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Space: Above and Beyond

★ 7.8 9K votes 1995–1996 1 season · 23 episodes Canceled FOX
War & militaryArmed conflict and the soldier's experience.This show: 10/10Space & sci-fiSpace, aliens and grand-scale science fiction.This show: 8/10AdrenalineAction and thrills as the primary reward.This show: 7/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 7/10TenseSustained suspense and pressure from start to finish.This show: 7/10Dark toneShadowy mood and subject matter, a shade short of outright bleak.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Morgan WeisserKristen ClokeRodney RowlandJoel de la FuenteLanei ChapmanJames Morrison
Written by
Glen MorganJames Wong
Starring
Morgan WeisserKristen ClokeRodney RowlandJoel de la FuenteLanei ChapmanJames Morrison
Written by
Glen MorganJames Wong
Ratings per Episode
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About

"A war drama that just happens to be interstellar"

Set in a near-future war against a hostile alien species, this short-lived series follows a squad of Marine fighter pilots, several of them lab-grown and treated as second-class citizens, as they're thrown into brutal combat against a mysterious enemy. It plays like a gritty war drama transplanted into space, more concerned with camaraderie, loss, and the grind of combat than spectacle. The tone is somber and earnest, carried by a tight ensemble cast and surprisingly grounded stakes for a mid-90s sci-fi show.

Watch it for

the grounded, grunt's-eye view of interstellar war that trades spectacle for genuine camaraderie and loss.

Maybe skip if

you want lighthearted sci-fi, since the tone stays bleak and the story ends on an unresolved cliffhanger.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 11995
7.64K2318h
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Pilot7.2
30590 min
▶2The Farthest Man from Home7.1
22645 min
▶3The Dark Side of the Sun7.3
20645 min
▶4Mutiny7.3
19545 min
▶5Ray Butts7.6
22245 min
▶6Eyes7.8
18245 min
▶7The Enemy7.0
17445 min
▶8Hostile Visit7.5
16745 min
▶9Choice or Chance7.7
17345 min
▶10Stay with the Dead7.4
17845 min
▶11The River of Stars7.6
17445 min
▶12Who Monitors the Birds?8.6
23545 min
▶13Level of Necessity6.7
16345 min
▶14Never No More8.1
16945 min
▶15The Angriest Angel8.6
20545 min
▶16Toy Soldiers7.4
15245 min
▶17Dear Earth7.6
15345 min
▶18Pearly7.5
16345 min
▶19R & R7.2
16845 min
▶20Stardust7.4
15645 min
▶21Sugar Dirt8.3
16845 min
▶22And If They Lay Us Down to Rest...7.9
19345 min
▶23...Tell Our Moms We Done Our Best8.6
21345 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Morgan Weisser Lt. Nathan West
Kristen Cloke Lt. Shane Vansen, Capt. Shane Vansen
Rodney Rowland Lt. Cooper Hawkes
Joel de la Fuente Lt. Paul Wang
Lanei Chapman Lt. Vanessa Damphousse
James Morrison Lt. Col. Tyrus Cassius 'T.C.' McQueen, Col. Tyrus Cassius 'T.C.' McQueen
Tucker Smallwood Commodore Ross
Robert Crow Controller, Crow, Communications Officer
Tasia Valenza Lt. Kelly Anne Winslow
Michael Mantell Howard Sewell

Crew

Glen Morgan
James Wong

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