Netflix science fiction series attracts all series fans with its addictive intrigue. Netflix’s success in the science fiction genre is an undeniable fact. We can say that we are living a renaissance in science fiction. As such, Netflix science fiction series continue to gain viewers in 2020.
There are some typical scenarios that come to mind for science fiction. Science fiction serials include elements such as imaginary futures, post-apocalyptic stories, advanced technologies, outer space and life on distant planets. Along with the fascinating productions Netflix has created around these elements, other productions for which it has acquired the broadcasting rights also draw attention. We have listed the best of those Netflix science fiction series for you according to their IMDb scores. We also included our own scoring in the section where all the scores are.
Here are the best Netflix sci-fi series
1) Black Mirror (2011) | IMDb: 8.8
The effects of the developing and changing society on individuals are also changing day by day. The returns of new technologies, the changing understanding of politics, media, and art are explained with science fiction elements in the series, each of which is different. Does the developing technology make the world more livable or does it imprison people in a universe where they can live as captives? What would it be like to live with the chips worn around your neck, and to have your every step tracked via your phone or computer?
Type: Sci-Fi, Satire, Psychological Thriller, Dystopian, Anthology
Players: AnnaSophia Robb, Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt
IMDb : 8.8 Rotten Tomatoes : 83% Google : 94% CEOtudent : 9.0
2) Stranger Things (2016) | IMDb: 8.8
We are in the 1980s, the place is Hawkins, a rural town in Indiana. At Hawkins National Laboratory, which conducts scientific research for the government, there is also clandestine work. Paranormal and supernatural experiments are carried out on humans. They unwittingly create a portal that opens the doors to an alternate universe, the “Upside Down”. The new universe begins to affect not only the laboratory but all the townspeople. Creatures from the Upside Down kidnap someone from town and events begin.
Type: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Players: Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Winona Ryder
IMDb : 8.8 Rotten Tomatoes : 93% Google : 97% CEOtudent : 8.9
3)Dark (2017) | IMDb: 8.7
One of the rising stars of Netflix science fiction series in recent years! Dark, in the genre of science fiction and thriller, deals with the mysterious events that take place after the disappearance of two children in a small town. The story takes place in different periods, and its mystery sets it apart from other science fiction series, making it an elusive puzzle. Baran bo Odar, who also directed films such as Who Am I, Das letzte Schweigen, Nuit Blanche, directed the series full of horror and tension.
Type: Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Players: Karoline Eichhorn, Louis Hofmann, Jördis Triebel
IMDb : 8.7 Rotten Tomatoes : 94% Google : 96% CEOtudent : 8.5
4) Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) | IMDb: 8.6
Although the returning characters and the topics provided provide continuity, the series generally consists of a total of 178 episodes that progress independently from each other. The Star Trek series begins with the adventures of the Enterprise starship crew. After the Enterprise ship is destroyed, it continues with Enterprise-A, Enterprise-B, Enterprise-C, Enterprise-D. Start Trek: Nex Generation is about the events that take place on the Enterprise-D ship.
Type: Science Fiction, Fantasy
Players: Patrick StewartBrent SpinerJonathan Frakes
IMDb : 8.6 Rotten Tomatoes : 89% Google : 91% CEOtudent : 8.5
5) Sense8 (2015) | IMDb: 8.3
Sense8 was planned for 10 episodes by the Wachowski brothers, creators of The Matrix. But when it gained a serious fan base, it was pulled for another season and made the final. Sense8 begins with 8 different people living in different countries of the world mysteriously connecting with each other in the form of stream of consciousness. These people somehow have a relationship with each other, but this mystery cannot be solved. At the same time, there are some secret organizations that want these 8 to disappear. In the face of this evil, the team has no choice but to come together. The production, which makes each character look deeply into their own story, makes the team spirit feel to our bones. Sense8 is also at the top of the lists of LGBTI productions. In this respect, it has gained a large audience around the world.
Type: Sci-Fi, Mystery, Drama, LGBT
Players: Doona BaeJamie ClaytonTina Desai
IMDb : 8.3 Rotten Tomatoes : 86% Google : 96% CEOtudent : 8.9
6) The Witcher (2019) | IMDb: 8.3
The series takes place in a very fantastic universe; dwarves, elves, dragons, witches and more. Different species that have lived together with humans for centuries decide to disrupt the peace and events develop. Meanwhile, Geralt of Rivia, notorious as a witcher and killing monsters for money, tries to keep the peace. The Witcher, who wants to protect a child who has the power to change the whole balance, will fight evil on the one hand and love on the other while searching for his promised child.
