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 is has a slowly growing collection of quality sci-fi TV shows packing out its streaming shelves. Prestige dramas with high production values and long episode times bookend the smaller, quirkier entries that offer something new. , for example, was one of the best TV shows of any genre last year (just wait until the airport episode, and you'll be blown away).Scroll down for the best sci-fi TV shows on HBO Max.  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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Beforeigners (2019—)  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
HBO's first Norwegian series is an addictive sci-fi crime drama with the most odd couple detective pairing you could imagine. Senior detective Lars teams up with Viking-era recruit Alfhildr to investigate a Stone Age woman's murder. Oh, right -- the series is set in an Oslo where migrants, or "Beforeigners," from the Viking Age and more appear in present day. With plenty of fertile fish-out-of-water comedy ground, Beforeigners is one unique murder mystery.  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Photograph by John P. Johnson/HBO Max  
  
  
  
  
  
Made for Love (2021—)  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
What would you do if your husband fitted a chip into your brain to watch your every move? Hazel Green (Cristin Milotti) faces this dilemma and promptly goes on the run with the not totally useful assistance of her dad (Ray Romano). Traverse the tricky territory of this satirical relationship drama with a Black Mirror edge and a helpful dolphin. Yep, is as full of surprises as it is ultimately disturbing.  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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Babylon 5 (1993-1998)  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
An influential legacy show, Babylon 5 might have dated edges nowadays, but it would be blasphemy to overlook it on this list. The basic premise sees a group of humans and alien species working together on the Babylon 5 space station as Earth carves its place in the galactic community. Political intrigue, character studies and the threat of war ensue.  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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Falling Skies (2011-2015)  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Boasting executive producer Steven Spielberg, this post-apocalyptic sci-fi brings family drama to alien invasions. Falling Skies centers on a band of survivors who plan to fight back after a global invasion by extraterrestrials. Five seasons introduce multiple alien races, space travel and a satisfying final standoff.  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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Years and Years (2019)  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
If you were blown away by Russell T Davies' It's a Sin, Years and Years is a must-watch. The ambitious sci-fi series spans 15 years, jumping ahead each episode to capture the ups and downs of the eclectic Lyons family. From technological developments to jaw-dropping life upheavals, the Lyons go through the ringer without ever relinquishing a heartwarming sense of humor.  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Photograph by Ian Watson/HBO Max  
  
  
  
  
  
Station Eleven (2021)  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Believe any hype you hear about . One of the best shows of 2021, the meditative dystopian thriller (the latter descriptor can only be applied to certain episodes) is prestige TV that whisks you off on a journey to surprising, moving and unique destinations. Following two timelines, the focus is mainly on brilliant heroine Kirsten (Mackenzie Davis), a woman who survived a world-destroying pandemic and now travels around the remains with a theater troupe known as the Traveling Symphony. Created by Patrick Somerville, whose writing work on The Leftovers can be felt here, Station Eleven casts an optimistic lens over the end of the world.  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Photograph by Coco Van Oppens  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
will satisfy those who want to spend a lot of time (nearly 10 hours) in a world brought to the screen with the help of Ridley Scott. Two androids, Mother and Father, attempt to establish an atheist human colony on a new planet, after a war with a religious order destroys Earth. But they soon discover controlling the beliefs of humans is a tricky task. Directing the first two episodes, as well as pulling the strings as an executive producer, Scott sets up a provocative exploration into AI and religious beliefs. There's blood, Сериалы онлайн big performances and a powerful lead in Amanda Collin's Mother.  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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Peacemaker (2021—)  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
While it's 90% a superhero show, features visitors from another planet, so it lands itself a spot on this list. The Suicide Squad spinoff series centers on the titular Peacemaker, an outrageous John Cena who explores where his catchphrase -- "I cherish peace with all of my heart. I don't care how many men, women and children I kill to get it" -- came from. Sweary, bloody and bouncing to a rocking soundtrack, the James Gunn-written series is a rollicking time with surprising heart.  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Photograph by Jesse Giddings  
  
  
  
  
  
Snowpiercer (2020—)  
  
  
  
  
  
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