Best Sci-Fi Series to Binge in 2026 — Ranked by Platform

Science fiction television is in a golden age. Streaming platforms are investing billions in original sci-fi series, and the results have been extraordinary. Here are the best sci-fi series available to binge in 2026, organized by the platform where you can find them.

Best Sci-Fi on Netflix

• Stranger Things (All Seasons) — The 80s supernatural mystery that defined Netflix's original content era. Lovecraftian monsters, government conspiracies, and genuine emotional stakes across all 4 seasons.
• Dark (German) — The most intricate time travel series ever made. Three interconnected family stories across different eras in a German town. Three seasons of escalating brilliance.
• Altered Carbon — Cyberpunk noir in a future where consciousness can be transferred between bodies. Season 1 is exceptional.
• 3 Body Problem — The adaptation of Liu Cixin's hard sci-fi trilogy. A Chinese scientist's decision in 1967 has consequences reaching the present day and beyond.

Best Sci-Fi on Prime Video

• The Expanse — The most scientifically accurate space opera ever made. A conspiracy unfolds across a colonized solar system in the 23rd century. 6 seasons of consistently excellent television.
• Westworld Seasons 1-2 — A futuristic theme park where android hosts gain consciousness. The first two seasons are among the best science fiction television ever produced.
• Undone — An animated series blending rotoscope animation with a woman who discovers she can manipulate time after a near-death experience.

Best Sci-Fi on Apple TV+

• Severance — Employees at a corporation undergo a procedure that divides their work and personal memories. One of the most original sci-fi concepts in recent TV history.
• For All Mankind — An alternate history where the Soviet Union beat NASA to the moon, driving an endless space race. 4 seasons of excellent alternate history sci-fi.
• Foundation — The ambitious adaptation of Isaac Asimov's classic novels about a scientist who can predict the fall of civilization.

Best Sci-Fi Anime

Some of the most inventive science fiction comes from Japanese animation. See our anime guide for full recommendations. Key sci-fi anime: Steins;Gate (time travel, essential), Neon Genesis Evangelion (mecha, psychological), Ghost in the Shell (cyberpunk, philosophical).

Finding Sci-Fi by Platform

Browse the sci-fi section on NetMirror to find every sci-fi title across all platforms. Filter by Netflix, Prime Video, or Apple TV+ to see what is available in your region.