The After is an American science fiction drama pilot created by Chris Carter for Amazon Studios.

Viewers were allowed to offer their opinions about the pilot before the studio decided whether or not to place a series order.

[6] Although story elements were kept mostly under wraps, Amazon described the series as a post-apocalyptic drama centered on eight strangers who must work together in order to survive in a violent, unpredictable new world.

[1][7] The After was first announced in August 2013, breaking creator Chris Carter's 11-year absence from television after the conclusion of The X-Files.

[5] Carter stated that he hoped the series would run for a total of 99 episodes, and that he used Dante Alighieri's epic poem The Divine Comedy (which features exactly 99 cantos) as his model for the show.

I can understand their reluctance, and I still think I had eight great episodes.”[14] Roy Price, Amazon's chief also said a similar statement about the show: "Not everything works out.