{"id":1026292,"date":"2026-01-14T03:56:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T03:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=474377"},"modified":"2026-01-14T03:56:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T03:56:21","slug":"the-best-sci-fi-tv-of-the-year-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-best-sci-fi-tv-of-the-year-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"The best sci-fi TV of the year so far"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/the-best-sci-fi-tv-of-the-year-so-far.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Sci-fi shows this year have run the gamut from big-budget video game adaptations like <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24122477\/fallout-tv-series-review-prime-video-show\">Fallout<\/a><\/em> to quirky animated gems like <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24086731\/iwaju-disney-plus-watch\">Iw\u00e1j\u00fa<\/a><\/em>. Be they from existing franchises, adaptations of books, or totally original stories, they all explore the wide world that the science fiction genre has to offer \u2014 because in truth, it\u2019s <em>quite<\/em> a range. We\u2019ve got Legos, we\u2019ve got zombies, we\u2019ve got robots, and more. The sci-fi umbrella is big enough for everyone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">So what are the best ones to check out, the cream of the crop from 2024? Here\u2019s Polygon\u2019s picks for the best sci-fi television of the year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-none\"><strong>Fallout<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Where to watch: <\/strong>Prime Video<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/the-best-sci-fi-tv-of-the-year-so-far.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Fallout<\/em> felt like a small miracle of the year: a show set in the world of a video game franchise that built on the lore, rules, and tone of the games effectively and smartly.<strong> <\/strong>We follow Lucy (Ella Purnell), who\u2019s venturing beyond her vault for the first time ever. What she finds in the wasteland is, of course, corruption and madness \u2014&nbsp;this is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/fallout\">Fallout<\/a>, after all.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">What makes <em>Fallout<\/em> great feels like how easily it moves beyond that. Sure, there\u2019s the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24132071\/fallout-series-prime-npc-wasteland-cast\">one-off NPC homages<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24133456\/amazon-fallout-show-ncr-shady-sands-lore-fan-reaction-response-explained\">major expansions<\/a> (or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24126632\/fallout-tv-nuclear-war-bomb-vault-tec-explainer\">even just <em>possible<\/em> departures<\/a>) of game mythology. But as precise as <em>Fallout<\/em> feels, it also just feels like a freewheelin\u2019 sci-fi world that\u2019s just fun to live in. There\u2019s cyber feet and decapitator devices and irradiated creatures and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24141751\/fallout-brotherhood-steel-power-armor-how-nolan-interview\">whole religious order built around \u201cklutzy\u201d steel suits of armor<\/a>. It delivers on its bona fides and its sci-fi potential, but it also just comes assured, giving a big story told through distinct characters. \u2014<em>Zosha Millman<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-none\">Parasyte: The Grey<\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Where to watch: <\/strong>Netflix<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/the-best-sci-fi-tv-of-the-year-so-far-1.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/23540657\/jung-e-trailer-netflix-release-yeon-sang-ho-movies\">Yeon Sang-ho\u2019s work<\/a> often exists at the intersection of sci-fi and horror. Zombie movies (<em>Train to Busan<\/em>), supernatural horror (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/22799439\/hellbound-ending-episode-6\">Hellbound<\/a><\/em>) \u2014 even his more straightforward sci-fi projects usually involve some horror elements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Parasyte: The Grey<\/em>, his Netflix follow-up to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/reviews\/22789349\/hellbound-review-netflix\"><em>Hellbound<\/em>\u2019s first season<\/a>, takes this to the extreme. A live-action spinoff of the popular manga series, the show follows the aftermath of an invasion of Earth by parasitic creatures that kill humans and take over their bodies. But when one woman (Jeon So-nee) ends up in a more symbiotic relationship with her parasite, it throws everything into question. Like most of Yeon\u2019s projects, it\u2019s a very fun time filled with genre thrills, with some of the best VFX you\u2019ll see this year. \u2014<em>Pete Volk<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dark Matter<\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Where to watch: <\/strong>Apple TV Plus<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/the-best-sci-fi-tv-of-the-year-so-far-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Apple TV Plus\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">A cat-and-mouse thriller sprawled across the multiverse\u2014 Wait! Don\u2019t leave! The multiverse fad isn\u2019t dead yet! This is one of the good ones!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Based on Blake Crouch\u2019s novel of the same name, <em>Dark Matter<\/em> finds Jason (Joel Edgerton) abducted and dumped in an underground lab\u2026 located in a parallel universe. The masked assailant behind the crime: his double, \u201cJason 2,\u201d who intends to live out the rest of his days with Jason 1\u2019s wife, Daniela (Jennifer Connelly), the one that got away in his world. Even after discovering Jason 2\u2019s process for crossing over, returning to his place in spacetime turns out to be no easy feat for Jason 1, as the psychedelic drugs that allow his mind to navigate the multiverse don\u2019t come with a map, leaving him on a roulette journey into other versions of Earth, both perilous (Ice Age world! Zombie world!) and utopian.