Top 5 Best Sci-Fi TV Shows

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Sci-fi shows have been around us for a long time and were always among fan favorites. They have interesting storylines, dark atmosphere, great visuals, unexpected twists, intriguing characters and fantastic encounters. Sci-fi shows also allow us to explore fictional worlds, alien races, and the unknown with our favorite TV heroes. What’s there not to like? This is why we decided to bring you top 5 best sci-fi TV shows and remind you of these television gems. Let’s get started then.

The X-Files (1993-present)

The series follows two FBI agents, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, who are tasked with the investigation of so-called X-Files, unsolved cases which include paranormal activities. The two are an unlikely pair, as Mulder believes in aliens, while Scully is a skeptic. The series has some of the best plots and twists in the sci-fi genre, so be sure to watch it if you haven’t already.

Star Trek (1966-1969)

One of the pioneers of the sci-fi genre, Star Trek is set in the 23rd century and follows the crew of USS Enterprise. Throughout three seasons we followed Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, Uhura, Dr. McCoy and other captivating characters during their exciting and dangerous space voyages as they “boldly go where no man has gone before!”

Doctor Who (1963-present)

Doctor Who is a British sci-fi series which holds Guinness world record as the longest-running sci-fi TV show in the world. It follows the adventures of Doctor, mysterious traveler through space and time in his time machine called TARDIS. The series originally aired in 1963 and lasted until 1989, but was rebooted in 2005. Until today, over 700 episodes were aired, so you know Doctor Who deserves to be on our list of top 5 best sci-fi TV shows.

Battlestar Galactica (2004-2009)

In a distant star system, the civilization of humans lives on a group of planets known as Twelve Colonies. After a devastating attack from the Cylons, an android race, only 50.000 people survive and board civilian ships. They are guarded by only one military ship, Battlestar Galactica, under the leadership of Commander William Adama and President Laura Roslin. Follow the crew as they try to survive in space in search of the thirteenth colony known as Earth.

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994)

The final entry of our list of top 5 best sci-fi TV shows is another series set in Star Trek universe. Set decades after adventures of Captain Kirk, this next generation of Starfleet officers is led by Captain Jean-Luc Picard. The new starship, Enterprise-D, is also home to some new crewmembers from alien races including Deanna Troi, a half-Betazoid, and Worf, the first Klingon officer in Starfleet. Star Trek: The Next Generation eventually became even more popular than the original and is viewed as one of the best TV shows of all time.