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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
110 episodes (1964-1968) 60m

Cheap but never nasty - this Irwin Allen production set the standard for low-budget SFX for years to come. Spun-off from the successful film, high-tech sub Seaview battles secret agents, femme fatales, monsters and other disasters. Grumpy Admiral Nelson and handsome Captain Crane never seem to agree - and the world is saved time and time again.

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Babylon 5
115 episodes (1993-1999) 60m

Despite stiff competition from the Star Trek franchise, B5 was able to build a surprisingly healthy and enduring fan base. In a UN-style setting, an Earth alliance is trying to prevent another war like the one recently fought with the Minbari. It jumped around a bit, but terrific character development combined with action-packed space operatic fare saw it survive to franchise status.

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Stargate SG-1
214 episodes (1997-2007) 60m

Archaeologists find a long-forgotten stargate which makes travel to far-distant planets possible. A disillusioned military officer leads the SG-1 team of explorers to other planets where they constantly run into the nasty ancient-Egyptian looking Goa'uld System Lords. Richard Dean Anderson is perfect as the droll team-leader, taking on a lesser role for the last couple of seasons.

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Stargate Atlantis
100 episodes (2004-2009) 60m

A spin-off from the popular Stargate SG1 series in which a search for the Lost City of the Ancients has uncovered Atlantis and its Stargate to another galaxy. There's new technologies, new allies and a dreaded new enemy - but the catch is the SG team that visits may not be able to get back home. Tough to top the original, but this usually managed to be great fun.

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The Expanse
462 episodes (2015-pres) 60m

A thriller set two hundred years in the future, after mankind has colonized the solar system. A hardened detective and a rogue ship's captain come together for what starts as the case of a missing young woman and evolves into a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human history. A United Nations executive works to prevent war between Earth and Mars.

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Krypton
20 episodes (2018-2019) 60m

Set two generations before the destruction of Superman's home planet, Krypton follows Seg-El, the legendary Man of Steel's grandfather, whose House of El was ostracised and shamed. With Krypton's leadership in disarray, Seg-El encounters Earthly time-traveler Adam Strange who warns he's under the clock to save his beloved world from chaos. Sort of superhero-ish, but good fun.

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Katla
8 episodes (2021) 60m

A year after the eruption of the volcano Katla a nearby Icelandic town has been mostly evacuated. With the volcano still active and the area declared a danger zone, the few that remain can only access the town by crossing a river. When bodies covered in ash and naked start walking out of the melting ice of a glacier, the mystery of who they are begins. Ethereally entrancing.

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Foundation
24+ episodes (2021-present) 60m

Based on Isaac Asimov's original Foundation trilogy, renown psycho-historian Hari Seldon predicts the fall of the Galactic Empire. This does not go down well with its ruler and he sets out to stave off the fall and prove Seldon wrong. Lots of space operatic fare and court intrigue, but lacking the intelligence of the novels. Not surprising, as it is an almost impossible task to achieve.

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Andor
24+ episodes (2022-pres) 60m

Set five years before the events of 'Star Wars: A New Hope', Andor follows the story of a thief who becomes a revolutionary and the lead-up to the rebellion against the Galactic Empire. The series received widespread critical acclaim on all fronts, with particular praise for the acting of the ensemble cast. The show's second season is expected to be its last as the story will lead into Rogue One.

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Obi-Wan Kenobi
6 episodes (2022) 60m

Ewan Macgregor stars as Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi in this outstanding Star Wars miniseries. Set ten years after 'Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith', the Jedi have been destroyed by Order 66 and Anakin Skywalker, the soon to be Darth Vader. Kenobi hides out on the planet Tatooine and looks after Anakin's son Luke, then sets out to rescue his daughter Leia.