So you're looking for a solid sci-fi TV show to add to your Netflix binge list? Well, friend, you've come to the right place. The streamer has long-established itself as the gold standard for genre entertainment. If you're anything like me, you've already tackled the platform's big hit series like Stranger Things and Black Mirror. You want something else -- and I put together a list that will surely scratch that genre itch.
Sci-fi fans are passionate and can also be a fickle bunch. It makes sense. The genre, in and of itself, contains so many different tones and styles. From humorous to dystopian drama, every facet of science fiction can be found here. 3 Body Problem is the perfect show is you want an alien invasion drama. Looking for an offbeat comic book superhero series? Check out The Umbrella Academy. If avant-garde narratives are your thing, look no further than The OA.
The handful of titles mentioned above only scratch the surface -- there are so many binge-worthy adventures that await you. Grab your favorite snack, pour yourself a refreshing beverage and get ready because these are the best Netflix sci-fi TV shows you should watch right now.
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Netflix I Am Not Okay With This It's one thing to be a teenager and navigate the awkward elements that high school life has to throw at you. But add some newfound superpowers into the mix, and the challenges become even more complicated. This is basically what I Am Not Okay With This is about. The series is based on Charles Forsman's graphic novel and there is only one season. After being renewed, the show was ultimately canceled due to COVID restrictions and budgetary issues.
Eriek N Juragan/Netflix Joko Anwar's Nightmares and Daydreams It's sort of expected when a new genre anthology series premieres that someone will eventually compare it to The Twilight Zone. Well, that's exactly what I'm going to do with Joko Anwar's Nightmares and Daydreams. The new seven-episode anthology series leans heavily into horror territory and does so through an Indonesian lens.
Netflix Devil May Cry The popular video game series gets the anime treatment in Netflix's Devil May Cry. The gist in a nutshell: Dante, a charismatic demon hunter, has to, well, hunt demons to save humanity. Power Rangers alum Johnny Yong Bosch supplies the voice for Dante in the action-packed series co-created by Castlevania and Dredd producer Adi Shankar.
Netflix Stranger Things Stranger Things caught on like wildfire when the genre series quietly premiered its first season on Netflix in 2016. What began as an homage to '80s cinema, with callouts to E.T., Dungeons & Dragons, Goonies and the works of Stephen King, has blossomed into a layered and sweeping sci-fi adventure. The program follows a group of kids in Hawkins, Indiana, who, after meeting a mysterious girl they name Eleven, discover a sinister dimension hiding right under their feet. Government cover-ups, demonic hell-beasts and a cast full of beloved misfit characters make up this tour-de-force genre series.
Mariano Landet/Netflix Eternaut Netflix's beautifully shot, post-apocalyptic series is the long-awaited adaptation of the beloved Argentine graphic novel, El Eternauta, which was first published in 1957. The story follows Juan Salvo and a group of survivors who make it through a lethal snowstorm (the snowflakes literally kill) only to discover the real threat against humanity isn't a weather anomaly but an alien invasion.
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