Votes: 2, Set ninety-seven years after a nuclear war has destroyed civilization, when a spaceship housing humanity's lone survivors sends one hundred juvenile delinquents back to Earth, in hopes of possibly re-populating the planet.
A family saga with a supernatural twist, set in a German town, where the disappearance of two young children exposes the relationships among four families. A group of teenagers steal a derelict Starfleet vessel and use it to explore the galaxy.
Votes: Ten years before Kirk, Spock, and the Enterprise, the USS Discovery discovers new worlds and lifeforms as one Starfleet officer learns to understand all things alien. The series will focus on the first generation to grow up during the zombie apocalypse. Votes: 11, TV Animation, Action, Adventure. Set in utopian Piltover and the oppressed underground of Zaun, the story follows the origins of two iconic League champions-and the power that will tear them apart. Votes: 15, A commercial airliner suddenly reappears after being missing for five years.
As those aboard reintegrate into society, they experience guiding voices and visions of events yet to occur, and soon a deeper mystery unfolds. Ramirez , Daryl Edwards. Votes: 40, Brilliant brain scientist Sewon Lee Sun-Kyun suffers a horrific personal tragedy. Desperate to uncover what happened to his family, he conducts "brain syncs" with the dead to access their memories for clues. TV 60 min Action, Adventure, Comedy. A family of former child heroes, now grown apart, must reunite to continue to protect the world.
TV 42 min Action, Adventure, Crime. Spoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante armed with a bow.
Teenage superheroes strive to prove themselves as members of the Justice League. Votes: 35, In the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, the Federation space station Deep Space Nine guards the opening of a stable wormhole to the far side of the galaxy.
Votes: 58, Action, Drama, Fantasy Post-production. Upon escaping after decades of imprisonment by a mortal wizard, Dream, the personification of dreams, sets about to reclaim his lost equipment. TV 42 min Action, Crime, Drama. In an alternative version of , the Soviet Union beats the United States to the Moon, and the space race continues on for decades with still grander challenges and goals.
Centers on a town where aliens with unearthly abilities live undercover among humans. For those who are fans of shows about conspiracies and technology, Devs can be a wonderful and confusing thrill ride as it features an Illuminati-like organization masquerading as a multinational tech company.
The audience experiences this strange story through the eyes of a young female computer engineer working for the company, Amaya, as she begins asking the company questions when her boyfriend suddenly disappears while also working for the same company.
Devs is full of secrets and secret divisions that can only be unlocked through the prying minds of the show's paranoid computer geniuses. One of the most impactful sci-fi series of all time, the original Doctor Who program originally debuted all the way back in After receiving a reboot of sorts in , the adventures continue on into the modern era, with the new incarnation currently on its twelfth season. Featuring the exploits of a being known as the Doctor, the show seemingly spans all of time and space with literal decades worth of content to explore.
Most sci-fi fans are at least casually familiar with the famous British series, but those who aren't will definitely want to check it out. Currently, one of the most popular offerings of the Star Wars mythos, The Mandalorian has seen much success as the first-ever live-action series of the franchise.
The show is all about the hard life of an initially nameless and faceless bounty hunter nicknamed "Mando". Along the way, the seemingly callous mercenary finds something that will warm his heart and change his life forever, not to mention becoming one of the biggest meme icons of recent years.
Nearly years after civilization is destroyed, a group of survivors from a space station known as The Arc return to the Earth to determine if it can be reinhabited. As it turns out, humanity was not completely destroyed, and the intrepid group from The Arc must now contend with warring factions in a brutal post-apocalypse. Focusing mostly on its young adult cast, The bears similarities to other popular teen dystopic properties like The Hunger Games and Divergent.
The series was concluded in , so fans looking for a complete story need look no further. Originally debuting on Syfy in , The Expanse imagines a future in which humanity has colonized the rest of the solar system.
Yet, despite the sci-fi setting, the series is primarily a political thriller. Initially focusing on a cold war between Earth and Mars which eventually spreads to outer planets, the crew of the ship Rocinante must work to prevent interplanetary conflict. Though it does feature a literally out-there setting, The Expanse does an excellent job of balancing its larger-than-life setting with its very relatable political plotlines, and a vested interest in all things sci-fi isn't necessary. Why you should watch: In essence, this could be considered "Jumanji" in space and in fact it's actually a sequel, both books being written by Chris Van Allsburg.
