Best TV shows — science-fiction on Apple TV+ : our Top 20
At Stream Tracker, we’ve compiled a focused selection of the best science-fiction series available on Apple TV+. We chose titles based on storytelling, world‑building, and critical reception, with an eye for shows that offer distinctive ideas or strong production values. Whether you prefer hard sci‑fi, speculative drama, or genre‑bending stories, this list highlights series worth checking out and provides quick info to help you decide what to watch.
Updated on 02/06/2026
2017 · Bruce Miller · 6 seasons
In a bleak, authoritarian future ruled by a zealous theocracy, a woman is compelled to live as a concubine to a powerful official. Stripped of autonomy and watched at every turn, she navigates daily humiliation and moral compromise while quietly plotting ways to reclaim her life and expose the regime’s brutality.
With Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Ann Dowd, Madeline Brewer, Max Minghella, O.T. Fagbenle and Samira Wiley
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2022 · Akiva Goldsman, Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet · 4 seasons
Set in the years before Captain James T. Kirk's command, Captain Christopher Pike leads a disciplined command team—Spock, his logical science officer, and Number One, the steady second-in-command—piloting the U.S.S. Enterprise into uncharted regions of space where they encounter strange civilizations, scientific mysteries, and challenges that test their principles and leadership.
With Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Jess Bush, Christina Chong, Celia Rose Gooding, Melissa Navia and Babs Olusanmokun
2023 · Liu Cixin · 1 season
En pleine révolte de la Révolution culturelle en Chine, Ye Wen Jie, une jeune femme astrophysicienne qui a perdu son père, exécuté par les autorités, se voit contrainte de participer à un projet de recherche spatiale enveloppé de mystères. Avance rapide de trente-huit ans, nous sommes en 2007, et un phénomène alarmant secoue la communauté scientifique mondiale : une série de suicides inexplicables. Pour dénouer ce mystère, Wang Miao, éminent spécialiste en nanotechnologie, est sollicité par les forces armées pour mener une enquête secrète au sein de la Société des Frontières de la Science, une organisation suspectée d'être au cœur de cette épidémie de suicides.
With Zhang Luyi, Yu Hewei, Chen Jin, Wang Ziwen, Lin Yongjian, Li Xiaoran and He Dujuan
2023 · Liu Cixin · 1 season
Nanotechnology researcher Wang Miao is summoned to the Joint Operations Center by detective Shi Qiang, who is probing a string of inexplicable suicides among scientists around the globe. Pressed into an undercover role, Wang is tasked with infiltrating a secretive group known as the Frontiers of Science. There he meets the group's enigmatic head, Shen Yufei, who introduces him to an advanced virtual-reality simulation called Three-Body — a game that gradually reveals itself to be far more than mere entertainment.
With Zhang Luyi, Yu Hewei, Chen Jin, Wang Ziwen, Lin Yongjian, Li Xiaoran and He Dujuan
Best TV shows Apple TV+ by genre
At Stream Tracker, we hope this roundup helps you find the best science-fiction on AppleTV+. If you found it useful, browse our other genre-based selections for AppleTV+ to discover more shows — we keep them updated as availability changes.