The Best New Sci-Fi Shows Of 2022

Molly Gander
Updated October 26, 2022 3.7k votes 1.5k voters 68.6k views
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Vote up the best science fiction TV shows that premiered their first season in 2022.

Science fiction can deliver wonder and horror in equal measure, and the best sci-fi shows of 2022 have it all. From fresh additions to long-loved franchises and adaptations of science fiction classics to new stories going where no show has gone before, the new sci-fi TV series premiering in 2022 are ready to take off.

New science fiction series in 2022 bring everything from brave new worlds and the wonders of space to surprising superheroes. Favorite far-off worlds get expanded in new sci-fi series while new frontiers are explored, making 2022 rich in new sci-fi series. Two new sci-fi series, Astrid & Lilly Save The World and Chosen, combine coming of age stories with revelations that are out-of-this-world.

Check out the 2022 sci-fi shows below, then see what other upcoming science fiction is planned for the far future year of 2022.

  • Andor
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    266 votes

    Andor

    Rebel spy Cassian Andor's formative years of the Rebellion.
    • Actors: Diego Luna, Stellan Skarsgård, Genevieve O'Reilly, Forest Whitaker, Adria Arjona
    • Premiered: September 21, 2022

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  • The Peripheral
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    225 votes

    The Peripheral

    A woman discovers a secret connection to an alternate reality as well as a dark future of her own.
    • Actors: Chloë Grace Moretz, Gary Carr, Jack Reynor, Charlotte Riley, JJ Feild
    • Premiered: October 21, 2022

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  • Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
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    776 votes

    Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

    Captain Pike, Science Officer Spock and Number One explore the galaxy on the U.S.S. Enterprise.
    • Actors: Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Peck, Babs Olusanmokun, Christina Chong
    • Premiered: May 5, 2021

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  • From
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    366 votes

    From

    The residents of a small town search for a way out when unknown forces keep them from leaving.
    • Actors: Harold Perrineau, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Eion Bailey, Hannah Cheramy, Simon Webster
    • Premiered: February 20, 2022

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  • Halo
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    731 votes

    Halo

    Master Chief, a cybernetically enhanced super-soldier, defends humanity from the Covenant.
    • Actors: Pablo Schreiber, Jen Taylor, Natascha McElhone, Bokeem Woodbine, Shabana Azmi
    • Premiered: March 24, 2022

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  • Night Sky
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    312 votes

    Night Sky

    Irene and Franklin keep a path to a deserted planet secret until a man upends their lives.
    • Actors: Sissy Spacek, J.K. Simmons, Chai Hansen, Julieta Zylberberg, Rocío Hernández
    • Premiered: May 20, 2022

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