EntertainmentStreaming5 great reasons why Apple TV+ is best for sci-fi fansHere are our picks of the very best sci-fi shows on Apple TV+When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
EntertainmentStreaming5 great reasons why Apple TV+ is best for sci-fi fansHere are our picks of the very best sci-fi shows on Apple TV+When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Here are our picks of the very best sci-fi shows on Apple TV+
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
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Apple TV+ is a relatively new streaming platform, certainly in comparison withNetflixandAmazon PrimeVideo. But, its HBO-like commissioning process and adherence to a quality over quantity mantra has rapidly seen it established as one of thebest streaming servicesaround.
Dramas likeSlow Horses,Black Bird, andMasters of the Airare among the best you can stream today, while its no slouch when it comes to comedies too –Mythic Quest, for example, is simply magical.
However, there is one genre in which Apple TV+ truly excels. It has continually invested millions in top-notch science fiction programming, and that’s paying huge dividends as the service is now a must-have for sci-fi fans.
It hosts a healthy selection of near and far future treats, with others such as adaptations ofThe Murderbot DiariesandNeuromanceron their way. The only problem is which of them to watch first.
Silo
StarringMission Impossible’sRebecca Ferguson,Silois a superb sci-fi mystery drama set in a, well, silo.
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Season 1 is available on Apple TV+ now with a second season commissioned and reportedly coming later in 2024. There are 10 episodes to stream already, so that’s plenty to be getting on with.
For All Mankind
Severance
Arguably the best show on Apple TV+, not just in the sci-fi genre,Severanceis a wonderful, at times confusing mystery drama moulded around a truly awesome concept.
Some employees of conglomerate Lumon Industries have signed a waiver that enables the company to split their personalities between the outside and working worlds. That means, when Mark Scout (Adam Scott) and his colleagues turn up for a day’s grind, they switch into an “innie” persona and revert to an “outie” when leaving again.
It enables them to keep both world’s compartmentalised in their minds. However, Scout soon discovers issues with the program and a web of intrigue begins.
The show is beautifully shot and paced, allowing us to uncover the conspiracies at the same time as the leads. It’s also such great news that the second season, which was much delayed due to the pandemic and Hollywood writers' strike, isnow in production again.
Constellation
One of the newest sci-fi TV shows to hit Apple TV+,Constellationis a tense psychological thriller starring one of the queens of the genre, Prometheus' Noomi Rapace.
She plays Johanna Ericsson, an astronaut who returns to Earth after a disaster during her term in space, and finds that things aren’t quite as she expected. Pieces of her life are missing or twisted, but are they just tricks of her own mind or genuine issues with space travel?
It’s a real turn of pace (or should we say Rapace) for an Apple sci-fi show, asConstellationis a lot darker than its peers. It’s also arguably a horror, with several jump scares along the way.
Make sure you have a cushion handy to hide behind.
Foundation
There are two 10-episode series available on Apple TV+ at present, but more are planned as the space opera is pretty ambitious and weighty in scale. After all, it does centre on a fight against an enormous Galactic Empire (and its attempts to avoid defeat).
Unfortunately, filming of the third season hassuffered from some issues in recent times, but don’t let that put you off as we fully expect the wrinkles to be ironed out soon and production to restart.
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