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Doctor Who (Series 12) [Jodie Whittaker] (2020): Feat. Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole…; Jodie Whittaker returns for her second series as the Thirteenth Doctor, along with traveling companions Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill.…
Red Dwarf (TV Series) - The Promised Land (2020): Feat. Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules…; The posse meet three cat clerics who worship Lister as their God. Lister vows to help them as they're being hunted by Rodon, the ruthless feral cat…
His Dark Materials (TV Series) (2019): Feat. Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson, Anne-Marie Duff…; TV adaptation of the acclaimed fantasy novels by Phillip Pullman, thankfully much darker and more detailed than 2007's perfunctory feature THE GOLDEN…
Impulse (TV Series) (2019): Feat. Maddie Hasson, Sarah Desjardins; A withdrawn 16 year–old girl who struggles to fit in after moving to a new town discovers she has the ability to teleport while dealing with a…
Twilight Zone, The (TV Series) (2019): Feat. Sanaa Lathan, Adam Scott, Kumail Nanjiani…; A second reprise of the iconic and influential cult TV series, with 10 self–contained episodes telling sci–fi tinged tales of the…
A Discovery of Witches (TV Series) (2018): Dir. Juan Carlos Medina
Feat. Teresa Palmer, Matthew Goode, Malin Buska…; A romantic thriller series adapted from Deborah Harkness' trilogy of novels that uncovers a secret underworld of vampires, witches and daemons hiding…
Doctor Who (Series 11) [Jodie Whittaker] (2018): Feat. Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole…; The Thirteenth Doctor and first Doctor to be a woman, played by Jodie Whittaker, touches down on Earth where she recruits three new friends –…
Fahrenheit 451 (2018): Dir. Ramin Bahrani
Feat. Michael B. Jordan, Michael Shannon, Sofia Boutella; Second adaptation of the classic sci–fi novel by Ray Bradbury, which depicts a dystopian future where art is outlawed. A lavish production…
Homecoming (TV Series) (2018): Dir. Sam Esmail
Feat. Julia Roberts, Bobby Cannavale, Stephen James…; Haunting psychological thriller with Julia Roberts playing a woman who discovers she has been working for a mysterious government facility. Season…
Lost in Space (TV Series) (2018): Feat. Molly Parker, Toby Stephens, Taylor Russell…; Set thirty years in the future, this epic reimagining of the original family space adventure finds the Robinsons torn off course en route to what…
X-Files, The - Season 11 (TV Series) (2018): Dir. Chris Carter, James Wong, Glen Morgan
Feat. Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, Mitch Pileggi; Likely to be the final ever X–Files season, remaining loyal to the themes and tone lovingly cultivated throughout previous seasons, but with…
Counterpart (TV Series) (2017): Feat. J.K. Simmons, Olivia Williams, Ulrich Thomsen
Doctor Who (Series 10) [Peter Capaldi] Christmas Special 2017 (Twice Upon A Time) (2017): Dir. Rachel Talalay
Feat. Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, David Bradley…; The time lord finds himself face to face with his former self, the original Doctor (David Bradley). Season 10 finale marks the final adventure for…
Doctor Who (Series 10:Part 1) [Peter Capaldi] (2017): Feat. Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, Matt Lucas; The third and final series starring Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor that introduces Pearl Mackie as Bill Potts, and also features Matt Lucas as…
Doctor Who (Series 10:Part 2) [Peter Capaldi] (2017): Feat. Peter Capaldi; The third and final series starring Peter Capaldi continues with six futher episodes: "The Pyramid at the End of the World", "The Lie of the Land",…
Gifted, The (TV Series) (Marvel's The Gifted) (2017): Feat. Stephen Moyer, Amy Acker; TV series set in the X–Men universe, but in a timeline in which the X–Men have all but disappeared, as mutants are treated with derision…
Handmaid's Tale, The (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski…; Emmy Award–winning drama created by Bruce Miller and based on the 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood. Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced…
Legion (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Dan Stevens, Rachel Keller, Aubrey Plaza…; The first TV Series based on the X–Men franchise follows Haller, the mutant son of Charles Xavier, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia from a…
Orphan Black - Season 5 (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Tatiana Maslany; Final season of the extraordinary clone–centered sci–fi thriller, with formidable actress Tatiana Maslany reprising her many roles. The…
Orville, The (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Seth MacFarlane, Adrianne Palicki; Sci–fi comedy series following the dysfunctional crew of an exploratory space ship 400 years in the future. Created by the often brilliant Seth…
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Timothy Spall, Jack Reynor, Benedict Wong…; A cutting–edge sci–fi anthology series with stand–alone episodes based on the works of Philip K. Dick. Ten episodes: "Real Life",…
Salvation (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Santiago Cabrera, Jennifer Finnigan, Charlie Rowe; Sci–fi suspense series about a grad student whose self–designed app discovers a giant asteroid is hurtling toward the planet and the…
Star Trek: Discovery (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif…; Another iteration of the enduring STAR TREK series following "Star Trek: Enterprise" set ten years before Kirk, Spock and the Enterprise, the USS…
11.22.63 (TV Mini-Series) (2016): Feat. James Franco, Sarah Gadon, Cherry Jones…; Time–travel drama from the pen of Stephen King with James Franco traveling back in time in an attempt to prevent the assassination of JFK.
Doctor Who (Series 10) [Peter Capaldi] Christmas Special 2016 (The Return of Doctor Mysterio) (2016): Feat. Peter Capaldi, Matt Lucas, Charity Wakefield…; A Doctor Who Christmas special with Peter Capaldi and Matt Lucas as Nardole, wh returns from the previous special "The Husbands of River Song". Set…
Limitless (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Jake McDorman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Jennifer Carpenter; Enjoyable follow–up to the Bradley Cooper film, this has Jake McDorman playing a typical twenty–something who gains the ability to use…
Orphan Black - Season 4 (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Tatiana Maslany; Thought–provoking sci–fi thriller conflates big ideas in morals and ethics with an absorbing plot centred on a con–artist who…
Stranger Things (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard…; A web television series phenomenon that pays hefty homage to the tropes and aesthetics of sci–fi adventure and horror film of the 1980s and the…
Timeless (TV Series) (2016-2018): Feat. Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter, Goran Visnjic…; A time travel/alternate history sci–fi series in which a history professor, a soldier and a scientist attempt to stop a mysterious organization…
Travelers (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Eric McCormack; Smart and thought–provoking time travel series exploring the concept that future humans can develop the technology to send their…
Westworld (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Evan Rachel Wood, Thandiwe Newton, Jeffrey Wright…; Phenomenally popular science–fiction western series from creator Jonathan Nolan, set in a fictional theme park populated by android "hosts",…
Wynonna Earp (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Melanie Scrofano, Shamier Anderson, Tim Rozon…; Canadian supernatural Western series based on the IDW Comic, that follows Wyatt Earp's great granddaughter as she battles demons and other creatures…
X-Files Event Series, The (TV Series) (X-Files, The - Season 10) (2016): Feat. David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi…; Thrilling six–episode return of the conspiracy driven series. Mulder and Scully return to investigate were–monsters, terrorists, deadly…
Aquarius (TV Series) (2015): Feat. David Duchovny; David Duchovny headlines this gritty 1960s cop drama about a cop who goes undercover to track Charles Manson and the Manson Family before their…
Childhood's End (TV Mini-series) (2015): Feat. Mike Vogel, Osy Ikhile, Daisy Betts…; Sci–fi mini–series based on the 1953 novel by Arthur C. Clarke that posits the peaceful alien invasion of Earth by the mysterious…
Dark Matter (TV Series) (2015-2017): Feat. Marc Bendavid, Anthony Lemke, Alex Mallari Jr.…; Intriguing Canadian sci–fi series created by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, based on their comic book of the same name. Set in a dystopian…
Doctor Who (Series 9) [Peter Capaldi] Christmas Special (The Husbands of River Song) (2015): Dir. Douglas Mackinnon
Feat. Peter Capaldi, Matt Lucas, Alex Kingston…; On Christmas day, the Doctor is called to the site of a crashed spaceship. He soon finds himself recruited to help River Song evade the furious King…
Doctor Who (Series 9:Part 2) [Peter Capaldi] (2015): Feat. Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, Maisie Williams; Epic conclusion to the ninth series of Doctor Who, with the clock ticking the Zygons aren’t the only threat they’ll be facing as they embark on…
Expanse, The (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Thomas Jane, Steven Strait, Cas Anvar…; Ambitious adaptation of the hugely popular science fiction novels by James S. A. Corey, set in a future where Mars and the asteroid belt have been…
Glitch (TV Series) (2015): Dir. Emma Freeman
Feat. Patrick Brammall, Emma Booth, Emily Barclay; Paranormal series set in small–town Australia with a cop investigating the case of seven people apparently rising from the dead.
