# The best science fiction TV series of all time

From Star Trek to Severance: the sci-fi series rated highest by critics and audiences (Rotten Tomatoes, SlashFilm, Space.com).

- 29 votes · 12 items
- Mar 11, 2026 · B. Becker
- https://even.best/en/l/1884/the-best-science-fiction-tv-series-of-all-time

## Top 12

1. **Dark** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — The German Netflix series about time travel in Winden, acclaimed worldwide.
2. **Westworld (season 1)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — A theme park whose androids wake up.
3. **The Expanse** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Politics and space battles in a colonised solar system.
4. **Black Mirror** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Anthology about the dark side of technology.
5. **The X-Files** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Mulder and Scully chase the paranormal, the 90s cult show.
6. **Doctor Who** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The Time Lord has travelled through time and space since 1963.
7. **Andor** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The Star Wars series about the beginnings of the Rebellion.
8. **Firefly** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Joss Whedon's space western, cancelled after one season.
9. **Star Trek: The Next Generation** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Captain Picard and the Enterprise-D, seven seasons of classics.
10. **Star Trek** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Kirk, Spock and Bones, the series where it all began (1966).
11. **Severance** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Office workers whose memories are split between work and private life.
12. **Battlestar Galactica (2004)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — The reboot about the last humans fleeing the Cylons.

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