Critically Acclaimed Sci-Fi Shows, a list by Apollo

80

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79

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98

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66

87

/38/

age 15+

The most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.

66

6.5

/4721/

70

/581/

68

/62/

64

/22/

68

63

/15/

Guy Anatole joins the clandestine world of the Talamasca, an international spy agency for the immortal universe, as he searches for answers to his family's own part in the supernatural world.

77

7.1

/95401/

74

/5420/

73

/866/

94

/121/

65

85

/41/

age 15+

When the mysterious deep space research vessel USCSS Maginot crash-lands on Earth, Wendy and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet's greatest threat.

66

6.7

/9632/

70

/1502/

76

/125/

64

/25/

70

52

/16/

age 15+

When 14 year old genius Luke Ellis is kidnapped, he awakens at The Institute, a facility full of children who all got there the same way he did, and who are all possessed of unusual abilities. In a nearby town, haunted former police officer Tim Jamieson has come looking to start a new life, but the peace and quiet won’t last, as his story and Luke’s are destined to collide.

53

4.5

/64385/

58

/2605/

54

/391/

2.8

/33072/

76

/93/

46

57

/25/

RogerEbert

1.5

age 14+

After the events of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, technology is pitted against magic when Riri Williams, a young, genius inventor determined to make her mark on the world, returns to her hometown of Chicago. Her unique take on building iron suits is brilliant, but in pursuit of her ambitions, she finds herself wrapped up with the mysterious yet charming Parker Robbins aka "The Hood."

74

73

6.7

/6110/

65

/365/

69

/55/

90

/20/

85

71

/8/

age 14+

On one miraculous day in rural Wisconsin, the recently deceased suddenly rise from their graves. But this is no zombie story, as the 'revived' appear and act just like they once were. When local officer and single mother Dana Cypress is unexpectedly thrown into the center of a brutal murder mystery of her own, she's left to make sense of the chaos amidst a town gripped by fear and confusion where everyone, alive or undead, is a suspect.

75

7.0

/42740/

70

/2854/

68

/380/

92

/75/

79

72

/23/

age 9+

Four ordinary kids search for their home planet after getting lost in the Star Wars galaxy.

66

6.2

/7027/

66

/882/

72

/128/

3.2

/737/

age 15+

When a plague of unprecedented virulence sweeps the globe, the human race is all but wiped out. In the aftermath, as the great machine of civilization slowly and inexorably breaks down, only a few shattered survivors remain to struggle against the slide into extinction.

68

7.3

/64381/

73

/3497/

72

/513/

65

/77/

64

64

/34/

age 16+

Ten thousand years before the ascension of Paul Atreides, sisters Valya and Tula Harkonnen establish the fabled sect and female order that would become known as the Bene Gesserit to control the future of humankind.

65

63

6.2

/9029/

62

/331/

67

/72/

75

/16/

60

age 14+

When stuntman Bunny recruits struggling actress Honey for a side gig, they are hurled into a high-stakes world of action, espionage and betrayal. Years later, as their dangerous past catches up, the estranged Honey and Bunny must reunite and fight to protect their young daughter Nadia.

69

6.8

/5601/

69

/611/

67

/76/

79

/14/

69

65

/13/

age 13+

The origin story of the iconic Captain Nemo: an Indian Prince robbed of his birthright and family, a prisoner of the East India Mercantile Company and a man bent on revenge against the forces that have taken everything from him.

73

54

6.7

/2478/

62

/84/

71

/22/

3.6

/1486/

93

/15/

72

/4/

In a not-too-distant future, Denmark faces total evacuation due to rising water levels. As the nation prepares to leave their homes, high school student Laura must choose between her divorced parents and the boy she's fallen in love with.

70

60

7.1

/9701/

68

/238/

72

/36/

When a night watchman finishes his shift at work, he is terrified to discover that everyone in the world who went to sleep the previous night has died. Now he and a band of survivors must stay awake and uncover the secret of this global epidemic, before they fall asleep.

67

6.3

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65

/1027/

70

/200/

77

/31/

76

54

/13/

age 15+

Trapped on a farm in rural Georgia, a group of neighbours must put aside their differences and unite in the face of a mysterious and deadly threat.

68

6.1

/4779/

66

/569/

69

/117/

83

/12/

63

age 14+

Milan, 2030: Diana Cavalieri is a double agent for the secret syndicate Citadel, who infiltrated Manticore, the rival agency that destroyed Citadel eight years ago. Trapped behind enemy lines, Diana has a chance to leave the agency forever, but she has to decide whether to trust a surprising ally: the heir of Manticore Italy, Edo Zani.