Humans (TV Series) (2015-2018): Feat. William Hurt, Rebecca Front, Gemma Chan…; Sci–fi series set in a parallel present where the latest must–have gadget for any busy family is a 'Synth' – a…
Last Man On Earth, The (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Will Forte, Kristen Schaal, January Jones…; Quirky send–up of the post–apocalypse genre with talented comedians Kristen Schaal and Will Forte playing a pair of mismatched survivors…
Orphan Black - Season 3 (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Tatiana Maslany; Thought–provoking sci–fi thriller conflates big ideas in morals and ethics with an absorbing plot centred on a con–artist who…
100, The (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Eliza Taylor; A hodgepodge of sci–fi tropes crowd this youth–oriented post–apocalyptic drama about 100 teenagers who are sent back to earth to…
Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D (TV Series) (Agents of Shield) (2014): Feat. Clark Gregg, Ming Na; This Joss Whedon–created series, an extension of the ever expanding Marvel universe, follows the adventures of a spy agency made up of…
Doctor Who (Series 8) [Peter Capaldi] (Dr. Who) (2014): Feat. Peter Capaldi, Jenna-Louise Coleman; Peter Capaldi (IN THE LOOP) is the twelfth reincarnate, joined by plucky sidekick Jenna–Louise Coleman, in a new series of timewarp adventures…
Doctor Who (Series 9:Part 1) [Peter Capaldi] (2014): Feat. Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, Maisie Williams; Peter Capaldi returns for his second season as the Tardis travelling Time Lord. Episodes 1–6: 'The Magician's Apprentice', 'The Witch's…
Extant (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Halle Berry, Goran Visnjic, Grace Gummer; An astronaut struggles to learn how she became pregnant while on a 13–month–long solo space mission.
Helix (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Billy Campbell, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kyra Zagorsky…; Schlocky sci–fi thriller series from the Syfy channel that follows a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Orphan Black - Season 2 (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Tatiana Maslany, Dylan Bruce, Jordan Gavaris; Further episodes in this thought–provoking sci–fi thriller, which conflates big ideas in morals and ethics with an absorbing plot centred…
Outlander (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Duncan Lacroix…; From the pen of Ronald D. Moore comes this tale of a combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 18th century Scotland, a…
Resurrection (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Omar Epps, Frances Fisher; A small Missouri town is the site of a number of unexplained resurrections in this thought–provoking drama, reminiscent of – though…
Almost Human (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Karl Urban, Michael Ealy, Minka Kelly…; Futuristic sci–fi series set in the year 2048, where a human cop (Karl Urban) partners up with an android to fight crime as part of a new…
An Adventure In Space In Time (2013): Dir. Terry McDonough
Feat. David Bradley, Brian Cox, Jessica Raine; Dramatic re–telling of the creation of the television series Doctor Who, created to celebrate the shows fiftieth anniversary, boasts an…
Battlestar Galactica (TV Series) - Blood and Chrome (2013): Dir. Jonas Pate
Feat. Luke Pasqualino; This standalone Battlestar Galactica movie – originally a ten–episode web–series – bridges the events between those depicted…
Doctor Who (TV Documentaries) (An Adventure in Space and Time; The Ultimate Guide) (2013): Feat. William Hartnell; 'An Adventure in Space and Time' – This 50th anniversary commission dramatises how Doctor Who was first brought to the screen in 1963. William…
Nowhere Boys (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Darci McDonald, Dougie Baldwin, Joel Lok…; Australian fantasy action–adventure series that follows four teenage boys who get lost in the forest and discover, when they return home, that…
Orphan Black - Season 1 (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Tatiana Maslany, Dylan Bruce, Jordan Gavaris; This thought–provoking sci–fi thriller conflates big ideas in morals and ethics with an absorbing plot centred on a con–artist who…
Under the Dome (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Mike Vogel, Rachelle Lefevre, Dean Norris…; Solid, if at times silly sci–fi mystery series from the pen of Stephen King, which centres on an unexplained 'dome' isolating an entire town…
Utopia (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Fiona OShaughnessy, Alexandra Roach, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett…; An imaginative, visually striking dystopian thriller centred on a group of people who believe a conspiracy theory is hidden within a graphic novel…
Arrow (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Stephen Amell, Katie Cassidy; The adventures of DC Comics' costumed crime–fighter Green Arrow make for a handsome escapist TV series, based on the secret vigilante deeds of…
Doctor Who (Series 7) [Matt Smith] (Dr. Who) (2012): Feat. Matt Smith, Karen Gillan , Arthur Darvill …; Matt Smith is back as the eleventh Doctor, alongside the departing Karen Gillian's Amy Pond, in this latest series which promises a return to…
Red Dwarf (TV Series) - Series 10 (Red Dwarf X) (2012): Feat. Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules…; The first full series of RED DWARF since 1999, this continues the cult British sci–fi comedy's revival following the recent special, BACK TO EARTH.…
Revolution (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Billy Burke, Giancarlo Esposito, David Lyons…; A post–apocalyptic world in which electricity no longer exists is the setting for this energetic survivalist drama. Moving at full–clip,…
Sinbad (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Elliot Knight, Naveen Andrews, Timothy Spall…; Spiffy swashbuckling version of the Sinbad legend harnesses the best of blockbuster–style action and above–average special effects to…
Alphas (TV Series) (2011): Feat. David Strathairn, Ryan Cartwright, Warren Christie; David Strathairn leads this X–MEN–esque series about a group of people with superhuman powers – known as "alphas" – who are…
Black Mirror (TV Series) (2011-2013): Feat. Rory Kinnear, Lindsay Duncan, Rupert Everett…; A brilliantly conceived anthology of science fiction stories in the tradition of THE TWILIGHT ZONE, this compelling British series explores the…
Doctor Who (Series 6) [Matt Smith] (Dr. Who) (2011): Feat. Matt Smith, Karen Gillan , Arthur Darvill …; Matt Smith is back as the eleventh Doctor, alongside Karen Gillian 's Amy Pond, as they investigate the mysterious Silence that destroyed the TARDIS…
Fades, The (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Iain de Caestecker, Joe Dempsie, Natalie Dormer…; Adventurous BBC supernatural thriller concerns the apocalyptic visions of an English teenager, who comes to learn that the dead spirits only he can…
Falling Skies (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Noah Wyle, Moon Bloodgood, Will Patton; The battle for earth between alien invaders and the human resistance is given an exciting, family–focused rendition by producer Steven…
Prophets of Science Fiction (TV Series) (2011): Somewhat exaggerated series produced and hosted by Ridley Scott that depicts numerous occasions when science fiction authors have predicted and…
