Ranker TVList RulesVote up your favorite action-packed science fiction shows that have aired on television.
The best science fiction action shows are a perfect storm of futuristic imagination and out-of-this-world excitement. The best sci-fi action series ever shown on television pull you to the edge of your seat like a UFO's tractor beam. If you’ve been looking for the best sci-fi action to add some fun to your TV nights, this list of the best science fiction action series of all time will help you figure out what needs to go into your queue.
The really good sci-fi action shows have our heroes battling aliens, space ships and - of course - each other. All that cool tech and cooler space ships are the perfect props for a fight scene. And, on shows where they're on a new world every episode, like Stargate? That is a fresh setting for action and adventure. From more traditional sci-fi like Battlestar Galactica (either of them) to science fiction-styled superheroes as Legends of Tomorrow, action science fiction shows are unstoppable.
Which shows balance action and sci-fi the best? Vote up the best science fiction action shows and vote down the shows that don't deliver cool fights and a breakneck pace with their technological dream.
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10230The Expanse
Thomas Jane, Steven StraitPremiered: 2015
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12548Battlestar Galactica
Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnellPremiered: 2004
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7716Firefly
Nathan Fillion, Gina TorresPremiered: 2002
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8939Stargate SG-1
Richard Dean Anderson, Michael ShanksPremiered: 1997
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7731Stargate Atlantis
Joe Flanigan, Rachel LuttrellPremiered: 2004
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7533Star Trek: Enterprise
Scott Bakula, John BillingsleyPremiered: 2001
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8747Star Trek: The Next Generation
Patrick Stewart, Brent SpinerPremiered: 1987
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6331Continuum
Rachel Nichols, Stephen LoboPremiered: 2012
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6737Altered Carbon
Joel Kinnaman, Renée Elise GoldsberryPremiered: 2018
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3911The Mandalorian
Pedro Pascal, Gina CaranoPremiered: 2019
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5932Babylon 5
Jerry Doyle, Mira FurlanPremiered: 1994
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5732Battlestar Galactica
Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnellPremiered: 1978
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4723Falling Skies
Noah Wyle, Drew RoyPremiered: 2011
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5431Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Avery Brooks, Rene AuberjonoisPremiered: 1993
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5434Andromeda
Kevin Sorbo, Lisa RyderPremiered: 2000
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5536Star Trek: Voyager
Kate Mulgrew, Robert BeltranPremiered: 1995
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4930Dark Angel
Jessica Alba, Michael WeatherlyPremiered: 2000
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5639Star Trek: Discovery
Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug JonesPremiered: 2017
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3620Westworld
Evan Rachel Wood, Thandie NewtonPremiered: 2016
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197Star Trek: Picard
Patrick Stewart, Santiago CabreraPremiered: 2020
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3021Jericho
Hans Matheson, Clarke PetersPremiered: 2006
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20Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Clark Gregg, Ming-Na WenPremiered: 2013
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3427Person of Interest
Jim Caviezel, Taraji P. HensonPremiered: 2011
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00Samurai Jack
Phil LaMarr, MakoPremiered: 2001
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Choi Jin-Hyuk, Jo Dong-HyukPremiered: 2020
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