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Space & sci-fi

Space & sci-fi TV Series

Space, aliens and grand-scale science fiction.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 122 series

10/10 means the show is a defining example. Shows scoring below 7/10 don't make the list.

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122 series Taste tags cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

The Expanse

★ 8.5
193K 62 2015–2022
Space & sci-fi
10/10

Star Trek: The Next Generation

★ 8.7
150K 176 1987–1994
Space & sci-fi · Hopeful
10/10

Foundation

★ 7.6
127K 34 2021–present
Space & sci-fi · Sprawling saga
10/10

Star Trek

★ 8.4
101K 80 1966–1969
Space & sci-fi · Episodic
10/10

3 Body Problem

★ 7.5
182K 15 2024–present
Space & sci-fi · Existential dread
9/10

Star Trek: Discovery

★ 6.9
146K 65 2017–2024
Space & sci-fi
9/10

Stargate SG-1

★ 8.4
110K 213 1997–2007
Space & sci-fi
9/10

The Orville

★ 8.0
110K 46 2017–2022
Space & sci-fi · Warm humor
9/10

Star Trek: Picard

★ 7.5
102K 30 2020–2023
Space & sci-fi · Nostalgic
9/10

Star Trek: Voyager

★ 7.9
85K 168 1995–2001
Space & sci-fi
9/10

Stargate: Atlantis

★ 8.2
76K 99 2004–2009
Space & sci-fi · Ensemble cast
9/10

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

★ 8.2
76K 46 2022–2027
Hopeful · Space & sci-fi
9/10

Final Space

★ 8.2
51K 36 2018–2021
Space & sci-fi · Adult animation
9/10

Farscape

★ 8.2
43K 88 1999–2003
Space & sci-fi
9/10

Another Life

★ 5.3
41K 20 2019–2021
Space & sci-fi · Serialized
9/10

Babylon 5

★ 8.4
37K 111 1993–1998
Sprawling saga · Space & sci-fi
9/10

Dune

★ 6.9
25K 3 2000–2000
Space & sci-fi
9/10

Battlestar Galactica

★ 7.2
19K 21 1978–1979
Space & sci-fi · Survival
9/10

Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars

★ 8.2
17K 2 2004–2004
Space & sci-fi
9/10

Andromeda

★ 6.6
16K 110 2000–2005
Space & sci-fi
9/10

Childhood's End

★ 6.8
14K 3 2015–2015
Space & sci-fi · Philosophical
9/10

Green Lantern: The Animated Series

★ 8.0
8K 26 2011–2013
Space & sci-fi
9/10

Three-Body

★ 7.6
8K 30 2023–present
Intellectual challenge
9/10

Legend of the Galactic Heroes

★ 9.0
7K 110 1988–1997
Sprawling saga · War & military
9/10