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Best Sci-Fi TV Series of the 2020s

Top 500 most popular Sci-Fi series that started in the 2020s

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Extrapolations

★ 6.2
9K 8 2023–2023
Social commentary · Dystopia

Hot Skull

★ 7.1
9K 8 2022–2022
Dystopia · Unsettling

The Copenhagen Test

★ 7.1
8K 8 2025–2025
Mystery box · Serialized · Tense

Three-Body

★ 7.6
8K 30 2023–present
Intellectual challenge

The Swarm

★ 5.9
8K 8 2023–2023
Nature & science

Class of '09

★ 6.6
8K 8 2023–2023
Near-future tech

Earth Abides

★ 6.3
8K 6 2024–2024
Post-apocalyptic · Survival

Hello Tomorrow!

★ 6.3
7K 10 2023–2023
Heists & cons · Nostalgic

Talamasca: The Secret Order

★ 6.5
7K 6 2025–2026
Supernatural · Urban fantasy

Robyn Hood

★ 1.0
7K 8 2023–2023
Action · Drama · Sci-Fi

Next

★ 6.7
6K 10 2020–2020
Near-future tech · Serialized

Solos

★ 6.0
6K 7 2021–2021
Anthology · Character study

Soulmates

★ 6.4
6K 6 2020–2020
Anthology · Love story

Beacon 23

★ 5.6
6K 16 2023–2024
Space & sci-fi · Central duo

Bait

★ 6.8
6K 6 2026–present
Tight limited run

Star City

★ 7.5
6K 8 2026–present
Drama · Sci-Fi

4400

★ 3.9
5K 13 2021–2022
Mystery box · Social commentary

Citadel: Diana

★ 6.1
5K 6 2024–2024
Espionage · Adrenaline

Kübra

★ 6.2
5K 16 2024–2024
Mystery box · Turkish drama

The Backrooms

★ 8.0
5K 25 2022–2025
Unsettling · Atmospheric

The Barrier

★ 6.8
5K 13 2020–2020
Dystopia · Class divide

Alien Worlds

★ 6.5
5K 4 2020–2020
Nature & science · Wonder & awe

Maggie

★ 7.1
4K 13 2022–2022
Love story · Feel-good

Moonhaven

★ 5.7
4K 6 2022–2022
Near-future tech · Space & sci-fi
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