Terra Nova (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Jason O'Mara, Shelley Conn; Short–lived sci–fi drama series about a 22nd Century family who escape their modern dystopia by returning to an outpost in the Cretaceous…
Black Panther (TV Series) (2010): Dir. Reginald Hudlin
Feat. Djimon Hounsou, Jill Scott; Motion comic TV series based on the popular Marvel superhero. The original Black Panther is assassinated and his son T'challa assumes the name, along…
Caprica (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Eric Stoltz, Esai Morales, Paula Malcomson; This short–lived but worthwhile prequel to the Battlestar Galactica universe is set 58 years prior to the events of the popular rebooted…
Doctor Who (TV Specials) [Matt Smith] (The Day of the Doctor; The Time of the Doctor; The Snowmen; The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe; A Christmas Carol) (2010-2013): Dir. Nick Hurran
Feat. Matt Smith, Jenna-Louise Coleman, David Tennant…; Matt Smith and David Tennant combine for this high–end 50th anniversary special. Shot in 3–D and screened in cinemas upon its release,…
Haven (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Emily Rose, Lucas Bryant, Eric Balfour; An FBI agent finds herself inextricably linked to the paranormal activity in the fictional north eastern town of Haven, Maine, in this eccentric…
This is Not My Life (TV Series) (2010): Dir. Robert Sarkies
Feat. Charles Mesure, Tania Nolan, Ariana Brunet…; Set in a fictional New Zealand town in the 2020s, this high–end Kiwi production runs with a number of well–worn science–fiction…
Alice (TV Mini-Series) (2009): Dir. Nick Willing
Feat. Caterina Scorsone, Andrew Lee Potts, Matt Frewer…; Modernist re–imagining of the Lewis Carroll classic with wonderland portrayed as a dystopian netherworld that sucks the emotions from the 'real…
Battlestar Galactica (TV Series) - The Plan (2009): Dir. Edward James Olmos
Feat. Tricia Helfer, Edward James Olmos, Grace Park…; Feature length installment of the acclaimed BATTLESTAR GALACTICA series, telling the story of the attack on the human colonies through the eyes of…
Day of the Triffids (TV Mini-Series) (2009): Dir. Nick Copus
Feat. Dougray Scott, Joely Richardson, Eddie Izzard…; This second–stab by the BBC excitingly updates John Wyndham's cautionary sci–fi novel with a big budget and spectacular special effects.…
Doctor Who (Series 5) [Matt Smith] (Dr. Who) (2009): Feat. Matt Smith, Karen Gillan , Arthur Darvill …; Eleventh 'regeneration' of the time travelling Doctor Who puts Matt Smith in control of a brand new TARDIS, joined by new sidekick Amy Pond (Karen…
Dollhouse (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Eliza Dushku; Joss Whedon's short–lived sci–fi series set in a futuristic laboratory that assigns different tasks to its various residents, who then…
Flash Forward (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Joseph Fiennes, Dominic Monaghan, Courtney B. Vance; A high concept narrative where a mysterious event has caused nearly everyone on the planet to simultaneously lose consciousness for 137 seconds,…
K-9 (TV Series) (2009): K9 the robotic dog and his trio of teen companions, defeat aliens, defuse evil plots and protect the world from whatever comes through the holes in…
Kings (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Ian McShane, Christopher Egan, Susanna Thompson…; A bold and enjoyably bizarre drama fantasy series loosely based on the biblical story of King David (played by Chris Egan), but set in a kingdom that…
Misfits (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Robert Sheehan, Antonia Thomas, Lauren Socha…; "SKINS meets HEROES" is the catch–cry for this Bafta Award winning, streetwise drama about five teenagers stuck in community service, where…
Red Dwarf (TV Series) - Back To Earth (2009): Feat. Richard O'Callaghan, Jeremy Swift, Sophie Winkleman; Reunion of sorts for the cast of the British sci–fi comedy, where the crew of RED DWARF land back on earth in 2009, only to discover they are…
Sengoku Basara (TV Series) (Samurai Kings) (2009): In the bloody Warring States Period, of feudal Japan, many generals fought in an endless struggle for power, but one man proved to be too big of a…
Stargate Universe (SGU) (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Robert Carlyle, Louis Ferreira, Brian J. Smith…; Fourth series in the STARGATE franchise sees a team of scientists, soldiers and civilians stranded on a runaway ship, millions of light years from…
Titan Maximum (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Seth Green, Rachael Leigh Cook; Offbeat sci–fi spoof from the creators of ROBOT CHICKEN parodies 'Super Robot' serials and other intergalactic tropes with an obscure, but…
V (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Elizabeth Mitchell, Scott Wolf, Morris Chestnut…; Alien invaders claiming to 'come in peace' battle a tenacious human resistance in this 21st century update of the cult 80s sci–fi…
Warehouse 13 (TV Series) (2009-2014): Feat. Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, Saul Rubinek; Described as "part The X–Files, part Raiders of the Lost Ark and part Moonlighting", this SyFy channel series follows two Secret Service Agents…
Andromeda Strain, The (TV Mini-series) (2008): Dir. Mikael Salomon
Feat. Benjamin Bratt, Eric McCormack, Christa Miller…; A update of the terrifyingly plausible techno–thriller novel by Michael Crichton, following a team of scientists working in secret to research…
Bonekickers (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Hugh Bonneville, Julie Graham, Adrian Lester; From the creators of LIFE ON MARS comes this hybrid of INDIANA JONES and THE DA VINCI CODE as a crack team of archaeologists are thrust into various…
Fringe (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, John Noble…; Daring sci–fi offering from the creator of (the equally ambitious) LOST, focused on an FBI 'Fringe Division' team specializing in unorthodox…
Life on Mars (US TV Series) (2008): Feat. Harvey Keitel, Jason O'Mara, Michael Imperioli…; Polarizing remake of the British sci–fi success shares an identical premise – namely cop hit by car in present wakes up in 1973 –…
Survivors (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Julie Graham, Max Beesley, Paterson Joseph…; Sharp remake of the cult seventies show is every bit as downbeat as the original with a virulent flu wiping out 99% of the population leaving a hardy…
Terminator - The Sarah Connor Chronicles (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Lena Headey, Thomas Dekker, Busy Phillips; Flashy sci–fi series set two years after TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY and centred on Sarah Connor and her son preparing for battle against the…
Battlestar Galactica (TV Series) - Razor (2007): Dir. Felix Enrique Alcala
Feat. Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Tricia Helfer…; Step–by–step sci–fi film that comprises the first two episodes of Series 4 BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, focused on a new lieutenant…
Bionic Woman, The (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Michelle Ryan, Miguel Ferrer, Molly Price…; Updated version of the 70's TV series about a female athlete who is gifted with bionic strength after a serious accident.
