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Best Sci-Fi TV Series of the 1980s

148 Sci-Fi series that started in the 1980s, ranked by popularity

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148 series

Leina: Wolf Sword Legend

★ 3.7
41 3 1988–present
Animation · Sci-Fi

Didani-ha

★ 8.4
39 1983–1995
Adventure · Documentary · Sci-Fi

The Visitors

★ 6.8
39 6 1980–1980
Sci-Fi

Play for Tomorrow

★ 6.3
36 6 1982–1982
Drama · Sci-Fi

Astronauts

★ 5.6
35 13 1981–1982
Comedy · Sci-Fi

The Haunting of Cassie Palmer

★ 6.8
35 6 1982–1982
Family · Horror · Sci-Fi

Unterwegs nach Atlantis

★ 6.6
33 13 1982–present
Comedy · Family · Sci-Fi

Aura Battler Dunbine: The Tale of Neo Byston Well

★ 7.0
33 3 1988–1988
Adventure · Animation · Sci-Fi

They Came from Somewhere Else

★ 7.6
33 6 1984–present
Comedy · Sci-Fi

Interster

★ 7.7
32 13 1981–present
Family · Sci-Fi

Aliens in the Family

★ 7.0
31 6 1987–present
Drama · Family · Sci-Fi

Tondemo Senshi Muteking

★ 6.3
31 56 1980–1981
Animation · Comedy · Sci-Fi

Mysteries from Beyond the Other Dominion

★ 8.8
30 1 1988–1993
Sci-Fi

Luna

★ 7.4
30 12 1983–1984
Comedy · Family · Sci-Fi

Chlorofilla vom blauen Himmel

★ 7.8
29 1984–1985
Animation · Sci-Fi

Snakes and Ladders

★ 5.9
28 7 1989–1989
Comedy · Sci-Fi

Der Andro-Jäger

★ 5.8
28 26 1982–1984
Comedy · Sci-Fi

Captain Zep - Space Detective

★ 6.2
27 12 1983–1984
Family · Sci-Fi

The Infinite Voyage

★ 7.6
25 20 1987–1991
Documentary · Sci-Fi · Sport

Locke the Superman: Lord Leon

★ 5.6
25 3 1989–present
Animation · Drama · Sci-Fi

The Minikins

★ 6.2
25 12 1981–1982
Family · Sci-Fi

Mission Outer Space Srungle

★ 6.6
23 53 1983–1984
Action · Animation · Sci-Fi

Il fascino dell'insolito

★ 5.8
21 14 1980–1982
Fantasy · Horror · Sci-Fi

Lyudi i delfiny

★ 6.8
20 4 1984–present
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