TV-Shows.TVThe best shows for me! The best sci-fi TV shows 2026 – ranked by the community. Science fiction series ask one central question: what if? What if AI develops consciousness, time travel has real consequences or humanity inhabits other planets? The highest-rated series in this ranking use those premises as a lens for social and ethical questions – not just as a backdrop for special effects.
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(7/10 stars)After their plane, Oceanic Air flight 815, tore apart whilst thousands of miles off course, the survivors find themselves on a mysterious deserted island where they soon find out they are not alone. more about Lost (2004)
(7/10 stars)Set ninety-seven years after a nuclear war has destroyed civilization, when a spaceship housing humanity's lone survivors sends one hundred juvenile delinquents back to Earth, in hopes of possibly re-populating the planet. more about The 100
(9/10 stars)In a world where superheroes embrace the darker side of their massive celebrity and fame, a group of vigilantes known informally as "The Boys" set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty. more about The Boys
(7/10 stars)After being marooned for five years on a remote island and presumed dead, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen returns home with a mysterious agenda and a lethal set of new skills that he uses in a war on crime in his hometown of Starling City. more about Arrow
(6/10 stars)An invisible and mysterious force field descends upon a small fictional town in the United States, trapping residents inside, cut off from the rest of civilization. The trapped townsfolk must discover the secrets and purpose of the "dome" and its origins, while coming to learn more than they ever kn... more about Under the Dome
(7/10 stars)After being struck by lightning, Barry Allen wakes up from his coma to discover he's been given the power of super speed, becoming the Flash, fighting crime in Central City. more about The Flash
(8/10 stars)The Doctor is an alien Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey who travels through all of time and space in the TARDIS. The Doctor has a long list of friends and companions who have shared journeys along the way. Instead of dying, the Doctor is able to “regenerate” into a new body, taking on a new perso... more about Doctor Who (2005)
(8/10 stars)A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her. more about Orphan Black
(8/10 stars)When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one strange little girl. more about Stranger Things
(7/10 stars)In Los Angeles, a city where people come to escape, shield secrets, and bury their pasts, we follow this mysterious outbreak as it threatens to disrupt what little stability high school guidance counselor Madison Clark and English teacher Travis Manawa have managed to assemble. The pressure of b... more about Fear the Walking Dead
(8/10 stars)An F.B.I. agent is forced to work with an institutionalized scientist and his son in order to rationalize a brewing storm of unexplained phenomena. more about Fringe
(8/10 stars)An ex-CIA agent and a mysterious billionaire prevent violent crimes with the help of an all-seeing machine that can predict events before they happen. more about Person of Interest
(8/10 stars)The story behind Detective James Gordon's rise to prominence in Gotham City in the years before Batman's arrival. more about Gotham
(8/10 stars)Now that the existence of super heroes and aliens has become public knowledge, the world is trying to come to grips with this new reality. Agent Phil Coulson is back in action and now has his eye on a mysterious group called The Rising Tide. In order to track this unknown enemy, he has assembled a s... more about Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
(7/10 stars)Heroes is a cult serial saga about people all over the world discovering that they have superpowers and trying to deal with how this change affects their lives. Not only are they discovering what having superpowers means to them but also the larger picture of where those powers come from and what th... more about Heroes (2006)
(7/10 stars)Blinded as a young boy, Matt Murdock fights injustice by day as a lawyer and by night as the Super Hero Daredevil in Hell's Kitchen, New York City. more about Daredevil
(8/10 stars)A young man who gains the ability to use the full extent of his brain's capabilities is hired by the FBI as a consultant. more about Limitless
(9/10 stars)Follows the misadventures of an alcoholic scientist Rick and his overly nervous grandson Morty, who split their time between domestic family life and intergalactic travel. Often finding themselves in a heap of trouble that more often than not is created through their own actions. more about Rick and Morty
(8/10 stars)This sequel to the 1994 movie Stargate chronicles the further adventures of SGC (Stargate Command). It turned out that the Goa'uld Ra was only one of many alien System Lords who used the Stargates to conquer much of the universe. When Earth uncovers a working cartouche to decipher the coding system ... more about Stargate SG-1
(7/10 stars)After saving the life of an international diplomat in Washington D.C., a pair of U.S. Secret Service agents are whisked away to a covert location in South Dakota that houses supernatural objects that the U.S. Government has collected over the centuries. Their new assignment: retrieve some of the mis... more about Warehouse 13
Sci-Fi TV shows are the genre most driven by a single core question: what if? What if AI becomes conscious? What if we colonise other planets? What if time travel is possible but comes with unexpected costs? The best science fiction uses these premises not as an end in themselves, but as a lens through which current social, ethical or technological questions can be examined differently.
This ranking covers sci-fi series across a broad spectrum: hard science fiction with high technical ambition, space opera with epic interstellar scenarios, dystopian series, time travel stories and near-future concepts that are only a small step removed from the present. Series that deliver on both dimensions – compelling story and substantive ideas – consistently rank at the top of the community charts. Use the streaming filter to see immediately where each series is currently available.
If sci-fi TV shows are your thing, you might also enjoy fantasy or thriller series for similarly imaginative or tense storytelling.
The top Sci-Fi TV Shows are ranked by real community votes. The more ratings a show has, the more stable its position.
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