Doctor Who (Series 4) [David Tennant] (Dr. Who) (2007-2008): Feat. David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Billie Piper; David Tennant returns as the Doctor accompanied by his new sidekick, played by Catherine Tate, as they battle intergalatic monsters on their time…
Doctor Who (TV Specials) [David Tennant] (Voyage of the Damned, The Next Doctor, Planet of the Dead, The Water of Mars, The End of Time) (2007-2010): Feat. David Tennant, John Simm, Catherine Tate…; In his final appearance as the Tenth Doctor, David Tennant signs off in style with this two part Winter Special. Old nemesis The Master (John Simm)…
Family Guy: Blue Harvest (2007): Dir. Dominic Polcino; Standalone FAMILY GUY parody of pop–cultural megalith STAR WARS finds Peter, Stewie and co. assuming the roles of hero, villain, princess and…
Jekyll (TV Series) (2007): Dir. Douglas Mackinnon
Feat. James Nesbitt, Gina Bellman; A modern adaptation of the 'Jekyll and Hyde' tale, this twisted comedy series focuses on an everyday guy who morphs into his violent alter ego 'Hyde'…
Lost (TV Series) - Season 4 (2007): Feat. Naveen Andrews, Matthew Fox, Emilie de Ravin…; The mysterious consequences of the downing of Oceanic Flight 815 continue, now accompanied by intriguing flash forwards of life off the island, with…
Lost Room, The (TV Mini-series) (2007): Feat. Peter Krause, Julianne Margulies, Peter Jacobson…; Sci–fi TV miniseries about a motel room on Route 66 that is discovered to be a portal to another dimension, and the detective whose daughter…
Masters Of Science Fiction (TV Series) (A Clean Escape, Jerry Was A Man, The Awakening, Little Brother, Watchbird, The Discarded.) (2007): Dir. Mark Rydell, Michael Petroni, Darnell Martin
Feat. Judy Davis, Sam Waterston, Anne Heche…; Collection of six stories from the world's top sci–fi writers brought to life by a top–notch cast and hosted by Professor Stephen…
Primeval (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Douglas Henshall, Juliet Aubrey; Exciting kidult adventure romp posits time slips in modern–day England that unleash various prehistoric creatures onto the world. From the…
Rabbit Fall (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Andrea Menard, Kevin Jubinville, Peter Kelly Gaudreault; Unusual curio traces life in the small Canadian town of Rabbit Fall with new cop Menard having more than just petty crime to contend with as she…
Sanctuary (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Amanda Tapping, Robin Dunne, Emilie Ullerup…; Canadian sci–fi series from the makers of STARGATE SG1 focused around a crew of highly–gifted scientists who serve to protect an alien…
Sarah Jane Adventures, The (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Elizabeth Sladen; Family–friendly DOCTOR WHO spin–off sees arguably the most popular companion, investigative journalist Sarah Jane, getting into various…
Xavier Renegade Angel (TV Series) (2007): One of Adult Swim's edgier offerings, about a New Age wanderer searching for truth and meaning in the world. The show's ribald, at times offensive…
Doctor Who (Series 3) [David Tennant] (Dr. Who) (2006-2007): Feat. David Tennant, Catherine Tate, John Simm…; David Tennant returns for a second series as the most current Doctor Who, sharing the Tardis briefly with bride–to–be Donna, played by…
Eureka (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Colin Ferguson, Greg Germann, Joe Morton…; Novel sci–fi series focused on a stranded U.S. Marshall who uncovers a remote hamlet populated by a community of hand–picked scientists…
Frisky Dingo (TV Series) (2006): Twisted sci–fi animation from the 'adult swim' company (SEALAB 2021) introduces us to Xander Crews–playboy by day and superhero…
Heroes (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Ali Larter, Hayden Panettiere, Masi Oka…; Sprawling, overarching fantasy series posits the transformation of a group of ordinary Americans (and one dorky Japanese man) into destined…
Jericho (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Skeet Ulrich, Ashley Scott, Lennie James; Gripping, underrated sci–fi thriller employs the intriguing post–apocalyptic premise of an isolated small–town trying to survive in…
Killian Curse, The (TV Series) (2006): Local fantasy–horror series in which the 21 students of Room 21, must each defeat a demon sent by the spirit of their long–dead school…
Kyle XY (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Matt Dallas; Engaging sci–fi series concerning an adopted teenager with super human abilities on a quest to uncover his past and reveal his true identity.…
Lost (TV Series) - Season 2 (2006): Feat. Dominic Monaghan, Naveen Andrews, Harold Perrineau, Jr.…; The mysterious consequences of the downing of Oceanic Flight 815 continue in this excellent followup season. Season 2 (24 episodes) over 7 discs.