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Like <em>Cast Away<\/em> or <em>The Martian<\/em>, <em>Dark Matter<\/em> is a man-versus-impossible-odds survival story. But thanks to the split perspectives of Jason 1 and Jason 2, and perhaps Crouch\u2019s choice to adapt his own novel, the show puts its emphasis on the ramifications of how relationships would warp and spark under the larger-than-life predicament. Accompanying Jason 1 on his race through the multiverse is Jason 2\u2019s girlfriend, Amanda (Alice Braga), who challenges his love-conquers-all mission while questioning her own relationship to the man she\u2019s now met the more compassionate version of. At the same time, Jason 2, a hot-shot scientist who gave up on meaningful relationships in his own world, struggles to keep up appearances with Jason 1\u2019s family \u2014 he has the looks, but not the heart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The grounded approach coupled with bursts of the fantastical leaves <em>Dark Matter<\/em> feeling more like an episodic take on <em>The Fountain<\/em> than anything in the MCU, all anchored by Edgerton\u2019s, Connelly\u2019s, and Braga\u2019s delicate performances.\u00a0\u2014<em>Matt Patches<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Iw\u00e1j\u00fa<\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Where to watch: <\/strong>Disney Plus<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/the-best-sci-fi-tv-of-the-year-so-far-2.png\" alt=\"A lizard jumping from a controller on a desk with a holographic screen projected behind it\" title=\"A lizard jumping from a controller on a desk with a holographic screen projected behind it\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Disney\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Disney\u2019s collaboration with pan-African studio Kugali is just six half-hour episodes, but it packs a punch. It\u2019s a very tight story, taking place in a futuristic Lagos, Nigeria. The wealthy enjoy the boons of technology, like flying cars and high-tech computers; the poor, meanwhile, work their butts off for a fraction of that in separate areas of the city controlled by crime lords. The show follows two children, a wealthy but lonely girl and the clever but poor boy who works for her father. <em>Iw\u00e1j\u00fa <\/em>doesn\u2019t waste a moment in its captivating world. \u2014<em>Petrana Radulovic<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Doctor Who<\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Where to watch: <\/strong>Disney Plus<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/the-best-sci-fi-tv-of-the-year-so-far-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">This year,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24152946\/doctor-who-ncuti-gatwa-costume\">Doctor Who<\/a><\/em>\u00a0danced back onto screens with aplomb. Sure, it wasn\u2019t the most even of seasons, week to week. But the downs were more than outweighed by standout sci-fi parable episodes like \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24161071\/doctor-who-steven-moffat-boom\">Boom<\/a>\u201d and \u201c73 Yards.\u201d Even charming interludes like \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24168156\/doctor-who-dot-bubble-review-new-episode-6\">Dot and Bubble<\/a>\u201d and \u201cRogue\u201d succeeded as showcases for the sheer charisma of\u00a0<em>Who<\/em>\u2019s new stars, Millie Gibson as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/reviews\/24016644\/doctor-who-christmas-special-review\">the orphaned companion Ruby Sunday<\/a> and the electrifying Ncuti Gatwa as the Fourteenth Doctor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Returning showrunner Russell T. Davies showed that he could still make the old tunes sing, and that&nbsp;<em>Doctor Who<\/em>&nbsp;could break new ground for the veteran sci-fi staple \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/reviews\/23997484\/doctor-who-giggle-ncuti-gatwa-15th-doctor\">a Doctor of color<\/a>, unshakable trans-positive themes \u2014 while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/23979689\/doctor-who-the-star-beast-review\">remaining effortlessly, effervescently itself<\/a>. \u2014<em>Susana Polo<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-none\">3 Body Problem<\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Where to watch: <\/strong>Netflix<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/the-best-sci-fi-tv-of-the-year-so-far-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">When Netflix announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24112692\/3-body-problems-game-thrones-adaptation-choices-benioff-weiss-woo\"><em>Game of Thrones <\/em>creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss<\/a> would be helming an adaptation of Cixin Liu\u2019s <em>The Three-Body Problem<\/em> alongside Alexander Woo, the question from those who had read the book was simple: How? The book is one of those considered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/entertainment\/24105888\/unfilmable-books-best-adaptations-movies-shows-history-list\">unadaptable<\/a>, filled with dense scientific descriptions and not much in terms of character interiority or motivation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The answer: By making some serious changes (but keeping some of the book\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24108068\/3-body-problem-netflix-ship-scene-panama-canal-how-vfx-special-effects-interview\">most intense moments<\/a>). Netflix\u2019s <em>3 Body Problem <\/em>dramatically accelerated the timeline of the books, borrowed characters from later books in the series, and tried to give more focus on the people involved in this very science-driven story. