Play Alexander Skarsgård’s Sinister Right Hand Man in The Stand

The Absolute Audacity of The 100

Let the Cast of The Domestics Welcome You to the Apocalypse in This Exclusive Featurette

Gaze in Wonder at 15 of the Most Breathtaking Post-Apocalyptic Worlds

Finally, an Apocalyptic Wasteland Where People Aren’t Assholes to Each Other

The 13 Worst People in the Post-Apocalypse

At The End Asks: Would You Become A Slave To Escape A Doomed Earth?

Could Post-Apocalyptic Humans Reboot Civilization Without Fossil Fuels?

The Last Ship‘s Season Two Trailer Is Here, And It Looks Insane

Watch The Wonderfully Odd Trailer For Post-Apocalyptic Romance Crumbs

Using goTenna’s Pocket Antenna to Send Texts Without Cell Service

This crazy device will power your machines after the apocalypse

“Thanks Safeway”: A Fake Trailer Comparing Downsizing to Alien Attack

This movie about an evolutionary explosion will haunt your dreams

This Walking Lego Steampunk Ship is Terrifying!

First trailers for The 100, The Originals and even more CW shows

13 Post-Apocalyptic Stories That Actually Teach Valuable Lessons

First footage from Snowpiercer looks like the Polar Express FROM HELL

Is the Governor the true hero of The Walking Dead?!

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