Maddigan's Quest (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Michael Hurst, Timothy Balme, Danielle Cormack; Nicely–produced local series for children – adapted from Margaret Mahy's bestseller – set in a post–technological future…
Torchwood (TV Series) (Children of Earth; Miracle Day) (2006-2011): Feat. John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Burn Gorman…; This Dr. Who spin–off series, set in present day Cardiff, focuses on 'The Captain' (a former travel companion of the Doctor), who travels…
Doctor Who (Series 2) [David Tennant] (Dr. Who) (2005-2006): Feat. Billie Piper, David Tennant; Tenth 'regeneration' of the enigmatic Doctor Who with David Tennant bequeathed the Tardis and sidekick Rose (played again by Billie Piper) in a new…
Invasion (TV Series) (2005-2006): Feat. William Fichtner, Eddie Cibrian; Creeping sci–fi series concerning a small–town family who find their town bizarrely quarantined after a mysterious hurricane. Like a…
Medium (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Patricia Arquette, Miguel Sandoval, Jake Weber; Moderately–spooky paranormal soap–opera with Patricia Arquette playing a psychic attached to the DA's office in Phoenix, Arizona, who…
Point Pleasant (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Elisabeth Harnois, Grant Show; Short–lived, mildly cultish series may interest BUFFY fans as a brief alternative: it concerns a mysterious girl who washes up on the shoreline…
Surface (TV Series) (2005-2006): Feat. Lake Bell, Jay R. Ferguson, Carter Jenkins…; Short–lived but acclaimed Sci–fi TV series starring Lake Bell as a marine biologist who confronts a new species of sea life, while…
Threshold (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Carla Gugino, Brent Spiner, Peter Dinklage…; Campy but enjoyable sci–fi show, in which a team of experts are hastily assembled when the U.S. Navy discovers an extraterrestrial craft in the…
Triangle, The (TV Mini-series) (2005): Dir. Craig R. Baxley
Feat. Eric Stoltz, Catherine Bell, Lou Diamond Phillips…; Three part miniseries produced by sci–fi aficionado BRYAN SINGER (X MEN), following a crew of specialists who attempt to uncover the truths…
4400, The (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Joel Gretsch, Jacqueline McKenzie; An effectively puzzling sci–fi TV series which begins on a day when 4400 missing persons suddenly reappear on Earth, not a day older than when…
Battlestar Galactica (TV Series) (2004-2009): Feat. Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell; Following on from the 2003 miniseries, this has been hailed as Sci–Fi’s greatest TV series to date... SEASON ONE: 13 episodes over 4 DVDs…
Doctor Who (Series 1) [Christopher Eccleston] (Dr. Who) (2004-2005): Feat. Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper; A Doctor Who for the digital age with Christopher Eccleston upholding the fine tradition of the quirky, time–travelling hero, with one time…
Elfen Lied (2004): Dir. Mamoru Kanbe; Anime TV series adapting the earlier part of a manga of the same name by Lynn Okamoto that was considered edgy in its time due to being pretty dark…
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Matthew Holness, Richard Ayoade, Alice Lowe; Richard Ayoade (THE IT CROWD) spun this radical late–night oddity with cohort Matthew Holness, who plays a fictional horror author and creator…
Lost (TV Series) - Season 1 (2004): Feat. Dominic Monaghan, Naveen Andrews, Harold Perrineau, Jr.…; One of the more daring, offbeat and addictive TV Series of recent years, this concerns the survivors of a plane–crash who find themselves…
Paranoia Agent (TV Series) (Mousou dairinin) (2004): Dir. Satoshi Kon; Beautifully animated and conceptually ambitious 'anime' TV series from the dir. of PERFECT BLUE, set in a present–day metropolis of social…
Stargate Atlantis (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Joe Flanigan; Further wormhole adventures from the Stargate universe, with this latest spin–off following a dispatch of scientists and military personal to…
Battlestar Galactica (TV Mini Series) (2003): Dir. Michael Rymer
Feat. Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell; Glossed–up reprise of the late–70s sci–fi TV series, which replaces the cuteness with a more sombre tone, ethnic diversity and…
Children of Dune (TV Series) (2003): Dir. Greg Yaitanes
Feat. Alec Newman, Julie Cox; Mini–series sequel to the Sci–Fi Channel TV–adaptation (with William Hurt) that maintains the purist approach with a complex…
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka (TV Series) (2003): Dir. Wilson Milam
Feat. Richard E. Grant; Animated DOCTOR WHO series continuing the narrative of the original 1963–89 programme and DOCTOR WHO: THE MOVIE (1996), written by Doctor Who…
Planetes (TV Series) (2003): The year is 2075 AD. The dream of working and living in the vast openness of space is now a reality. However, a new threat has arisen and if left…
Tru Calling (TV Series) (2003-2005): Feat. Eliza Dushku; Paranormal TV drama with Dushku playing a morgue intern who discovers she can hear the voices of the recently deceased and reverse their fates.…
Dead Zone, The (TV Series) (2002-2006): Dir. Robert Lieberman
Feat. Anthony Michael Hall, David Ogden Stiers, Nicole De Boer; Surprisingly effective spinoff from the 1983 David Cronenberg–Stephen King film, with Hall playing a coma victim who upon awakening six years…
Firefly (TV Series) (2002): Feat. Adam Baldwin; Devised by Josh Whedon, the creator of BUFFY and ANGEL, this intelligent sci–fi series concerns a small group of space–travellers aboard…
Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex (TV Series) (2002-2004): Dir. Kenji Kamiyama; A surprisingly excellent television sequel to the classic 'anime' of 1995, this chiefly concerns the life of a female police officer in a special…
Hellsing (TV Series) (Herushingu) (2002): Adapated from his own manga comicbook by Kouta Hirano, this concerns the battle of survival of the Hellsing Organisation, a shadowy group which looks…
Lost World, The (TV Mini-series) (2002): Dir. Stuart Orme
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Peter Falk, James Fox…; Sterling BBC adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s adventure novel, where an intrepid bunch of Victorians explore the Amazon jungle for dinosaurs…
Odyssey 5 (TV Series) (2002): Feat. Peter Weller, Sebastian Roche, Christopher Gorham…; Good quality sci–fi series about a crew of five astronauts (led by Peter Weller) onboard a space shuttle who witness the destruction of Earth…
X-Files, The - Season 9 (TV Series) (2002): Feat. Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick, Mitch Pileggi…; The final season of the X–FILES saga divided audiences somewhat, with various loose strands having to be quickly resolved. Most longterm…
Lone Gunmen, The (TV Series) (2001): Feat. Bruce Harwood, Tom Braidwood, Dean Haglund…; An interesting spinoff series, this trails a trio of computer hackers who repeatedly cropped up in THE X–FILES, and were given a single season…
Mutant X (TV Series) (2001-2004): Feat. John Shea, Victoria Pratt, Lauren Lee Smith…; Sci–Fi TV series about a team of "New Mutants" who possess extraordinary powers as a result of genetic engineering when used as test subjects…
Reboot (TV Series) (2001): Dir. Steve Ball, Gavin Blair
Feat. Michael Benyaer, Sharon Alexander, Kathleen Barr; Popular Canadian CGI series set in a computer system where a group of sprites must defend their territory known as the 'Mainframe' from viruses and…
Smallville (TV Series) (2001): Feat. Tom Welling; TV–series set around the pre–adult existence of Superman a.k.a. Clark Kent (Tom Welling) in the small American town of Smallville. Pilot…
Star Trek - Enterprise (TV Series) (2001-2005): Feat. Scott Bakula; Probably the last in the ongoing TV STAR TREK sagas, this is set 100 years before Captain Kirk first set off into space. In the 22nd century, the…
Andromeda (TV Series) (Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda) (2000-2005): Feat. Kevin Sorbo, Lisa Ryder, Keith Hamilton Cobb; Dystopian sci–fi series, based on unused material by STAR TREK creator Gene Roddenberry. Set thousands of years in the future around the…
Arabian Nights (Mini-Series) (2000): Dir. Steve Barron
Feat. Jason Scott Lee, Rufus Sewell, Mili Avital…; Visually stunning retelling of One Thousand and One Nights, in which a mad Sultan weds his childhood friend, planning to execute her the following…
Dark Angel (TV Series) (2000): Dir. Jessica Alba, David Nutter, Michael Katleman
Feat. Jessica Alba, John Savage; A James Cameron–created sci–fi series featuring Jessica Alba as an updated, genetically engineered version of La Femme Nikita.
Dune (TV Series) (2000): Dir. John Harrison
Feat. William Hurt, Alec Newman, Giancarlo Giannini; Frank Herbert’s sci–fi classic, a mixture of New Testament, pulp fantasy and T.E. Lawrence, where the galaxy is enslaved to a…
Crusade (TV Series) (1999): Feat. Gary Cole, Peter Woodward; A short–lived BABYLON 5 spinoff, in which the inhabitants of Earth in 2267 AD, must combat a virulent plague that has been implanted in the…
Farscape (TV Series) (1999-2003): Feat. Ben Browder, Claudia Black; Suprisingly resourceful sci–fi series, with Channel 9 and Jim Henson collaborating in an extended saga of intergalactic intrigue. Human…
Harsh Realm (TV Series) (1999-2000): Feat. Scott Bairstow, D.B. Sweeney, Terry O'Quinn…; A US infantryman (Bairstow), about to be demobilised, is given one last mission – to test a top secret 'virtual reality' training game. It…
Roswell (TV Series) (1999): Feat. Brendan Fehr, Katherine Heigl, Colin Hanks; A unique melding of science fiction, rites–of–passage drama and teen comedy, this television series, like BUFFY, developed a similiar…
Tribe, The (TV Series) (1999-2003): Set in an post–apocalyptic future where all adults have been wiped out by a virus and children must fend for themselves by ganging up together,…
X-Files, The - Season 7 (TV Series) (1999): Feat. David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson; More adventures of the X–Files crew – this was also David Duchovny's final season.