It's a great family film and thankfully director Jon Favreau doesn't rely too heavily on CGI, instead choosing practical effects, models and real sets to convey the chaotic adventure undertaken by the Budwing family. Strong performances from the cast complete this entertaining sci-fi adventure flick. Synopsis: After years on ice, a prisoner returns to life in a new body with one chance to win his freedom: by solving a mind-bending murder. Why you should watch: Season 2 is now available, so if you haven't seen Season 1, you've got 8 hours and 52 minutes worth to get through first.
The second season is considerably better than the first, but to get maximum enjoyment, we suggest taking in the first season as well. The production design on this is incredible and thankfully Anthony Mackie helps bring the story up to the same standard of the Blade Runner-esque visual aesthetic. Tragically, Netflix canceled "Altered Carbon," so there won't be a third season, but these are without a doubt still worth watching. Synopsis: Set in the not too distant future, an anomaly from space appears in Earth's orbit and plants a stalk-like object into the ground.
Humans attempt to determine what it is, why it's been placed there, and what's going to happen next, but it's taking too long to crack the code so they send a team into space to the source of the object to investigate further. Why you should watch: Why you should watch this? Well…er, it's got Katee Sackoff in it, isn't that reason enough? Oh, OK. There's no other way to put this, "Another Life" is a mostly below par sci-fi and frankly we're amazed that it got renewed for a second season.
Sackoff herself seems to bounce around like a pinball inbetween amazing and atrocious sci-fi: "The Mandalorian" and "Battlestar Galactica" for example…and then "Riddick" and then this show. But, some people — mostly young kids — do enjoy it and if you've watched all the other sci-fi on Netflix, it couldn't hurt to give it a go, right..?
Synopsis: An US astronaut struggles with leaving her husband and daughter behind to embark on a dangerous mission with an international space crew. Why you should watch: This drama set in space really looks at the issues around family and relationships and in particular being a long distance away from them and what better backdrop is there than the life of a married astronaut.
Hilary Swank stars in this part series and while it's not perhaps as extreme as " Lucy in the Sky ," it covers much of the same emotional ground. Granted, some liberties have been taken with some of the plot points, but then that just wouldn't make for compelling television would it? Synopsis: A contemporary British re-working of "The Twilight Zone" with stories that tap into the collective unease about our modern world.
Over the last 10 years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before we've had time to stop and question it; in every home; on every desk; in every palm — a plasma screen; a monitor; a smartphone — a black mirror of our 21st-century existence.
Why you should watch: There are only a few episodes in each season and among those are some truly inspired moments of genius from the show's creator Charlie Brooker. The first episode "The National Anthem" will frankly shock you into watching more and the standalone episode entitled " Bandersnatch " was the world's first interactive television experience, where you determine what happens to the principal character. Synopsis: Follow four civilians as they launch into space on a three-day trip orbiting Earth and reaching an altitude higher than that of the International Space Station miles.
The SpaceX Dragon mission, dubbed Inspiration4, was the most ambitious step to date in the rapidly-developing age of civilian space exploration, making history as the first all-civilian mission to orbit. The mission launched on Sept. Why you should watch: This five episode miniseries is the closest many of us will get to experiencing what it's like to train and then travel into space. The privately funded mission will raise money for St.
Jude Children's Research Hospital. Related: Watch the first trailer for the Inspiration4 documentary from Netflix. Synopsis: The six-person crew of a derelict spaceship awakens from stasis in the farthest reaches of space.
Their memories wiped clean, they have no recollection of who they are or how they got on board. The only clue to their identities is a cargo bay full of weaponry and a destination: a remote mining colony that is about to become a war zone. With no idea whose side they are on, they face a deadly decision. Why you should watch: Sadly, this show is yet another example of poor judgment by the studios as it was canceled while still very much in its prime. Despite there only being three seasons, it's still well worth a watch.
The action scenes were enthralling and fun to watch, especially on a nice, big TV screen, but at the heart of the show was the relationship that slowly developed between the characters as they all found themselves in the same position and were forced to work together.
Synopsis: The human race has been forced to organize an evacuation from Earth and a giant spacecraft has been built that's made up of smaller ships, designed to act as landing craft that can each accommodate one family.
