The Best Netflix Original Sci-fi Shows

Updated September 13, 2022 2.4k votes 722 voters 40.3k views

Here are the best Netflix original sci-fi shows currently streaming right now. Featuring shows about outer space, aliens, and advanced technology, this list of Netflix sci-fi originals is updated with new and popular shows. What is the best Netflix original sci-fi series?

The latest and newest Netflix original sci-fi shows feature Hollywood's biggest stars, like Daniel Kaluuya, Winona Ryder, Millie Bobby Brown, and Elijah Wood. Must-watch Netflix original sci-fis include Black Mirror, Lost in Space, Stranger Things, and Altered Carbon.

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Stranger Things
Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown
249 votes
- Premiered: July 15, 2016
Mysteries unravel in a small Midwestern town involving supernatural forces.
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Black Mirror
Daniel Kaluuya, Toby Kebbell, Rory Kinnear
166 votes
- Premiered: December 4, 2011
Stand-alone dramas tell sharp, suspenseful, satirical tales that explore techno-paranoia.
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Altered Carbon
Anthony Mackie, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Lela Loren
217 votes
- Premiered: February 2, 2018
A soldier 300 years in the future must solve a murder.
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Dark
Oliver Masucci, Karoline Eichhorn, Jördis Triebel
121 votes
- Premiered: December 1, 2017
The disappearance of two young children exposes the fractured relationships among four families.
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Lost in Space
Toby Stephens, Molly Parker, Maxwell Jenkins
165 votes
- Premiered: April 13, 2018
Stranded light years from their destination, the Robinson family must come together to survive.
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Travelers
Eric McCormack, MacKenzie Porter, Patrick Gilmore
94 votes
- Premiered: October 17, 2016
The last surviving humans discover how to send consciousness back in time to the 21st century.
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