From the Earth to the Moon (TV Series) (1998): Feat. Dylan Baker, Adam Baldwin, Gary Cole…; Truly epic dramatisation of the Apollo space programme – produced by Tom Hanks after the success of APOLLO 13 – which looks at the entire…
Trigun (TV Series) (1998): The $60,000,000,000 Man – Vash the Stampede is a wanted man with a habit of turning entire towns into rubble. The price on his head is a…
Crime Traveller (TV Series) (1997): Feat. Michael French, Michele Riondino; Naturally inspired by Dr. Who, though with its own unique charms, this cult sci–fi series marries classic British sleuth fiction with the…
Lexx (TV Series) (1997): Dir. Various
Feat. Brian Downey, Eva Habermann, Michael McManus; This oddball sci–fi series follows four misfit characters aboard the Lexx, a giant, insect–esque spaceship that is also 'the most…
Sleepwalker Project, The (TV Series) (Sleepwalkers) (1997): Feat. Bruce Greenwood, Naomi Watts; With a premise that's a cut above the usual sci–fi series imagination, this has a team of researchers at the Morpheus Institute use special…
Stargate SG1 (TV Series) (1997-1998): Feat. Richard Dean Anderson; Based on the rather average 1994 sci–fi movie, this series proved a long–running success, boosting the original concept with a more…
Dark Skies (TV Series) (1996-1997): Feat. Megan Ward, J.T. Walsh; Darkly imaginative series set in 1960s America, where a young couple is attempting to expose a hostile alien invasion, whilst struggling to stay one…
Millennium (TV Series) (1996-1999): Feat. Lance Henriksen, Megan Gallagher, Klea Scott; Occult sci–fi series from the creator of The X–Files) following the investigations of ex–FBI agent Frank Black (Lance Henriksen),…
Neverwhere (Mini-series) (1996): Dir. Dewi Humphreys
Feat. Laura Fraser, Gary Bakewell; Highly worthwhile sci–fi confection from the pen of fantasy writer Neil Gaiman (MIRRORMASK), in which an 'ordinary' Londoner (Bakewell) one day…
Rurouni Kenshin (TV Series) (Wandering Samurai; Legends of Kyoto; Tales of the Meiji) (1996-1999): Dir. Kazuhiro Furuhashi; Beloved adaptation of the manga series of the same name by Nobuhiro Watsuki, about a former assassin in the early Meiji period who takes a vow never…
Outer Limits (TV Series) (1995-2002): A worthy and faithful 90s remake of the cult 60s series, exploring the extremities of humanity’s hopes and fears through science fiction scenarios…
Sliders (TV Series) (1995-2000): Feat. Jerry O'Connell, John Rhys-Davies; While experimenting in his lab, budding genius O'Connell unwittingly invents a teleportation device that slides open portals to alternate realities…
Star Trek - Voyager (TV Series) (1995): Feat. Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran; As a spinoff TV series of the STAR TREK empire, this was not as high–achieving as DEEP SPACE NINE, but still holds it own with some good…
M.A.N.T.I.S. (TV Series) (Mantis) (1994): Dir. Sam Raimi
Feat. Carl Lumbly, Roger Rees; A wheelchair–bound scientist becomes a crime–fighter after building himself a powerful exo–skeleton that gives him superhuman…
Ocean Girl (TV Series) (1994-1997): Feat. Marzena Godecki, Jeffrey Walker, Kerry Armstrong; Environmentally conscious Australian cult adventure series based around a mystical girl from under the sea who has the ability to communicate with…
RoboCop (TV Series) (1994): Feat. Richard Eden, Yvette Nipar; A Canadian television adaptation of the RoboCop film series tailored for appeal to a younger demographic with toned–down violence. RoboCop here…
Space Precinct (TV Series) (1994): Feat. Ted Shackelford, Rob Youngblood, Simone Bendix; One of the more recent Gerry 'Thunderbirds' Anderson productions revolves around high–tech policeman in outer space. Using human actors…
Tekwar (TV Series) (1994-1996): Feat. Greg Evigan, Eugene Clark, William Shatner; Ropey but enjoyable future–noir adapted from William Shatner's sci–fi novels, about a police officer framed for murder and trafficking…
Babylon 5: The Movie Collection (The Gathering, In The Beginning, Thirdspace, River of Souls, Call to Arms) (1993-1999): Dir. Richard Compton, Michael Vejar, Jesús Salvador Treviño
Feat. Bruce Boxleitner; Compilation of the five TV–movies made as stand alones during Babylon–5's five year run.