66

50

6.6

/2896/

68

/209/

65

/36/

A young woman is sent to a cult-like rehab facility called Sword & Cross to serve time for a crime she can't remember committing. Among the other residents, she encounters the enigmatic Daniel and exasperating but irresistible Cam, all of whom are under the watchful eye of the sinister chief doctor Howson, and devout twin sisters Miriam and Sophia. Luce must untangle the mystery of who she is and why she has a connection to Daniel that goes far back beyond their time in the institution

59

55

6.4

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65

/472/

67

/26/

62

/26/

48

53

/13/

age 15+

In the near future, a group of women weave their way into each other's lives and embark on a thrilling journey, unravelling the mystery of their identity and uncovering a wrenching story of love and betrayal.

52

4.3

/140455/

54

/4238/

54

/778/

79

/121/

19

67

/33/

age 14+

A hundred years before the rise of the Empire, the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic have prospered for centuries without war. During this time, an investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a Jedi Master against a dangerous warrior from his past.

77

63

6.8

/2239/

63

/117/

68

/15/

3.8

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100

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91

79

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RogerEbert

3.0

When the ailing king of America's largest renaissance festival declares his retirement, an epic power struggle ensues between an actor, a former elephant trainer, and a kettle-corn kingpin to claim his throne.

65

6.1

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69

/1383/

64

/267/

92

/174/

39

70

/33/

age 10+

The Doctor and his companion travel across time and space encountering incredible friends and foes.

75

7.6

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76

/4031/

78

/570/

82

/60/

80

64

/22/

age 14+

Jason Dessen is abducted into an alternate version of his life. To get back to his true family, he embarks on a harrowing journey to save them from the most terrifying foe imaginable: himself.

84

IMDb 5

8.3

/362345/

81

/15339/

81

/2353/

95

/194/

95

73

/55/

age 16+

The story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there's almost nothing left to have. 200 years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the irradiated hellscape their ancestors left behind — and are shocked to discover an incredibly complex, gleefully weird, and highly violent universe waiting for them.

57

53

6.4

/4569/

67

/239/

72

/59/

3.4

/1536/

38

/8/

48

age 14+

This illuminating docudrama series chronicles Moses' remarkable life as a prince, prophet and more with insights from theologians and historians.

74

7.5

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76

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74

/1347/

78

/115/

76

70

/42/

age 15+

Across continents and decades, five brilliant friends make earth-shattering discoveries as the laws of science unravel and an existential threat emerges.

76

7.7

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74

/2282/

80

/627/

3.8

/19877/

88

/30/

76

61

/13/

age 16+

Rick and Michonne are thrown into another world, built on a war against the dead... And ultimately, a war against the living. Can they find each other and who they were in a place and situation unlike any they've ever known before? Are they enemies? Lovers? Victims? Victors? Without each other, are they even alive – or will they find that they, too, are the Walking Dead?

66

6.7

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66

/1580/

70

/329/

72

/53/

62

63

/23/

age 11+

When a fatal accident occurs on board the International Space Station, a lone astronaut makes the heroic journey back to Earth, only to discover key pieces of her life—including her young daughter—have changed.

71

50

6.4

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66

/73/

69

/17/

88

/8/

75

69

/5/

age 14+

A young witch with extraordinary powers, Domino desperately seeks a community to help her understand who she is. Still, she doesn’t need to look far, as a coven of witches is already tracking her every move, convinced they must stop her before her powers destroy everyone and everything around her.

60

59

6.0

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65

/465/

64

/37/

74

/19/

41

59

/12/

age 15+

Bastard son Arthur returns to the land he's been banished from to find a kingdom in chaos. Seeking the aid of his oldest confidants, Arthur aims to right Britain's path as he faces the most unexpected of obstacles.

77

IMDb 20

7.0

/48393/

71

/2906/

73

/668/

95

/95/

84

73

/35/

age 9+

Percy Jackson is on a dangerous quest. Outrunning monsters and outwitting gods, he must journey across America to return Zeus's master bolt and stop an all-out war. With the help of his friends Annabeth and Grover, Percy's journey will lead him closer to the answers he seeks: how to fit into a world where he feels out of place, and who he's destined to be.

75

7.0

/51922/

71

/3300/

77

/956/

87

/82/

77

68

/26/

age 14+

After surviving Godzilla's attack on San Francisco, Cate is shaken yet again by a shocking secret. Amid monstrous threats, she embarks on a globetrotting adventure to learn the truth about her family—and the mysterious organization known as Monarch.