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24094854\/3-body-problem-review-spoiler-free\">For the most part, it worked<\/a>, telling a complicated but compelling story about humanity in crisis (and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24119182\/3-body-problem-vr-headset-books-netflix-show\">with sick VR headsets<\/a>). The show will be getting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24157604\/3-body-problem-season-2-renewal-ending-seasons\">two more seasons to wrap up<\/a> the saga. \u2014<em>PV<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-none\">Outer Range<\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Where to watch: <\/strong>Prime Video<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/the-best-sci-fi-tv-of-the-year-so-far-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Sadly canceled after two intriguing, bizarre seasons, this existential sci-fi Western has great writing, an excellent cast (led by Josh Brolin, Lili Taylor, and Imogen Poots), and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/reviews\/23022774\/outer-range-review\"><em>just <\/em>the right amount of <em>Twin Peaks <\/em>influence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">A family drama that also takes some notes from <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/23712357\/yellowstone-ending-season-5-finale-kevin-costner-matthew-mcconaughey\">Yellowstone<\/a><\/em>, <em>Outer Range<\/em> follows the Abbotts, a ranching family in Wyoming who are juggling two significant problems: (1) conniving rich neighbors eyeing their property and (2) a giant hole that recently popped up on their property that no one seems to fully understand. Both are great focal points for the family drama that ensues, as the Abbotts\u2019 strong bonds are strained by the difficulty of their situation. \u2014<em>PV<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sunny<\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Where to watch:<\/strong> Apple TV Plus<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/the-best-sci-fi-tv-of-the-year-so-far-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Suzie Sakamoto (Rashida Jones) doesn\u2019t want any of this. She doesn\u2019t want to have lost her husband and son in a plane crash; she doesn\u2019t want her mother-in-law telling her how to grieve. And she <em>definitely<\/em> doesn\u2019t want the giant helper robot, Sunny (Joanna Sotomura), up in her business. But, given that Sunny was left behind by her roboticist husband, Suzie endeavors to try (or at least can\u2019t figure out how to shut Sunny all the way off).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">And it\u2019s a good thing, too, because very quickly Suzie discovers that there\u2019s something <em>special<\/em> about Sunny, something people are willing to kill for. The more Suzie digs into what Sunny\u2019s deal is and why she\u2019s been left in Suzie\u2019s care, the greater the conspiracy goes. <em>Sunny<\/em> is indulgent as it unravels this, moving methodically through the mysteries of this softer, slightly wacky version of an alt-Japan. Ultimately it\u2019s in how the show balances its many flavors \u2014&nbsp;the intrigue, the sorrow, the madcap \u2014 that makes <em>Sunny<\/em> worthy of being one of the best sci-fi of the year. It\u2019s feels like the future without losing its sense of how it feels to be now. In that way, it\u2019s very easy to want. \u2014<em>ZM<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy<\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>What to watch: <\/strong>Disney Plus<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/the-best-sci-fi-tv-of-the-year-so-far-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy <\/em>purposefully breaks all of the Star Wars \u201crules\u201d to have some fun. After all, isn\u2019t the core of playing with Legos creativity? <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Now, technically, in order to break the rules, this special introduces some <em>new<\/em> rules. But while the minutiae of how this multiverse thing works might lead to some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/star-wars\/451887\/lego-star-wars-rebuild-the-galaxy-ending-depressing-wow\">Very Devastating implications<\/a>, the actual multiverse mixup leads to some kooky fun times. Ewok bounty hunters? Emperor Palpatine being a kindly old Jedi Master? Leia and Greedo being a romantic item? It\u2019s just like playing Legos as a kid and going \u201cyes, and\u201d to all the crazy ideas about your favorite characters. \u2014<em>PR<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/tv\/474377\/best-sci-fi-shows-2024\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sci-fi shows this year have run the gamut from big-budget video game adaptations like Fallout to quirky animated gems like Iw\u00e1j\u00fa. Be they from existing franchises, adaptations of books, or totally original stories, they all explore the wide world that the science fiction genre has to offer \u2014 because in truth, it\u2019s quite a range. We\u2019ve got Legos, we\u2019ve got zombies, we\u2019ve got robots, and more. The sci-fi umbrella is big enough for everyone. So what are the best ones to check out, the cream of the crop from 2024? Here\u2019s Polygon\u2019s picks for the best sci-fi television of the year.&nbsp; Fallout Where to watch: Prime Video Fallout felt like a small miracle of the year: a show set in the world of a video&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-best-sci-fi-tv-of-the-year-so-far\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1026293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1026292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The best sci-fi TV of the year so far | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sci-fi shows this year have run the gamut from big-budget video game adaptations like Fallout to quirky animated gems like Iw\u00e1j\u00fa. 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