Type: Fantasy, Drama, Adventure, Action
Players: Henry CavillFreya AllanAnya Chalotra
IMDb : 8.3 Rotten Tomatoes : 67% Google : 95% CEOtudent : 8.1
7) Orphan Black (2013) | IMDb: 8.3
Have you ever thought that you might have colons? How would it be? Sarah Manning witnesses the suicide of a nearly identical woman named Beth Childs and takes her place. Soon after learning that the woman who committed suicide is a clone of her and that there are many more, she discovers that someone is trying to kill them. Trying to understand the origin of the clones, Sarah encounters the Neolution movement. The series, which won nearly 20 awards, including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, has a strong place in the field of science fiction.
Type: Sci-Fi, Biopunk, Drama, Thriller
Players: Tatiana Maslany, Dylan Bruce, Jordan Gavaris
IMDb : 8.3 Rotten Tomatoes : 93% Google : 97% CEOtudent : 8.4
8) Travelers (2016) | IMDb: 8.1
Travelers, a Canadian-American science fiction series, is the kind that will be finished in one breath for those who love the time travel theme. Hundreds of years from now, the human population is almost in danger of extinction. On the other hand, five-time travelers try to fix this situation by going back to the past. What distinguishes Travelers from other series about time travel is that time travel is done with consciousness transfer.
Type: Science Fiction, Mystery
Players: Eric McCormack, MacKenzie Porter, Nesta Cooper
IMDb : 8.1 Rotten Tomatoes : 98% Google : 97% CEOtudent : 8.2
9) Altered Carbon (2018) | IMDb: 8.1
It is a science fiction television series based on the book of the same name by British author Richard K. Morgan. In the series, where human consciousness can be transferred to any body, and the body is treated only as a commodity, the main subject is immortality. Death is no longer an inevitable end for humans. It is possible to return to life in more substantial and developed bodies. Former warrior Takeshi Kovacs is imprisoned for centuries for the uprising against the new world. In order to survive, he must solve a mysterious murder.
Type: Sci-Fi, Action
Players: Chris Conner, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Will Yun Lee
IMDb : 8.1 Rotten Tomatoes : 76% Google : 96% CEOtudent : 8.2
10) The Umbrella Academy (2019) | IMDb: 8.0
The series begins with the birth of 43 babies with supernatural powers. When the birth of babies is supernatural like themselves, no one can understand where they came from, and some of them are abandoned and some of them die. A wealthy entrepreneur, Sir Reginald Hargreeves, on the other hand, adopts 7 babies he can find and starts raising babies at the school he calls “Umbrella Academy”. Umbrella Academy is seen as children fighting evil and wins the love of people. However, the children are overwhelmed by their father’s pressure, and the family slowly begins to fall apart as Number 5 disappears. The group, who completely cut off the conversation, reunites with their father’s death, and Number 5, which they thought to be dead, mysteriously appears. Number 5’s return has a reason, and it has come with some not-so-good news.
Type: Action, Comedy, Sci-fi
Players: Ellen Page, Tom Hopper, David Castaneda
IMDb : 8.0 Rotten Tomatoes : 75% Google : 96% CEOtudent : 7.9
11) The OA (2016) | IMDb: 7.9
The OA or Original Angel, which is about supernatural events, begins with the visually impaired Prairie Johnson, who disappeared seven years ago, returns after years and now her eyes can see. After this exciting event, the lives of a high school math teacher and four of her students will change completely. Be sure to watch the story full of surprises of these people who entered an irreversible path.
Type: Mystery, Drama, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Players: Brit Marling, Jason Isaacs, Scott Wilson
IMDb : 7.9 Rotten Tomatoes : 84% Google : 91% CEOtudent : 8.0
12) Maniac (2018) | IMDb: 7.8
Maniac takes place in a world similar to today’s world. The series follows the story of two strangers, Annie Landsberg (Emma Stone) and Owen Milgrim (Jonah Hill), who testify for a mysterious pharmaceutical company. Annie has lost her relations with the family and continues her life aimlessly. Owen, the fifth son of a wealthy businessman, has spent his entire life with an unexplained diagnosis of schizophrenia. This couple, who does not have many life expectations, Dr. James K. Mantleray, proposes a severe pharmaceutical treatment. It is claimed that this drug will permanently solve all the problems experienced by the subjects. But things don’t go as expected.
