10 Recent Sci-Fi TV Shows (You Gave Up On Too Soon)

10. Daybreak

Netflix do not currently treat their originals particularly well and, frankly, their current model is pretty broken, and good god if Daybreak isn't a prime example because it didn't even get a shot at getting over the second hurdle.

Now, we all know that Netflix don't give out viewer numbers...but we're hedging our bets that, given Daybreak's premiere date and its cancellation date, the folks over there didn't even have time to read those goddamn numbers.

So, yeah, Netflix gave up on Daybreak way too soon, but there's a good chance you did too, because Daybreak pulled off a pretty great fake out - one that's even addressed by one of the main characters. That fake out is this: we're introduced to a boring, vanilla, white, male protagonist called Josh - because of course he's called Josh - who we've met about a million times over the years. Then by episode four, Daybreak pulls the rug out and we get to meet all the wonderful, three-dimensional and hilariously odd characters who are the real heart of the show.

On top of that, Daybreak was the perfect answer to the zombie overload of the 2010s. It was funny, it was schlocky, and it was fully aware of how cheesy and stupid it was. For shame Netflix - and don't you go anywhere because we're far from done with you.