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Best Sci-Fi TV Series of 2017

123 Sci-Fi series that started in 2017, ranked by popularity

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Genres as assigned by IMDb. Selecting several means a show must match all of them.

Action 29 Adult 2 Adventure 10 Animation 18 Biography 0 Comedy 21 Crime 4 Documentary 4 Drama 24 Family 2 Fantasy 8 Game-Show 0 History 1 Horror 9 Music 0 Musical 0 Mystery 8 News 0 Reality-TV 1 Romance 3 Sci-Fi 123 Short 2 Sport 1 Talk-Show 2 Thriller 11 War 1 Western 0

Decades

By first-air year. Several selections widen the range; a specific year narrows within its decade.

2020s 594 2010s 1017 2000s 393 1990s 206 1980s 148 1970s 112 1960s 66 1950s 24 1940s 2 1930s 0 1920s 0 1900s 0

Specific year

2026 21 2025 64 2024 86 2023 93 2022 120 2021 101 2020 109 2019 119 2018 102 2017 123 2016 112 2015 107 2014 89 2013 124 2012 99 2011 71 2010 71 2009 58 2008 56 2007 50 2006 36 2005 36 2004 31 2003 31 2002 26 2001 38 2000 31 1999 24 1998 28 1997 21 1996 18 1995 21 1994 22 1993 22 1992 18 1991 18 1990 14 1989 23 1988 15 1987 14 1986 14 1985 16 1984 16 1983 13 1982 9 1981 14 1980 14 1979 11 1978 17 1977 16 1976 13 1975 16 1974 9 1973 12 1972 8 1971 3 1970 7 1969 5 1968 7 1967 7 1966 13 1965 8 1964 4 1963 6 1962 6 1961 4 1960 6 1959 5 1958 2 1957 1 1956 3 1955 2 1954 2 1953 6 1951 1 1950 2 1946 1 1944 1

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Rating patterns, computed from IMDb episode-rating trajectories. Deliberately strict: only shows with an unmistakable pattern carry one, so expect small numbers.

Rating patterns

Fumbled the Finale 1 Stuck the Landing 0 Grew the Beard 0 Rock Solid 0 Past Its Prime 0 Roller Coaster 0

Taste tags, judged by our AI taste model. They cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Tone & mood

Bleak 1 Gritty 0 Dark tone 2 Feel-good 0 Cozy 0 Wholesome 0 Melancholic 0 Tense 4 Unsettling 3 Whimsical 1 Campy 0 Cynical 0 Hopeful 1 Sentimental 0 Nostalgic 0 Bittersweet 0 Chaotic energy 0 Deadpan cool 0

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 2 Fast-paced 0 Episodic 0 Serialized 6 Procedural 0 Mystery box 1 Anthology 2 Cliffhanger-driven 0 Sprawling saga 0 Tight limited run 0 Puzzle plot 2 Vignette style 0

Humor style

Dry humor 0 Absurdist 0 Satirical 0 Cringe comedy 0 Slapstick 0 Witty banter 2 Dark comedy 0 Warm humor 2 Raunchy 0 Parody 0 Ironic & meta 0

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 0 Detective mystery 1 True crime 0 Heists & cons 1 Legal 0 Medical 1 Political intrigue 2 Espionage 2 War & military 0 Family saga 0 Coming of age 1 Workplace 0 School & campus 1 Love story 1 Friendship 0 Found family 1 Survival 0 Post-apocalyptic 0 Dystopia 2 Supernatural 0 Space & sci-fi 2 Near-future tech 1 Time travel 1 High fantasy 0 Urban fantasy 0 Monster horror 0 Psychological horror 1 Addiction & vice 0 Mental health 1 Faith & religion 1 Sports 0 Music scene 0 Food & cooking 0 Nature & science 0 Real history 1 Royalty & aristocracy 1 Small town 0 Big city life 0 Rural & frontier 0 Suburban underbelly 0 Class divide 0 Immigrant experience 0 Queer stories 0 Female perspective 1 Social commentary 2 Philosophical 2 Existential dread 1 Revenge 0 Redemption 0 Secrets & lies 2

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 0 Morally gray 1 Villain's POV 0 Ensemble cast 1 Central duo 0 Strong female lead 1 Child's perspective 0 Outsider lead 0 Genius lead 1 Working class 0 Elites & privilege 0 Unreliable narrator 1 Character study 3 Banter chemistry 1

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 0 Adrenaline 0 Intellectual challenge 0 Comfort rewatch 0 Romantic yearning 1 Cathartic 0 Wonder & awe 1 Mounting dread 0 Warm glow 0 Gut punch 1

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 0 Visually striking 3 Stylized direction 2 Naturalistic 0 Big-budget spectacle 0 Lo-fi charm 0 Atmospheric 5 Distinctive score 1 Experimental 2 Deep worldbuilding 0 Tight writing 0

Format & audience

Sitcom 0 Adult animation 0 Anime 0 Kids & family 0 Young adult 2 Soap & telenovela 0 Event miniseries 0 Reality competition 0 Lifestyle reality 0 Docuseries 0 Sketch & variety 0 Game & quiz show 0 Talk & panel 0 Period piece 2 Contemporary life 0 Long-runner 0 Built to binge 0

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 1 Nordic noir 0 K-drama 1 Turkish drama 0 Indian TV 0

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 1 Disturbing 1 Sexually explicit 0 Family-safe 0 Emotionally heavy 1 Easy watching 1

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123 series

Infini-T Force

70 12 2017–2017

Action · Animation · Sci-Fi

Riley Parra

70 12 2017–2018

Action · Sci-Fi · Thriller

Anime e sangue

69 2017–present

Adventure · Fantasy · Sci-Fi

Voltron 84

67 12 2017–2017

Action · Animation · Sci-Fi

Ultra Fight Orb

Action · Sci-Fi

How the World Ends

62 6 2017–2017

Documentary · Sci-Fi

Android Employed

55 8 2017–2018

Comedy · Sci-Fi

Sand Whale and Me

53 5 2017–2017

Blade of Honor

52 5 2017–2017

Action · Sci-Fi

Yochô: Sanpo suru Shinryakusha

51 5 2017–2017

Horror · Sci-Fi · Thriller

Shield of Tomorrow

51 53 2017–present

Adventure · Sci-Fi

Ultraman Zero the Chronicle

50 2 2017–2017

109 Strange Things

46 6 2017–2017

See You In Time

45 16 2017–present

Drama · Romance · Sci-Fi

I Am...

44 2017–present

Drama · Sci-Fi

Borg Mom

42 12 2017–2017

Comedy · Drama · Sci-Fi

Ghostbusters: Station 6

40 1 2017–present

Comedy · Family · Sci-Fi

Trip for Biscuits

38 18 2017–2017

Comedy · Sci-Fi

Dogma

36 14 2017–present

Sci-Fi · Thriller

Creepy Chronicles

36 4 2017–present

Drama · Horror · Sci-Fi

Starhunter Transformation

34 3 2017–present

Gojira awakening

33 1 2017–2017

Action · Horror · Sci-Fi

Schoolgirl Strikers: Animation Channel

32 13 2017–2017

Action · Animation · Sci-Fi

Autodale: The Animated Series

31 7 2017–2021

Animation · Horror · Sci-Fi

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