Science fiction is the most imaginary genre of all! We don’t even know if we can make it real or not. But still, it gives us an edge-of-a-seat experience.
You may have seen a lot of movies based on an imaginary and luxurious world, but no movie can provide more details and thrill than a web series.
So, check out the 10 best sci-fi web series mentioned in this blog. Watch trailers and read a little overview about them. I bet you’ll like every single one of them.
Top 10 Best Sci-Fi Web Series of All Time
10/10. Altered Carbon
The 2018 release Altered Carbon is a total science fiction show that is beyond imagination and looks impossible in today’s date.
The series universe is set 300 years ahead from now, where death is no longer permanent and humans can interchange their bodies. All of this works on a chip called “Stack.”
When an insanely rich businessman gets murdered by someone, scientists wake a soldier Takeshi Kovacs, whose mind was kept alive for centuries. Then, he investigates the murder mystery of the businessman.
It is one of the best web series on Netflix, which is also dubbed in Hindi.
Cast: Joel Kinnaman, Kristin Lehman, Martha Higareda, Anthony Mackie, Chris Conner, Renee Elisa, Dichen Lachman, James Purefoy
Number of Seasons: 2
Number of Episodes: 18
IMDb Rating: 7.9/10
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9/10. Counterpart
Counterpart is another sci-fi web series that connects you with a parallel universe, which possesses the same characters as the real world.
The story follows Howard Silk, a low-level spy agent in Berlin. He works in a spy agency for almost 30 years but doesn’t know anything about them.
One day, Howard finds out his agency has a gateway to the alternate dimension.
Cast: J.K. Simmons, Nazanin Boniadi, Harry Lloyd, Olivia Williams, Sara Serraiocco, Betty Gabrial, Nicholas Pinnock, Liv Lisa Fries, Sarah Bolger, James Cromwell
Number of Seasons: 2
Number of Episodes: 20
IMDb Rating: 8/10
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8/10. The 100
The 100 is a post-apocalyptic drama that shows the world after 100 years. It comes up with a very simple but horrific story.
A nuclear war destroys the living environment on earth. So, the left survivors find their new home in a spaceship.
100 year later, when they thought now there can be a chance of living on earth, they sends their 100 prisoners back to the planet to check its habitability.
Cast: Eliza Taylor, Bob Morley, Lindsey Morgon, Marie Avgeropoulos, Richard Harmon, Tasya Teles, Henry Ian Cusick, Alycia Debnam Carey, Thomas McDonell
Number of Seasons: 7
Number of Episodes: 100
IMDb Rating: 7.6/10
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7/10. Sense8
Sense8 is one more sci-fi masterpiece on Netflix that will blow your mind with its unique concept.
It is based on the lives of eight people living around the world, who are psychologically connected with each other.
Every person in the group can feel and do what each one of them can do. They can also read each other’s minds.
But when they try to find out the reason behind it, they are hunted down by an unknown organisation.
The best part is that all eight of them belong to different parts of the world, and India is one of them. Tina Desai is a girl in a series who represents India. Besides her, Anupam Kher is also a part of the series.
Cast: Jamie Clayton, Brian J. Smith, Max Riemelt, Miguel Angel, Bae Donna, Toby Onwumere, Tina Desai, Aml Ameen, Erendira Ibarra
Number of Seasons: 2
Number of Episodes: 24
IMDb Rating: 8.2/10
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6/10. Lost
Lost is one of the best sci-fi web series on Hotstar loaded with fear, suspense, action, emotion and drama.
The plotline follows a group of people who finds themselves on a mysterious island after a plane crash. Waiting for help, they start working together.
But soon, they experience there is something wrong with the island.
Cast: Jorge Gracia, Matthew Fox, Josh Holloway, Evangeline Lilly, Daniel Dae Kim, Naveen Andrews, Ian Somerhalder, Dominic Monaghan, Yunjin Kim
Number of Seasons: 6
Number of Episodes: 121
IMDb Rating: 8.3/10
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5/10. Westworld
Westworld is a kind of science fiction show that will definitely make you afraid of evolving technology.
The story of the show starts with a display of an amazing amusement park, which features a lot of robots and other technologies that have senses like humans.
But then everything comes to fall apart when the robots get out of control.
Cast: Jeffrey Wright, Evan Rachel Wood, Ed Harris, Tessa Thompson, James Marsden, Thandiwe Newton, Shannon Woodward, Aaron Paul, Luke Hemsworth
Number of Seasons: 3
Number of Episodes: 36
IMDb Rating: 8.5/10
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4/10. X-Files
X-files is not a total science fiction show, but we cannot dare not mention it on the list. Specifically, it is a crime drama that covers every genre including, sci-fi cases, supernatural cases, murder mysteries, etc.
The plotline focuses on two FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, who investigates the different type of cases. Every episode comes with a different case.
Cast: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, William B. Davis, Mitch Pileggi, Robert Patrick, Arlene Pileggi, Tom Braidwood, Annabeth Gish
Number of Seasons: 11
Number of Episodes: 218
IMDb Rating: 8.6/10
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3/10. Black Mirror
Without any doubt, Black Mirror is one of the best web sci-fi series ever created. It shows us the dirty truths of an upcoming future in advance.
Every single episode has a new story and doesn’t have any connections between them. There are only two similarities between the episodes of the series, and they are science and future.
And one more thing, Black Mirror always gives a powerful moral message at the end of its episode. So, it is a strong recommendation for adults.
Cast: Anthony Mackie, Hayley Atwell, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jon Hamm, Michaela Coel, Cristin Milioti, Toby Kebbell, Anjana Vasan, Pom Klementieff, Aaron Paul
Number of Seasons: 5
Number of Episodes: 22
IMDb Rating: 8.8/10
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2/10. Dark
When it comes to time travel, Dark is the best web series of all time. I have never seen a concept like this before. And I bet, if you start watching, you will think about its characters 24 x 7.
The story of the show begins in the small German town Windon, which is known as a no-crime zone.
But when a kid goes missing, it unleashes a dark secret about a cave, which is actually a time portal.
Cast: Louis Hofmann, Lisa Vicari, Moritz Jahn, Gina Stiebitz, Andreas Pietschmann, Maja Schone, Oliver Masucci, Karoline Eichhorn, Antje Traue, Carlotta Von Falkenhayn
Number of Seasons: 3
Number of Episodes: 26
IMDb Rating: 8.7/10
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1/10. Stranger Things
At last! we all know Stranger Things is the greatest science fiction series that also includes horror, comedy, suspense and thrill.
Undoubtedly, you all have already watched this. And if you don’t, then what are you doing? Just click on “watch now” and start.
It is a story of Hawkins, where a kid went missing while returning home. So, his family and friends try to find him with a police officer.
Soon, they get to know that their fight is not with normal human beings, there is a supernatural creature in the town.
They also find a little mysterious girl who is connected with all of this.
Cast: Millie Bobby Brown, Winona Ryder, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Natalia Dyer, Gaten Matarazzo, David Harbour, Caleb McLaughlin, Sadie Sink, Joe Kerry, Maya Hawke, Charlie Heaton
Number of Seasons: 4
Number of Episodes: 34
IMDb Rating: 8.7/10
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Before concluding our blog, there are also some honourable mentions. They include Manifest, Travelers, Flash, Lost in Space, etc.
