Last summer, cable TV shocked audiences once again with another apocalyptic series that could eventually lead to the end of the world. But unlike others, this has nothing to with zombies.

TNT's "The Last Ship" premiered in June of 2014 with 218 people aboard a U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer, which included two civilian virologists. A virus, which came to be known as "The Red Flu," has wiped 80 percent of the Earth's population, unbeknown to the crew aboard the USS Nathan James.

Capt. Tom Chandler (Eric Dane) soon finds out that the virologists are actually going to the Arctic to collect samples of the virus after they are attacked by renegade Russian forces. But even after they're ordered home by the remaining U.S. Government, they decide otherwise and start a new mission to both survive and help find a cure for the virus.

According to Screen Rant, in the Season 1 finale, Dr. Scott (Rhona Mitra) found a cure, and the crew are on their way to a lab facility to start mass-production. They learn the facility has been destroyed and new forces on the ground have engaged in a counter-agendum to proceed with a new world.

But with any good apocalyptic style show, the continuity of the seasons needs to be more engaging with less redundancy, as CarterMatt pointed out. We don't have to waste time wondering if the crew can function in this world and now we can turn our attentions to the political agenda for villains to come out and seize control. The restoration of the world is imminent, but can it be a democracy or will the opposing factions fight each other to the brink of extinction?

As reported on Cross Map, the show's executive producer Stephen Kane has stated, "We're also going to see what the world looks like and what these guys have to do with this new reality. It's a world-building thing."

Season 2 is scheduled to premiere on TNT on June 21.