Type: Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction
Players: Jonah Hill, Emma Stone, Sonoya Mizuno
IMDb : 7.8 Rotten Tomatoes : 85% Google : 92% CEOtudent : 7.7
13) Titans (2018) | IMDb: 7.8
When you first see Titans among Netflix sci-fi series, you may feel strange. Because it’s more of a fantasy series. But it deserves to be on this list with its scientific details. This series is adapted from the DC Comics comic series Teen Titans. Raised by Batman to fight villains, Richard “Dick” Grayson is a detective for the Detroit Police. With his world in a very dangerous situation, Dick starts working with a young woman with dark powers named Rachel Roth. Needing help during their struggle, the duo recruits Koriand’r and Garfield Logan to form a team called the Teen Titans. Science fiction and comic book lovers should definitely watch this extraordinary production. We say that especially those who love Batman movies should not miss it!
Type: Sci-Fi, Action, Fantasy, Drama
Players: Brenton Thwaites, Teagan Croft, Anna Diop
IMDb : 7.8 Rotten Tomatoes : 80% Google : 94% CEOtudent : 8.1
14) Limitless (2015) | IMDb: 7.7
The series is about what happened in the sequel to the legendary movie Limitless. Things develop when a man named Brian starts taking pills that allow him to use his whole brain. While it’s fun to easily grasp and solve the events around him, Brian finds himself in the middle of a chain of murders and is the prime suspect. While avoiding the detectives, Brian, who continues to solve the events, is assigned by the FBI and the events continue to develop.
Type: Sci-Fi, Comedy-drama, Thriller, Crime
Players: Jake McDorman, Jennifer Carpenter, Hill Harper
IMDb : 7.7 Rotten Tomatoes : 57% Google : 96% CEOtudent : 7.7
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15) The 100 (2014) | IMDb: 7.7
The series is about the almost complete end of life on Earth after a nuclear war and what happened 97 years after this event. The survivors of this war live on a space station with dreams of returning home one day. The station’s resources are decreasing day by day and the oxygen content is starting to decrease. On top of that, 100 child prisoners are sent to see the state of the world, and thus the chain of events begins.
Type: Action, Drama, Utopian & Dystopian, Sci-fi, Mystery
Players: Eliza Taylor, Bob Morley, Marie Avgeropoulos
IMDb : 7.7 Rotten Tomatoes : 92% Google : 95% CEOtudent : 8.3
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16) Atiye (The Gift) (2012) | IMDb: 7.6
Atiye, another Turkish series of Netflix, takes place in Istanbul, Urfa and Adıyaman. The events take shape around the young woman named Atiye, who has drawn a single symbol since her childhood and saw this symbol in her dreams. While everything is going on normally, Atiye realizes that an old woman is following her. Meanwhile, the symbol that Atiye always drew was found during the excavations in Göbeklitepe, the oldest temple in the world, and nothing will ever be the same again. Torn between her fiancé Ozan and Archaeologist Erhan, Atiye will begin to discover the mysteries of her family on the one hand, and her special powers on the other.
Type: Sci-Fi, Mystery, Psychological Thriller
Players: Beren Saat, Mehmet Gunsur, Metin Akdülger
IMDb : 7.6 Google : 94% CEOtudent : 7.9
17) Mars (2012) | IMDb: 7.5
Recently, space-themed science fiction productions such as Martian and Interstellar have been on the rise. This surge of interest continued its popularity with SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk’s work in colonizing Mars. National Geographic, which appeared in mini-series from time to time, published this production called Mars, just on top of this increase in interest. Mars series tells the fictional story of the first human colony that will go to Mars in 2033, in light of today’s scientific findings. This semi-documentary production is a unique meeting of reality and fiction. Although it got good marks from the audience, the shooting of the second season of this production was canceled.
Type: Adventure, Drama, Sci-fi, Semi-Documentary
Players: Jihae, Alberto Ammann, Clémentine Poidatz
IMDb : 7.5 Rotten Tomatoes : 61% Google : 95% CEOtudent : 8.0
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18) Colony (2016) | IMDb: 7.4
The series takes place in the future Los Angeles and begins with the aliens invading the city. The series, which also touches on how people in a difficult situation can give up their values and the importance of family, is about the story of a former agent named Will Bowman. You will witness Will and his wife Katie, who lost their son in the invasion, push the limits to get him back. What would you do if you and your partner found yourself supporting different sides while you had to flee the invasion and protect your family? Before answering this question, we recommend that you watch the series.
