Right now you can watch The Tribe in Australia on Amazon Prime Video, and in the US on Amazon Prime Video and The CW — and it goes further with its ideas than most genre entertainment bothers to. Every one of its 5 seasons holds up. 26 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Antonia Prebble's performance is the anchor the more ambitious scenes need. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Amazon Prime Video.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, The Tribe earns its spot. The world-building is meticulous, but it is the characters who carry The Tribe through its more ambitious moments. The Tribe is a New Zealand/British post-apocalyptic fictional TV series primarily aimed at teenagers. It is set in a near-future in which all adults have been wiped out by a deadly virus, leaving the children of the world to fend for themselves. The show's focus is on an unnamed city inhabited by tribes of children and teenagers. Antonia Prebble and Meryl Cassie lead a cast that keeps the bigger ideas grounded in something human. The series ran for 5 seasons (1999–2003), building a story that gave its audience time to invest properly. The rules of The Tribe's world are consistent enough that the big swings never feel like cheating. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Viewers burned by ambitious sci-fi that could not sustain its premise should give The Tribe a chance. Fans of H2O: Just Add Water will recognise the sensibility here immediately. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Antonia Prebble grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Once you are in, you will want to talk about it.

The Tribe wrapped up in 2003, created by Raymond Thompson — and 5 seasons are available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.