On the way to Alpha Centuri, the Robinson's landing craft crash lands on an uncharted planet and they struggle to survive against all the odds as they must deal with weird indigenous creatures, alien robots and potentially fatal flora and fauna. Why you should watch: Remember how "Battlestar Galactica" was reimagined? The same has been done to the old , black and white show that came from the mind of Irwin Allen.
And the result is amazing. The first season is marginally better than the second, but both are worth binge-watching in their entirety. You'll laugh, you'll definitely cry and you'll be on the edge of your seat as you watch John Robinson, his wife, Maureen, their children Judy, Penny and Will and Major Don West fight to survive against the natural elements of an alien world.
Synopsis: A collection of short stories, ranging from eight minutes to 18 minutes, each one in a different style of animation with the occasional live action one thrown in.
Why you should watch: This is the best original series Netflix has produced since "Lost in Space. Some episodes are dark and disturbing, while others exhibit a very dark, but hilarious, sense of humor, but every one is creative, well written and beautifully produced. The first season contains 18 episodes and the second just eight and quite often there are very subtle nods to well known sci-fi franchises, including "The Terminator" and "Aliens.
Synopsis: A series of light-hearted, hour-long documentaries that focus on the production history of some of pop-culture's favorite flicks. Why you should watch: Chances are, you've probably seen this before on Netflix, but this third season includes a look two of the biggest science fiction blockbusters to come out in the 80s, "Robocop" and "Aliens. No matter how much of a fan you already call yourself of these epic sci-fi flicks, you will almost learn something new.
It's great to see Sigourney Weaver offer her insight, but sadly Peter Weller is a no-show. However, if you're a fan of "Robocop" you should definitely keep tabs on the fan-made " Robodocumentary " currently in production.
Together, they run the FBI's Fringe Division, a special team that explores cases involving fringe science: things like mind control, strange biology, unusual criminal activity, and experiments gone wrong. Sounds very "X-Files," right?
Thankfully, "Fringe" actually managed to do what The X-Files didn't, which was stick the landing. Sure, "Fringe" gets out there. Once you hit Season 2, the show starts dealing with two dimensions, and two versions of its lead characters. Then later on there's a blended universe, time travelers from the future, and universe-destroying machines. It's confusing as hell, but a whole lot of fun. And yes, of course there's romance between Olivia and Peter.
Back to outer space. Based on the series of novels of the same name by James S. Corey, " The Expanse " is a drama series set hundreds of years into the future, when humanity has conquered the solar system.
A new political system has flourished, and the planets have their own societies, customs, and leaders. There are also societies on the asteroid belt and the moons of Jupiter and Saturn.
The world-building on the show is phenomenal. What makes it so interesting is that, like on "Battlestar Galactica," the different planets and societies have developed their own cultures and customs.
But the characters of "The Expanse" can't just zip back and forth from planet to planet or transport like on "Star Trek. But that, along with the political intrigue and the space battles that do occur are what helps make "The Expanse" so great and so addictive.
There have been five seasons of the show so far, with a sixth and final on the way. HBO's sci-fi western dystopia " Westworld " explores the premise of wealthy guests who indulge their wildest fantasies at a technologically advanced Wild-West-themed amusement park populated by android "hosts. In fact, something strange happens once they realize what's going on. Robots become sentient, figure out that they're slaves, and start to fight back.
What makes "Westworld" so addictive and binge-worthy is that everything isn't always as it seems. The story isn't told linearly or clearly, so mysteries reveal more mysteries, and essentially you're not sure which version of which character you're always dealing with.
There's not a lot of "Firefly" to binge, but trust us when we say you're going to love it. The FOX series only lasted for one season of 14 episodes back in and then a movie called "Serenity," which wrapped up all of the show's loose ends, premiered in The story is set in a future in the year where, as lead character Captain Malcolm Reynolds Nathan Fillion puts it in the show's opening, "Here's how it is.
The Earth got used up. So, we moved out and terraformed a whole new galaxy of Earths. The two biggest surviving superpowers, the United States and China, fused to form the central federal government, called the Alliance. But the Alliance isn't the glorious government one might hope. Mal's monologue continues, "The central planets formed the Alliance and decided all the planets had to join under their rule.
There was some disagreement on that point. After the war, many of the Independents who had fought and lost drifted to the edges of the system, far from Alliance control. Out here, people struggle to get by with the most basic technologies.
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