Type: Dystopia, Drama, Sci-Fi
Players: Josh Holloway, Sarah Wayne Callies, Peter Jacobson
IMDb : 7.4 Rotten Tomatoes : 92% Google : 93% CEOtudent : 7.9
19) 3% (2016) | IMDb: 7.4
Only 3% of the world’s human population has the right to exist in a modern life on a utopian island. Every young person who reaches the age of 20 to live in this utopia goes through a series of tests and competitions. Each person has the right to participate only once. While the chosen ones continue their lives in the dystopian future, those left behind struggle with poverty. This injustice around the world is starting to shake the balance. 3% is one of the best dramas of recent times in dystopian productions!
Type: Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Action
Players: Bianca Comparato, Vaneza Oliveira, Rodolfo Valente
IMDb : 7.4 Rotten Tomatoes : 88% Google : 79% CEOtudent : 8.4
20) Better Than Us (2018) | IMDb: 7.4
This Russian-made series begins with Arisa, a highly advanced robot, escaping from Cronos, the company she is being held by committing murder. In this interesting series, the world changes with the introduction of robots into human life and the life of a family that is about to fall apart. Arisa, who is a good robot at her heart and trusts a little girl and starts living with her, is followed by the police and terrorists besides the Cronos company. Those who want to watch an action-packed science fiction story should not miss this series.
Type: Sci-Fi, Drama, Action
Players: Paulina Andreeva, Kirill Karo, Alexander Ustyugov
IMDb : 7.4 Rotten Tomatoes : %one hundred Google : 96% CEOtudent : 8.3
21) Lost in Space (2018) | IMDb: 7.3
The modern interpretation of Lost in Space, a science fiction classic that was published in 1965 for the first season, appears years later among Netflix science fiction series. The story takes place in the 2040s. The Robinson family, who are like all of us after the colonization that started in space, has earned the right to live in a better world. After successfully passing the tests and training for a long time, they embark on an adventure in order to create a new colony in space. But this adventure is an extraordinary journey adorned with unexpected events. Unexpected events lead them astray. They find themselves on a planet they never knew existed. Surviving will not be easy.
Type: Adventure, Drama, Family, Sci-fi
Players: Molly Parker, Toby Stephens, Maxwell Jenkins
IMDb : 7.3 Rotten Tomatoes : 75% Google : 94% CEOtudent : 7.5
22) Hakan Guard (The Protector) (2018) | IMDb: 6.9
The series, which is the first Turkish series both on Netflix and among Netflix science fiction series, begins with Hakan Demir realizing that he has special powers. Istanbul is threatened by dark forces and Hakan must learn to control his powers as soon as possible to protect humanity. In this difficult process, Hakan will make friends who are loyal to him and will try to save the world under great pressure.
Type: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action
Players: Cagatay Ulusoy, Hazar Ergüçlü, Okan Yalabik
IMDb : 6.9 Rotten Tomatoes : 52% Google : 94% CEOtudent : 7.4
23) Into the Night (2020) | IMDb: 7.1
As a result of cosmic events, the Sun has become a threat to the world and humanity. Into The Night tells the story of a man who crosses to the dark side and struggles to go west to survive. The sun now begins to destroy life on earth. On the other hand, our hero sets out to go to geographies dominated by darkness before the sun rises. Our hero, who has hijacked a plane taking off from Brussels at night, tells the pilots to direct the aircraft to the west to reach safe darkness. In addition, Mehmet Kurtuluş is in the cast of the series.
Type: Thriller, Drama, Sci-Fi
Players: Pauline Etienne, Laurent Capelluto, Stefano Cassetti
IMDb : 7.1 Rotten Tomatoes : 86% Google : 91% CEOtudent : 7.9
24) Snowpiercer (2020) | IMDb: 6.3
The whole is covered by wandering glaciers. It has been exactly 7 years since this glacial period and there are very few survivors. After this disaster, what allows these people to survive is a giant train called Snowpiercer, which revolves around the globe. All individuals on the train have different conditions. At this point, there are great injustices and inequalities. Snowpiercer is about what happened on this train, where humanity still hasn’t managed to be fair.
Type: Action, Drama, Sci-fi
Players: Jennifer ConnellyDaveed DiggsMickey Sumner
IMDb : 6.3 Rotten Tomatoes : 61% Google : 85% CEOtudent : 7.4
Last Updated: August 25, 2020
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