76

7.0

/31730/

68

/1777/

69

/251/

3.5

/16957/

89

/61/

88

73

/33/

age 13+

Gen Z amateur sleuth and tech-savvy hacker Darby Hart and eight other guests are invited by a reclusive billionaire to participate in a retreat at a remote location. When one of the other guests is found dead, Darby must use her skills to prove it was murder before the killer takes another life.

54

5.6

/5523/

57

/602/

57

/89/

55

/11/

42

59

/4/

Aster Calyx and Halan Kai Nielsen are inextricably drawn to Beacon 23. Navigating one threat after another, they unravel the beacon’s mysteries, just in time to face their most powerful enemy.

72

7.3

/66681/

74

/3312/

71

/474/

3.7

/22197/

82

/28/

73

64

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age 15+

One victim, found dead on a London street. Four detectives, in four different time periods, must solve the mystery to protect Britain's future.

68

6.7

/16067/

66

/744/

70

/209/

3.1

/2109/

75

/52/

68

61

/18/

age 14+

A group of five high schoolers embark on a shadowy and twisted journey to investigate the tragic passing three decades earlier of a teen named Harold Biddle – while also unearthing dark secrets from their parents' past.

69

7.5

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73

/3032/

80

/804/

73

/55/

52

66

/27/

age 15+

Daryl washes ashore in France and struggles to piece together how he got there and why. The series tracks his journey across a broken but resilient France as he hopes to find a way back home. As he makes the journey, though, the connections he forms along the way complicate his ultimate plan.

59

5.8

/6624/

56

/484/

65

/101/

69

/68/

43

64

/33/

age 15+

Apollo and Emma's love story is a fairy tale—until Emma mysteriously vanishes. Bereft, Apollo finds himself on a death-defying odyssey through a New York City he didn't know existed.

72

7.4

/137840/

72

/5380/

74

/1120/

3.3

/80047/

85

/116/

64

68

/25/

age 14+

Former Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy.

65

55

5.6

/2067/

60

/190/

63

/63/

75

/8/

72

age 15+

After surviving a freak accident, Jodie, a twelve-year-old boy from Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur, discovers that he has Jesus-like powers: He can turn water into wine, make the crippled walk, and perhaps even raise the dead. How will he deal with his destiny and lead the world through a conflict that’s been thousands of years in the making?

66

7.0

/33330/

70

/2408/

80

/676/

71

/40/

51

58

/13/

age 15+

Maggie and Negan travel to post-apocalyptic Manhattan - long ago cut off from the mainland. The crumbling city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made it a world full of anarchy, danger, beauty, and terror.

63

6.5

/7491/

63

/606/

71

/107/

3.2

/814/

58

/33/

60

63

/20/

age 14+

Set in three distinct points in time, follow a class of FBI agents who grapple with immense changes as the U.S. criminal justice system is altered by artificial intelligence.

79

IMDb 73

8.1

/204994/

81

/12692/

81

/1842/

90

/102/

68

77

/32/

age 14+

In a ruined and toxic future, thousands live in a giant silo deep underground. After its sheriff breaks a cardinal rule and residents die mysteriously, engineer Juliette starts to uncover shocking secrets and the truth about the silo.

69

6.7

/10593/

65

/534/

61

/103/

76

/51/

80

66

/20/

age 15+

The world of The Power is our world, but for one twist of nature. Suddenly teenage girls develop the power to electrocute people at will. Following remarkable characters from London to Seattle, Nigeria to Eastern Europe, the Power evolves from a tingle in teenagers’ collarbones to a complete reversal of power balance.

56

6.2

/8533/

59

/607/

60

/108/

3.2

/1096/

44

/43/

59

56

/20/

age 11+

Eight interconnected stories told over 33 years explore how our planet’s changing climate will affect family, work, faith—and survival.

64

63

5.9

/7714/

63

/496/

64

/156/

2.9

/1257/

70

/10/

74

54

/5/

age 14+

Across the globe, strange happenings, borne out of the oceans, are mystifying and imperiling the world’s population. A group of scientists undertakes a terrifying mission to the depths of the Arctic Ocean to confront a deadly intelligent life force bent on human extinction.

58

5.7

/8895/

62

/928/

63

/149/

50

/14/

69

50

/9/

age 14+

100 years in the future, planetary colonization missions have begun as a necessity to help secure the survival of the human race. The first of these missions on a spacecraft known as Ark One encounters a catastrophic event causing massive destruction and loss of life. With more than a year left to go before reaching their target planet, a lack of life-sustaining supplies and loss of leadership, the remaining crew must become the best versions of themselves to stay on course and survive.

81

7.4

/29796/

75

/1729/

76

/291/

94

/16/

94