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Is this the lucky year for Sci-Fi entertainment? It seems so, as many long-awaited, plus some unexpected hidden gem Sci-Fi TV shows are ready to hit the screens. From the 3 Body Problem to the new Alien and Dune TV series adaptation, it seems that budget is no longer an issue and science fiction is back on the menu in its past glory!
Several ambitious science fiction novel adaptations are also in the works with no fixed release date yet. As new shows are stormily announced, we will keep this curated list of the latest Sci-Fi TV shows and upcoming releases updated so you don’t miss any of them.
3 Body Problem
Release date: 21 March 2024, Netflix
Release date: 21 March 2024, Runtime: 60′, Channel: Netflix, Created by: David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Alexander Woo, Starring: Jovan Adepo, Liam Cunningham, Eiza González
Against the backdrop of China’s Cultural Revolution during the 1960s, a significant decision sets off a series of events that reverberate into the present day. In a bid to address a pressing existential threat to the planet, a team of scientists collaborates with a determined detective. Their mission is to confront a perilous challenge facing humanity. A secret military project launches signals into space, aiming to establish contact with extraterrestrial beings.
Stemming from the creative world of Chinese science fiction writer Liu Cixin’s Hugo-awarded novel, this narrative forms the basis of the first book in the Remembrance of Earth’s Past series.
Constellation
Release date: 21 February 2024, Runtime: 60′, Channel: Apple TV+, Created by: Peter Harness, Sean Jablonski, Starring: Noomi Rapace, Jonathan Banks, James D’Arcy
Following a tragic accident aboard the International Space Station, a solitary astronaut embarks on a courageous voyage back to Earth, only to find that crucial aspects of her life, such as her young daughter, have undergone significant changes.
The Signal
Original title: Das Signal
Release date: 7 March 2024, Runtime: 4-part mini-series, Channel: Netflix, Created by: Sebastian Hilger, Starring: Florian David Fitz, Peri Baumeister, Yuna Bennett
When an astronaut mysteriously vanishes during a mission, her husband goes to investigate while navigating life as a single parent to their daughter.
Davey & Jonesie’s Locker
Release date: 22 March 2024, Runtime: 33′, Channel: Hulu, Created by: Evany Rosen, Starring: Veronika Slowikowska, Jaelynn Thora Brooks, Dan Beirne
Two teenagers, Davey and Jonesie, feel out of step with their peers and the banal backdrops of their high school. When they discover their locker is actually a portal to a Multiverse, they set off on new adventures.
Dark Matter
Release date: 8 May 2024, Channel: Apple TV+, Created by: Blake Crouch (novel), Starring: Jennifer Connelly, Joel Edgerton, Oakes Fegley
A man is abducted into an alternate version of his life. Amid the mind-bending landscape of lives he could’ve lived, he embarks on a harrowing journey to get back to his true family and save them from a most terrifying foe: himself.
Based on the best-selling science fiction novel by Blake Crouch, “Dark Matter”.
Parasyte: The Grey
Original title: Gisaengsu: Deo Geurei
Release date: 5 April 2024, Channel: Netflix, Created by: Hitoshi Iwaaki, Starring: Koo Kyo-hwan, Jeon So-nee, Jung Hyun Lee
A group of humans wage war against the rising evil of unidentified parasitic life-forms that live off of human hosts and strive to grow their power.
Fallout
Release date: 10 April 2024, Channel: Amazon Prime, Created by: Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Graham Wagner, Starring: Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Walton Goggins
In a future, post-apocalyptic Los Angeles brought about by nuclear decimation, citizens must live in underground bunkers to protect themselves from radiation, mutants and bandits.
Based on the popular video game series Fallout.
Dead Boy Detectives
Release date: 25 April 2024, Channel: Netflix, Created by: Steve Yockey, Starring: Briana Cuoco, Caitlin Reilly, Max Jenkins
The ghosts of two dead children, Charles Rowland and Edwin Paine, who, rather than enter the afterlife, stay on Earth to become detectives investigating supernatural crimes.
Based on a story written by Neil Gaiman for DC Comics.
The Acolyte
Release date: 4 June 2024, Channel: Disney+, Created by: Leslye Headland, Starring: Amandla Stenberg, Dafne Keen, Jodie Turner-Smith
A former Padawan reunites with her Jedi Master to investigate a series of crimes but discovers the forces they confront are more sinister than they ever anticipated.
Based on the universe of Star Wars by George Lucas.
The Skeleton Crew
Release date: late 2024, Channel: Disney+, Created by: Christopher Ford, Jon Watts, Starring: Kerry Condon, Jude Law, Ryan Kiera Armstrong
Trailer to be released soon
Four kids make a mysterious discovery on their home planet that leads them to get lost in a strange and dangerous galaxy.
Based on the Star Wars universe created by George Lucas.
Dune: The Prophecy
Release date: late 2024, Channel: Max, Created by: Diane Ademu-John, Starring: Camilla Beeput, Sarah Lam, Emily Watson
Trailer to be released soon
TV series set in the ‘Dune’ universe which centers on the lives of the Bene Gesserit.
Alien (TV Series prequel)
Release date: first half of 2025, Channel: FX/Hulu, Created by: Noah Hawley Executive producer: Ridley Scott, Starring: Timothy Olyphant, Essie Davis, Alex Lawther
Trailer to be released soon
A Sci-Fi TV series prequel set three decades before the events of the 1979 film, set in the “Alien” universe from Noah Hawley.
Time Bandits
Release date: Coming soon, Channel: Apple TV+, Created by: Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris, and Taika Waititi, Starring: Kal-El Tuck, Kiera Thompson, Rune Temte, Tadhg Murphy
Trailer to be released soon
TV series adaptation of Terry Gilliam’s 1981 film, Time Bandits, which centers on a young boy who discovers a time-travelling portal in his bedroom.
Based on characters by Terry Gilliam & Michael Palin
