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The Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of The 2010s 

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List Rules Vote up your favorite science fiction series that have aired new episodes since 2010.

These are the best 2010s sci-i shows, ranked from best to worst by user votes. There are good 2010s science fiction series that are set centuries in the future, and other great 2010s sci-fi programs that take place in the soul-crushing expanse of outer space. A few of the most popular science fiction series of the 2010s have even been reimagined in films and modern TV series.

What programs are featured on this best 2010s sci-fi shows list? The repercussions of human cloning are explored on the hit science fiction series Orphan Black. The show's lead actress, Tatiana Maslany, has won many awards for her performance including the 2013 Best Actress in a Drama Series honor at the Critics' Choice Awards. The Expanse is another good science fiction series that aired in the 2010s - and was good enough to be picked up by Amazon Video after it was canceled by SyFy. From new additions to classic science fiction franchises such as Stargate and Star Trek to new science fiction anthology series such as Black Mirror, the 2010s offered great entries to the genre. Other great programs featured on this top 2010s sci-fi shows list include Under the Dome, The Tomorrow People, and Falling Skies.

Metahumans and superheroes can fit under the science fiction banner thanks to the often scientific ways they get their powers, from genetic quirks to lab explosions. The 2010s saw a surge of new superhero series, while also bringing old favorites back. The Heroes franchise was revisited in 2015 with the new miniseries event, Heroes Reborn.

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Fringe is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list The Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of The 2010s
Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, John Noble

Premiered: 2008

Fringe (Fox, 2008) is an American science fiction television series created by J. J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, and Roberto Orci. An F.B.I. agent (Anna Torv) is forced to work with an ...more

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The Expanse is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list The Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of The 2010s
LanaYoshii added Thomas Jane, Steven Strait, Cas Anvar

Premiered: 2015

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Doctor Who is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list The Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of The 2010s
Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, Matt Smith

Premiered: 1963

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Warehouse 13 is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list The Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of The 2010s
Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, Saul Rubinek

Premiered: 2009

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Eureka is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list The Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of The 2010s
Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Erica Cerra

Premiered: 2006

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Daredevil is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list The Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of The 2010s
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Premiered: 2015

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The 100 is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list The Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of The 2010s
Eliza Taylor, Paige Turco, Thomas McDonell

Premiered: 2013

The 100 (The CW, 2014) is an American post-apocalyptic science fiction drama television series developed by Jason Rothenberg, loosely based on the book by Kass Morgan. 97 years after a nuclear ...more

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Stranger Things is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list The Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of The 2010s
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Premiered: 2016

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Falling Skies is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list The Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of The 2010s
Noah Wyle, Drew Roy, Maxim Knight

Premiered: 2011

Falling Skies (TNT, 2011) is an American post-apocalyptic science fiction television series created by Robert Rodat. Six months after an alien attack on earth, a group of survivors band together ...more

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Black Mirror is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list The Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of The 2010s
Daniel Kaluuya, Toby Kebbell, Rory Kinnear

Premiered: 2011

Black Mirror (Netflix, 2011) is a British television anthology series created by Charlie Brooker. The show features speculative fiction with dark and sometimes satirical themes that examine ...more

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The Mandalorian is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list The Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of The 2010s
Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, Nick Nolte

Premiered: 2019

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Orphan Black is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list The Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of The 2010s
Tatiana Maslany, Dylan Bruce, Jordan Gavaris

Premiered: 2013

Orphan Black is a Canadian science fiction television series created by screenwriter Graeme Manson and director John Fawcett, starring Tatiana Maslany as several identical people who are, in ...more

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Jessica Jones is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list The Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of The 2010s
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Premiered: 2015

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Altered Carbon is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list The Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of The 2010s
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Premiered: 2018

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The Flash is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list The Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of The 2010s
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Premiered: 2014

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Smallville is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list The Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of The 2010s
Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum, Allison Mack

Premiered: 2001

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Stargate Universe is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list The Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of The 2010s
Robert Carlyle, Louis Ferreira, Brian J. Smith

Premiered: 2009

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Arrow is listed (or ranked) 19 on the list The Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of The 2010s
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Dark Matter is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list The Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of The 2010s
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Premiered: 2015

Dark Matter (Syfy, 2015) is a Canadian science fiction series created by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, based on their comic book. Onboard a starship called the Raza, six people awaken in ...more

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Haven is listed (or ranked) 21 on the list The Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of The 2010s
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Continuum is listed (or ranked) 22 on the list The Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of The 2010s
Rachel Nichols, Stephen Lobo, Victor Webster

Premiered: 2012

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Defiance is listed (or ranked) 23 on the list The Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of The 2010s
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Premiered: 2013

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Being Human is listed (or ranked) 24 on the list The Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of The 2010s
Lenora Crichlow, Russell Tovey, Aidan Turner

Premiered: 2008

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Terra Nova is listed (or ranked) 25 on the list The Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of The 2010s
Jason O'Mara, Shelley Conn, Christine Adams

Premiered: 2011

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