Sci-fi television is at a turning point. In the age of prestige TV and global streaming platforms, the genre has shifted toward sprawling, cinematic storytelling, often feeling more like six-hour movies than traditional episodic shows. Platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video thrive on this hybrid model, with genre fare like Stranger Things and The Boys becoming cultural juggernauts.

However, the best 21st-century sci-fi TV show isn’t a product of that formula. It didn’t have a billion-dollar IP machine behind it like Star Wars or Star Trek , nor did it rely on franchise recognition to justify its existence. Instead, it quietly carved out its own space in the crowded television landscape while staying true to its science fiction roots.

That show is The Expanse . For

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