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Best Sci-Fi TV Series of 2022

120 Sci-Fi series that started in 2022, ranked by popularity

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

Action 21 Adult 2 Adventure 9 Animation 19 Biography 0 Comedy 20 Crime 1 Documentary 1 Drama 43 Family 3 Fantasy 2 Game-Show 0 History 2 Horror 11 Music 1 Musical 0 Mystery 18 News 0 Reality-TV 0 Romance 5 Sci-Fi 120 Short 2 Sport 0 Talk-Show 1 Thriller 12 War 0 Western 1

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 0 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 0 Gritty 0 Dark tone 4 Feel-good 1 Cozy 0 Wholesome 0 Melancholic 1 Tense 7 Unsettling 4 Whimsical 0 Campy 0 Cynical 0 Hopeful 1 Sentimental 1 Nostalgic 2 Bittersweet 1 Chaotic energy 0 Deadpan cool 0

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 1 Fast-paced 0 Episodic 1 Serialized 6 Procedural 0 Mystery box 7 Anthology 0 Cliffhanger-driven 3 Sprawling saga 0 Tight limited run 2 Puzzle plot 3 Vignette style 0

Humor style

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

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 0 Detective mystery 0 True crime 0 Heists & cons 0 Legal 0 Medical 0 Political intrigue 0 Espionage 0 War & military 1 Family saga 0 Coming of age 1 Workplace 1 School & campus 0 Love story 2 Friendship 1 Found family 1 Survival 1 Post-apocalyptic 2 Dystopia 2 Supernatural 0 Space & sci-fi 4 Near-future tech 3 Time travel 3 High fantasy 0 Urban fantasy 0 Monster horror 1 Psychological horror 2 Addiction & vice 0 Mental health 0 Faith & religion 0 Sports 0 Music scene 0 Food & cooking 0 Nature & science 0 Real history 0 Royalty & aristocracy 0 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 1 Existential dread 1 Revenge 0 Redemption 0 Secrets & lies 3

Characters & perspective

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

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 1 Adrenaline 1 Intellectual challenge 1 Comfort rewatch 0 Romantic yearning 2 Cathartic 0 Wonder & awe 1 Mounting dread 1 Warm glow 0 Gut punch 0

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 0 Visually striking 2 Stylized direction 1 Naturalistic 0 Big-budget spectacle 1 Lo-fi charm 0 Atmospheric 6 Distinctive score 1 Experimental 1 Deep worldbuilding 1 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 0 Contemporary life 0 Long-runner 0 Built to binge 0

Viewing-culture clusters

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

Intensity & content character

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

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120 series

Beyond the Veil

34 6 2022–present

Drama · Horror · Sci-Fi

Bashar Shorts

33 9 2022–2022

Drama · Fantasy · Sci-Fi

Darknet

33 8 2022–2022

Action · Drama · Sci-Fi

Knight Watchmen

31 6 2022–2022

Action · Drama · Sci-Fi

Nochnoy rezhim

31 10 2022–2022

Sci-Fi · Thriller

Historias de Protegidos

30 5 2022–2022

Drama · Sci-Fi

Teen Regime

27 5 2022–2022

Jaunais Norm

27 8 2022–present

Drama · Sci-Fi

Strange Days at Blake Holsey High: Echoes

26 12 2022–present

SmallTown Outsiders

25 13 2022–present

Mystery · Sci-Fi · Short

Lightning Wolves

25 8 2022–present

Animation · Comedy · Sci-Fi

The Picco Incident

23 7 2022–present

Horror · Sci-Fi · Thriller

Tunnel in Time

23 2 2022–present

Action · Mystery · Sci-Fi

Soundtrack to Our Teenage Zombie Apocalypse

21 10 2022–present

Drama · Sci-Fi

2041

21 6 2022–present

Comedy · Sci-Fi

Wasteland Ultra

20 4 2022–2022

Action · Adult · Sci-Fi

GenZeroes

20 5 2022–present

The Midnight Hour

19 9 2022–present

Horror · Sci-Fi · Thriller

Early to Rise

Itopia

18 19 2022–2026

They Nonce

17 3 2022–2023

Comedy · Sci-Fi

Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Amended

16 3 2022–present

Sci-Fi · Short

The Cloaked Realm

16 2022–present

Eternal Variance

16 2022–present

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