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV Series) (1993-1997): Feat. Dean Cain, Teri Hatcher; Popular T V serialisation of the 'Superman' story, with Cain playing the superhero who doubles as meek journalist Clark Kent, and Hatcher playing his…
Seaquest DSV (TV Series) (1993): Feat. Roy Scheider; Deep sea is the final frontier in this popular mid–nineties riff on STAR TREK, logging the oceanic adventures of an advanced submersible vessel…
Typhon's People (1993): Dir. Yvonne MacKay
Feat. Alfred Molina, Sophie Lee, Michael Hurst…; Capable sci–fi thriller, scripted by Margaret Mahy, concerning dodgy genetic–engineering in a remote NZ research station. Stars local…
Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995): Respectful and crafted TV animation of the much–adapted Bob Kane comicbook, with Bruce Wayne transforming himself into a terrifying superhero…
Flash, The (TV Series) (1991): Feat. John Wesley Shipp, Amanda Pays, M. Emmet Walsh…; Vastly underrated TV adaptation of the DC comicbook hero, in which a forensic detective (Shipp) has a laboratory accident which causes the molecules…
Alien Nation (TV Series) (1989-1990): Feat. Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint; From the creator of "V" comes this sci–fi police procedural series based on the 1988 feature film about an LA police officer reluctantly…
Quantum Leap (TV Series) (1989-1993): Dir. Donald P Bellisario
Feat. Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell; An often thoughtful speculative sci–fi drama in which a scientist finds himself trapped in time, leaping into the body of a different person in…
Mystery Science Theatre 3000 (TV Series) (1988-1999): Feat. Kevin Murphy, Jim Mallon, Trace Beaulieu…; Legendary cult series about a man and his robot buddy who get shot into space by an evil scientist and forced to watch the most horrific…
Alf (TV Series) (1986): Feat. Max Wright; Irresistibly cute sitcom about a furry, wise–cracking alien that settles into American suburbia in the 1980s. Season 1 available. Disc 1:…
Real Ghostbusters, The (TV Series) (1986): Popular eighties cartoon series furthers the adventures of Ghostbusters Peter, Egon, Ray and Winston, although this time they're joined by past…
Amazing Stories (TV Series) (Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories) (1985): Fantasy/supernatural series created by Steven Spielberg in the spirit of the TWILIGHT ZONE, featuring self–contained stories of the macabre and…
Ray Bradbury Theater, The (TV Series) (1985-1992): An HBO–originated fantasy anthology series entirely scripted by the eponymous (and prolific) author, based on his short stories and novels. A…
Starfleet (TV Series) (X Bomber) (1985): Dir. Go Nagai; Heavily influenced by Gerry Anderson's supermarionation series, this sci–fi Japanese production from manga creater Go Nagai kicks off when an…
Children Of The Dog Star (TV Mini-series) (1984): Feat. Sarah Dunn, Jason Wallace, Hamish Bartle…; Beloved New Zealand sci–fi series following 12–year–old Gretchen (Dunn) who discovers a link to an extra–extraterrestrial…
Chocky (TV Series) (1984): Dir. Vic Hughes, Christopher Hodson
Feat. Carol Drinkwater; One of the best sci–fi TV serials of the 1980s is set around a schoolboy who begins to develop supernormal talents. It seems an alien force has…
Transformers (TV Series) (1984): One of the defining children's TV series of the 1980s, featuring autobotic heroes who transform into cars, planes etc. to defend Earth against…
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors (1983): Feat. Peter Davison, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee…; 25th Anniversary Edition of this Sci–Fi classic featuring five embodiments of the doctor. Most of the doctors find themselves transported to…
Terrahawks (TV Series) (1983): Dir. Gerry Anderson, Tony Bell; A NASA mission to Mars encounters a hostile alien empire (from the planet Guk) in Gerry Anderson’s final stab at TV sci–fi…
Tripods, The (TV Series) (1982): Dir. Graham Theakston
Feat. John Shackley, Jim Baker II, Peter Dolphin; One of the BBC's most expensive serials was this imaginative, if uneven, handling of John Christopher's Tripods trilogy. In 2089, the Earth is ruled…
Voyagers! (TV Series) (1982-1983): Feat. Jon-Erik Hexum, Meeno Peluce; Endearing sci–fi show from the 1980's featuring a time–traveller called Phineas Bogg(!) and a young accomplice who use a hand–held…
Blake's 7 (TV Series) - Series 4 (1981): Feat. Gareth Thomas, Michael Keating; More adventures and intrigues for the crew of the 'Liberator', in this classic British TV Series. Series Four: 13 episodes over five…
Day of the Triffids (TV Mini-Series) (1981): Dir. Ken Hannam
Feat. John Duttine, Emma Relph, Maurice Colbourne; More convincing and clinical than previous adaptations of John Wyndham's novel, this BBC series depicts the blinding of Earth's human population and…
Greatest American Hero, The (TV Series) (1981): Feat. William Katt, Robert Culp, Connie Sellecca…; A reluctant superhero if ever there was one, William Katt is engaging in this spoof sitcom as the toussle–haired school–teacher who is…
Blake's 7 (TV Series) - Series 3 (1980): Feat. Gareth Thomas, Michael Keating; More adventures and intrigues for the crew of the 'Liberator', in this classic British TV Series. Series Three: 13 episodes over five…
Battlestar Galactica (Original TV Series) (1979): Feat. Dirk Benedict, Lorne Greene, Jane Seymour…; The followup television series to the 1978 feature–film concerning the future plight of the human race when persecuted by the powerful Cylon…
Blake's 7 (TV Series) - Series 2 (1979): Feat. Gareth Thomas, Michael Keating; More adventures and intrigues for the crew of the 'Liberator', in this classic British TV Series. Series Two: 13 episodes over five…
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV Series) (1979-1981): Feat. Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, Tim O'Connor; Kitsch TV serial adapted from the comic strip with Gil Gerard as the all–American 20th Century astronaut who is cryogenically re–animated…
Captain America (1979): Dir. Rod Holcomb
Feat. Len Birman, Reb Brown; A cheesy TV–movie incarnation of the star–spangled crime fighter is an origin tale about a motor–cross crash–survivor who is…
Martian Chronicles, The (TV Mini-series) (1979): Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Rock Hudson, Bernie Casey, Gayle Hunnicutt…; Sluggish adaptation of the famed Ray Bradbury short stories concerning mankind's first expedition and attempted conquest of Mars. Adapted by Richard…
Blake's 7 (TV Series) - Series 1 (1978): Feat. Michael Keating, Gareth Thomas; An acknowledged classic of British television sci–fi, this long–running series followed the fortunes of disparate group of characters…
Quatermass (TV Mini Series) (1978): Dir. Piers Haggard
Feat. John Mills, Simon MacCorkindale; Sir John Mills gives a great late performances as the legendary 1950s hero Professor Quatermass in this TV mini–series conclusion to Nigel…
Alternative 3 (1977): Dir. Christopher Miles
Feat. Tim Brinton; Public fear (or gullibility) was exposed with this hoax science report proposing three drastic alternatives to then–emerging hysteria around…
Children of the Stones (TV Mini-Series) (1977): Dir. Peter Graham Scott
Feat. Gareth Thomas, Iain Cuthbertson; A spooky classic of British television, in which a scientist and his son move to the village of Milbury, only to be sucked into a quasi–pagan…
Fantastic Journey, The (TV Series) (1977): Feat. Jared Martin, Ike Eisenmann, Carl Franklin…; A short–lived but influential 70's sci–fi show about a team of protagonists who jump from one time zone to the next, encountering bizarre…
Man From Atlantis (TV Series) (1977-1978): Feat. Patrick Duffy, Alan Fudge, Belinda Montgomery; In the wake of the success of shows like THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN, Patrick Duffy ("Bobby" from DALLAS) steps up to play an earnest,…
Bionic Woman, The (TV Series) (1976-1978): Feat. Lindsay Wagner, Richard Anderson, Lee Majors; The respectable female spinoff to THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN, has Wagner play the tennis pro fiance of 'Steve Austin' who after a skydiving accident…
Logan's Run (TV Series) (1976): Feat. Gregory Harrison, Heather Menzies, Donald Moffat…; Television spin–off from the 1976 film of the same name expands on the premise of twenty–somethings Logan 5 and Jessica 6 searching for…
