If you love sci-fi TV shows and subscribe to Amazon Prime Video, you probably already know it is one of the best streaming services to subscribe to for series that explore the strangest concepts the imagination can conjure, including a few great Amazon Prime original TV shows.
The question is, what are the absolute best sci-fi TV shows that you can binge with an Amazon Prime subscription right now? Well, you do not need to travel too far beyond the stars to find the answer as we have compiled our top picks regarding the matter for you.
Fallout (2024-Present)
After living her whole life in an underground bunker, a young woman (played by Ella Purnell) explores what is left of the world more than two centuries after a nuclear disaster.
Why it is one of the best sci-fi TV shows on Amazon Prime: The previously announced Fallout Season 2 is already one of the most highly anticipated upcoming video game adaptations for how well the premiere season knocked it out of the park with its captivatingly unique execution of the game franchise’s concepts, which already subverted post-apocalypse genre tropes wonderfully.
Stream Fallout on Amazon Prime.
Battlestar Galactica (2004-2009)
A spaceship crew must protect the last of humanity from a sinister enemy while searching for a long-lost planet known as Earth.
Why it is one of the best sci-fi TV shows on Amazon Prime: Based on one of the best sci-fi TV shows of the 1970s, developer Ronald D. Moore’s Battlestar Galactica is a reboot that many fans agree improves on its predecessor with thrilling writing and stellar performances.
Stream Battlestar Galactica on Amazon Prime.
Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams (2017-2018)
The stories in this anthology TV show involve a world where telepaths are the world’s sole form of long-distance communication, a woman whose husband appears to be much different upon return, a boy discovers that humans are being replaced with extraterrestrial duplicates, and more tales.
Why it is one of the best sci-fi TV shows on Amazon Prime: A show Black Mirror fans might like is the Emmy-nominated Electric Dreams, which is a collection of thought-provoking tales based on the work of author Philip K. Dick.
Stream Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams on Amazon Prime.
Upload (2020-Present)
Facing his untimely death, Nathan Brown (Robbie Amell) agrees to have a digital back-up of himself sent to an artificial afterlife where he and his handler from the real world (played by Andy Allo) investigate the details of his demise.
Why it is one of the best sci-fi TV shows on Amazon Prime: Another series Black Mirror fans might find familiar is creator Greg Daniel’s cleverly funny take on the concept of digital consciousness, Upload, which has a Season 4 in the works.
Stream Upload on Amazon Prime.
Stargate SG-1 (1997-2007)
A specialized military crew uses a powerful artifact to travel to different worlds and help people in need.
Why it is one of the best sci-fi TV shows on Amazon Prime: Based on Roland Emmerich’s 1994 film, Stargate SG-1 is an adventure series that invokes the feelings of old-school Star Trek but with an exciting modern action flair.
Stream Stargate SG-1 on Amazon Prime.
Heroes (2006-2010)
A disparate group of people are brought together after discovering they possess extraordinary abilities that they are destined to save the world with.
Why it is one of the best sci-fi TV shows on Amazon Prime: From creator Tim Kring, Heroes is a refreshingly unique take on superhero fiction starring the likes of Hayden Petierre, Zachary Quinto, and Milo Ventimiglia.
Stream Heroes on Amazon Prime.
The Expanse (2015-2022)
A ragtag crew led by Jim Holden (Steven Strait) become reluctant heroes after uncovering a conspiracy with grave consequences for their colonized Solar System.
Why it is one of the best sci-fi TV shows on Amazon Prime: Based on a popular series of novels by Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck (under the pseudonym James S.A. Corey), The Expanse was lauded by fans and critics alike as one of the smartest series of its genre.
Stream The Expanse on Amazon Prime.
The Boys (2019-Present)
A group of powerless vigilantes work to expose corporate-sponsored costumed crime fighters for the morally bankrupt criminals they truly are.
Why it is one of the best sci-fi TV shows on Amazon Prime: Based on a comic book series by Garth Ennis, The Boys, which has a fifth season in the works (also its last), is also one of the best superhero TV shows on Amazon Prime for it brilliant and uncomfortably grounded satire of comic book tropes and celebrity influence.
Stream The Boys on Amazon Prime.
Tales From The Loop (2020)
A collection of loosely connected stories featuring residents of a remote scientific research facility in which the most bewildering things become possible.
Why it is one of the best sci-fi TV shows on Amazon Prime: Based on the retro-futuristic designs of Swedish artist Simon Stålenhag, developer Nathaniel Hawthorne's Tales from the Loop is a grounded sci-fi series unlike any other for its stunningly unique visual design.
Stream Tales from the Loop on Amazon Prime.
Eureka (2006-2012)
U.S. Marshall Jack Carter (Colin Ferguson) must get used to not being the smartest guy in the room when he is transferred to become sheriff of a small town filled with some big brains.
Why it is one of the best sci-fi TV shows on Amazon Prime: With its comedic overtones amid mysterious overarching storylines, SyFy’s Eureka is a fun, bizarre, and sometimes silly take on the crime procedural.
Stream Eureka on Amazon Prime.
Farscape (1999-2003)
Accidentally transported to a war-torn corner of the universe, astronaut John Crichton (Ben Browder) is forced to accept this hostile environment as his new home and becomes a member of a group of intergalactic fugitives.
Why it is one of the best sci-fi TV shows on Amazon Prime: One of the Syfy Channel’s most celebrated original hits is creator Rockne S. O’Bannon’s Farscape for its complex adventurous storytelling, a colorful ensemble of characters, and puppetry by the Jim Henson Company.
Stream Farscape on Amazon Prime.
The Man In The High Castle (2015-2019)
In an alternate 1960s, the United States is under the control of the Nazis after the Allied Powers lost the Second World War.
Why it is one of the best sci-fi TV shows on Amazon Prime: Based on Philip K. Dick’s Hugo Award-winning novel, The Man in the High Castle is an Amazon Prime original TV show similar to Fallout for its horrifying use of revisionist history.
Stream The Man in the High Castle on Amazon Prime.
The Prisoner (1967-1968)
The savvy “Number Six” (Patrick McGoohan) desperately tries to escape a mysterious and seemingly idyllic village.
Why it is one of the best sci-fi TV shows on Amazon Prime: In 17 one-hour chapters, the British cult classic The Prisoner conjures a discussion of genuine and enduringly relevant topics facing society (such as individuality and liberty) through a uniquely fantastic lens.
Stream The Prisoner on Amazon Prime.
What do you think? Are my recommendations for the sci-fi obsessive Amazon Prime member out of this world, or does all of this feel very alien to you?
