What to read, watch, and listen to if you lovedSee
Steven Knight · Series · 2019
If you loved See, start with Blindness (Fernando Meirelles, 2008) — a film on the same thread. Below: 1 book, 4 films and 2 podcasts, each matched to See across media.
You were hooked by the way See explores how humanity adapts and fights for survival when faced with a catastrophic, sensory-altering reality.
Books on the same thread
Blindness
José Saramago · Book · 1999
Shares 3 threads with See: Survival, Dystopian Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic Fiction.
If the societal collapse and loss of sight in See captivated you, this novel provides a harrowing, philosophical look at how human morality degrades when vision is suddenly stripped away.
Films on the same thread
Blindness
Fernando Meirelles · Film · 2008
Shares 3 threads with See: Survival, Dystopian Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic Fiction.
Much like the struggle for survival in See, this adaptation captures the claustrophobic tension of a society grappling with mass blindness and the resulting breakdown of human order.
Children of Men
Alfonso Cuarón · Film · 2006
Shares a thread with See: Dystopian Fiction.
This film mirrors the high-stakes journey of See by focusing on a singular, miraculous life that serves as the only hope for a fractured, infertile, and dying human population.
Bird Box
Susanne Bier · Film · 2018
Explores: Sensory Deprivation, Suicidal Contagion, Motherhood.
If you enjoyed the reliance on sensory navigation in See, you will appreciate how this film forces its characters to navigate a lethal, unseen threat without the use of sight.
The Book of Eli
Albert Hughes · Film · 2010
Shares a thread with See: Survival.
The lone protector archetype found in See is echoed here, as a weary traveler fights through a desolate landscape to preserve knowledge that could redeem a fallen, dangerous world.
Podcasts on the same thread
S-Town
Serial Productions · Podcast · 2024
Explores: small-town isolation, eccentricity, social decay.
While grounded in reality rather than fiction, the deep sense of isolation and social decay depicted here resonates with the tribal, insular world-building you discovered in See.
This Podcast Will Kill You
Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts · Podcast · 2026
Explores: pathogen history, public health awareness, scientific curiosity.
If the biological catastrophe that defined the world of See intrigued you, this podcast offers a fascinating, real-world exploration of the pathogens that shape and threaten human history.
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Common questions
Is See based on a book series?
See is not an adaptation of a book series. It is a television production created by Steven Knight. The story centers on a post-apocalyptic world where humanity has lost the ability to see, focusing on a father protecting his sighted twins from a threatened queen.
What is the premise of See?
See follows a future where a virus has decimated humankind and left the survivors blind. Centuries later, a father must defend his tribe and his twins, who possess the mythic ability to see, from a queen who views these children as a threat to her power.
Who created the television show See?
The television show See was created by Steven Knight. Debuting in 2019, the series explores a world where humans have survived a virus that caused universal blindness, leading to a society where sight has become a mythic and dangerous ability.
Does See feature a post-apocalyptic setting?
Yes, See is set in a post-apocalyptic world where a virus has decimated the human population. The survivors of this event are blind, and the narrative follows the struggle of a father protecting his sighted children from a queen who fears their unique ability.