Invisible Man, The (TV Series) (1975): Feat. David McCallum; An American–produced version of H.G Wells’ classic sci–fi tale which combines light–hearted humour and gags around the gift of…
Survivors (TV Series) (1975-1977): Feat. Carolyn Seymour, Ian McCulloch, Lucy Fleming; Memorable post–apocalyptic drama serial following a small group of survivors after 99.9% of Earth’s population has been wiped out by a deadly…
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV Series) (1974-1975): Feat. Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Jack Grinnage; Darkly comic supernatural series following newspaper reporter Carl Kochak as he attempts to uncover supernatural occurrences in downtown Chicago.…
Land of the Lost (TV Series) (1974): Feat. Wesley Eure, Philip Paley, Kathy Coleman; Oddly camp Saturday morning TV show following forest ranger Rick Marshall and his two children who inadvertently opened a rift in time, and now must…
Planet of the Apes (TV Series) (1974): Dir. Various, Don Weis, Arnold Laven
Feat. Roddy McDowall, James Naughton, Booth Colman; Continuing the ‘APES’ sequence of movies, this entertainingly fills–out the initial conceit. Roddy McDowall crosses over to the…
Space 1999 (TV Series) (1974- 1978): Dir. David Tomblin
Feat. Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Barry Morse…; A live–action creation from puppet–master Gerry Anderson about a crew of scientists stationed on "Moonbase Alpha". With sterling…
Doctor Who - Bred for War: The Sontaran Collection (1973-1985): Feat. Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Colin Baker…; Dr. Who Box Set containing four episodes featuring the alien species 'The Sontarans,' featuring Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Colin Baker and Patrick…
Moonbase 3 (TV Series) (1973): Feat. Donald Houston, Ralph Bates; A British sci–fi show set in 2003 when five world powers have colonised the moon, the third of which is a European base run by Donald Houston…
Tomorrow People, The (TV Series) (1973): Dir. Paul Bernard
Feat. Nicholas Young; Fitted out with stun–guns, digital watches and a talking biotronic computer called TIM, a group of highly–evolved youngsters also enjoy…
Stone Tape, The (1972): Dir. Peter Sasdy
Feat. Jane Asher, Michael Bryant; Interesting TV ‘one–off’ sees a boisterous electronic research–team set up in a run–down country estate, then become…
Night Gallery (TV Series) (1970-1973): Feat. Rod Serling; Spooky suspense series, hosted by Rod Serling, with each episode adapted from a sci–fi and horror short story. While not up to Serling's…
Timeslip (TV Series) (1970-1971): Feat. Spencer Banks, Cheryl Burfield, Denis Quilley; A smart children’s sci–fi series that tells in four separate stories what happens when two intrepid siblings discover an invisible portal…
U.F.O. (TV Series) (1969): Feat. Ed Bishop, Michael Billington, Gabrielle Drake; Supermarionator Gerry Anderson pulls the strings on this live–action sci–fi series, full of the same secret agencies, evil empires and…
Joe 90 (TV Series) (1968): Dir. Gerry Anderson; All thirty episodes of Gerry Anderson's wonder boy of hi–tech espionage. With a subtext as high camp as the theme song, this may well send you…
Land of the Giants (TV Series) (1968-1970): Feat. Gary Conway, Don Marshall; Irwin Allen's long lost sci–fi adventure for the ages finally comes to DVD! In the future (1983), a spaceship of travellers crash lands on a…
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (TV Series) (1967): Dir. Gerry Anderson; The complete series of Gerry Anderson's most technically accomplished sci–fi puppet, Captain Scarlet, who has limitless clones of himself…
Invaders, The (TV Series) (1967-1968): Feat. Roy Thinnes, Diane Baker, J.D. Cannon…; After a close encounter with an alien spacecraft, architect David Vincent (Roy Thinnes) tries to persuade a skeptical world that…
Batman (TV Series) (1966-1968): Feat. Adam West, Burt Ward, Burgess Meredith…; Batman and Robin, as many would best remember them, take on a succession of colourful Gotham City villains – Catwoman, The Joker, The Penguin,…
Batman: The Movie (1966): Dir. Leslie Martinson
Feat. Adam West, Burt Ward, Lee Meriwether…; Spawned from the original sixties TV series, this feature–length adventure pitting the caper crusader against his fiercest adversaries was the…
Time Tunnel, The (TV Series) (1966-1967): Dir. Irwin Allen
Feat. James Darren, John Zaremba, Lee Meriwether…; One of producer Irwin Allen's (LOST IN SPACE) most ambitious and successful series, finds two US scientists working on the secret time–travel…
Ultraman (TV Series) (1966): When the world is threatened by aloien invaders and giant prehistoric monsters, There is only one agency equipped with the high tech weaponry to…
Gigantor (1965): Pioneering Japanese animation in which young Jimmy Sparks defends the Earth against marauding aliens using a... gigantic flying robot. An influence…
Lost in Space (TV Series) (1965- 1968): Feat. Guy Williams, June Lockhart; Re–live the kinda camp adventures of the Space Family Robinson. From mega–producer, Irwin Allen. The complete first Season available…
Thunderbirds (TV Series) (1965- 1966): The complete series of Gerry Anderson's exemplary puppet suspense TV series that continues to enthrall new generations. Set around the…
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV Series) (1964): Feat. Richard Basehart, David Hedison; A spin–off of Irwin Allen's 1961 underwater adventure movie about top–secret team sent below waters to battle enemies of…
Fireball XL5 (TV Series) (1962): Dir. Gerry Anderson; A precursor to the Thunderbirds, Fireball XL5 is a massive spacecraft, patrolling a dangerous sector of the galaxy and piloted by the handsome and…
Andromeda Anthology, The (TV Series) (A for Andromeda, Andromeda Breakthrough) (1961-1962): Dir. Michael Hayes, John Elliot, John Knight
Feat. Julie Christie, Susan Hampshire; Cold War parable within a British sci–fi skin, this chronicles the fight against an alien super–computer whose designers transmit…
Supercar (TV Series) (1961-1962): The first fully developed Supermarionation series from Gerry Anderson, establishing his winning formula of futuristic vehicles, high adventure, and…
One Step Beyond (TV Series) (1959): Feat. John Newland; Classic television series billed as 'your guide to the supernatural' serves half–hour docudramas of unexplained, paranormal 'true events'.…
Invisible Man, The (TV Series) (H. G. Well's Invisible Man) (1958-1960): Feat. Tim Turner; H.G Wells’ classic sci–fi premise is preserved in this superior television adaptation of science gone awry. Tim Turner plays the eponymous…
Quatermass and the Pit (TV Series) (1958): Dir. Nigel Kneale
Feat. Andre Morell, Cec Linder, Anthony Bushell; The third in the landmark trilogy of serials involves Professor Quatermass in the excavation of an ancient alien–insect capsule in London, and…
Quatermass II (TV Series) (1955): Dir. Rudolph Cartier
Feat. John Robinson; Professor Quatermass returns (this time palyed by John Robinson) in Nigel Kneale's popular sci–fi serial of the 1950s. The six–part…
Commando Cody: Sky Marshall of the Universe (1953): Feat. Aline Towne, Gregory Gaye, Judd Holdren; Black–and–white TV series following the adventures of masked super–scientist Commando Cody, who is recruited by the U.S. government…
Quatermass Experiment, The (TV Series) (1953): Dir. Rudolph Cartier
Feat. Reginald Tate, Isabel Dean; The seminal serial (in six parts) by award–winning writer Nigel Kneale that laid the foundations of British Sci–Fi TV.. This first…
Flash Gordon Serial (Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe) (1940): Dir. Ford Beebe
Feat. Larry "Buster" Crabbe, Carol Hughes, Charles Middleton; One of the early Flash Gordon serials, which enthralled audiences in the 1940s. Here Flash must battle Ming the Merciless who has unleashed the…
Buck Rogers- Original Complete Series (1939): Feat. Henry Brandon, Jackie Moran, Jack Mulhall…; Beloved classic series about a heroic pilot and his young passenger who crash–land on a mountaintop where a mysterious gas puts them into a…
Phantom Empire, The (1935): Feat. Gene Autry, Frankie Darro, Smiley Burnette; Oddball children's serial from the thirties has singing cowboy Autry discovering the last remaining inhabitants of the lost continent of Mu living…

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