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Logan's Run
13 episodes (1977-1978) 60m

Despite the fact the 1976 feature film seemed to have already said it all, television had another crack at this story of the inhabitants of a futuristic city who unwittingly face euthanasia while young adults. A man and a woman go in search of a better deal and tackle the outside world for thirteen episodes. Looking better with time and surprisingly endurable.

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Earth 2
22 episodes (1994-1995) 60m

Steven Spielberg's small-screen woes continued with the short-lived Earth 2. The remnants of humankind survive in space after Earth becomes uninhabitable. An advance team heads off to an Earth-like planet to pave the way for colonists. A crash-landing forces them to make their own way to 'New Pacifica', facing perils along the way. Even Tim Curry's talents couldn't save it.

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Dark Angel
43 episodes (2000-2002) 60m

Stunningly beautiful Jessica Alba plays a genetically-enhanced super-soldier who years before had escaped from a lab project with some other children. Working for a messenger service in the post-apocalyptic Pacific Northwest, she teams up with a cyber-journalist, both to help avoid capture and track down others like her. Big budget and well-received critically.

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Falling Skies
52 episodes (2011-2015) 60m

Executive producer Steven Spielberg finally gets a taste of small-screen success with this terrific post-apocalyptic alien invasion story. An assortment of super-cool aliens (Mechs, Skitters and Overlords) wipe out 90% of the planet's population and set about installing obedience devices in 8-18 year olds. The story follows the resistance movement's Second Massachusetts regiment.

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The 100
100 episodes (2014-2020) 60m

Set ninety-seven years after a nuclear war has destroyed civilization, a spaceship housing humanity's lone survivors sends one hundred juvenile delinquents back to Earth in hopes of possibly re-populating the planet. Basically a soap full of good looking young people having relationship problems while dealing with the new disaster that each season brings. Has its moments.

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The Handmaid's Tale
56+ episodes (2017-pres) 60m

In a dystopian near-future, a totalitarian Christian-fundamentalist government rules amidst an ongoing civil war and subjugates women. Widespread infertility due to environmental contamination has resulted in the conscription of young fertile women called Handmaids who are assigned to the homes of the elite. Based on the novel by Margaret Atwood.

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Lost in Space (2018)
30 episodes (2018-2021) 60m

Humanity is in serious trouble and sends out families to colonise the Alpha Centurai system. After crash-landing on an alien planet, the Robinson family fight against all odds to survive and escape back to the mother ship, but they're surrounded by hidden dangers. A much more serious tone to the 1960s original, especially when it comes to the rather scary robot.

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The Big Door Prize
12+ episodes (2023-pres) 30m

Based on the book of the same name by M.O. Walsh, a small town is forever changed when a mysterious machine appears, promising to reveal everyone's true potential. Soon, residents start changing jobs, rethinking relationships and questioning long-held beliefs. The Guardian's review headline states "(star) Chris O’Dowd’s comic timing is immaculate in this beautifully light sci-fi."

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Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
8 episodes (2024-pres) 30+m

Four kids make a mysterious discovery on their home planet that leads them to get lost in a strange and dangerous galaxy. The Rotten Tomatoes critics consensus states: "Evoking childlike wonder, Skeleton Crew is a swashbuckling Star Wars adventure that refreshingly keeps things simple." Loads of fun, especially for the kids. (Big ones like me too!)