15 Most Underrated Sci-Fi TV Shows Of All Time
The lesser known anthologies! The short lived unsolved mysteries! The comedies and cartoons!
As far back as the debut of Gene Roddenberry's iconic original Star Trek series and as recently as Disney+'s flagship project The Mandalorian, sci fi has been a staple of TV for decades.
However, for every successful slice of genre fare, from Rod Serling's iconic satirical anthology The Twilight Zone to Charlie Brooker's swiftly sinking satirical anthology Black Mirror, there are always the also-rans.
Some shows never live up to ingenious premises, some simply can't untangle the knotty plotting of their fictional worlds, and some have no compelling characters to follow. Whatever the cause, a great many sci fi shows sink without a trace as often as they soar.
This said, sometimes a sci fi show goes under the radar for no apparent reason and is forgotten by critics and fans alike despite being a stellar genre offering.
Like any TV genre, sci fi is replete with plenty of underrated gems which have been missed out on by viewers both upon initial release and in the years since, which is why this list has collected together the fifteen most underrated sci fi shows to ever grace tv screens for your viewing pleasure.
15. Between
Debuting in 2015 before Stranger Things proved once and for all that small town sci fi mysteries were a viable market for TV dramas to traffic in, Between was released to little critical love, but garnered a relatively impressive audience.And the show deserved it, with its twisty mystery built around a brilliant central premise.
A small town's entire over 22 year old population are dying off from an unknown malady, and it falls on leading lady Jennette McCurdy (then just freed from Nickelodeon and pursuing grown up roles) to work out what's going on.
Dark, fresh, and often daring, this fusion of sci and teen drama has remained underrated since it was unceremoniously dropped after two stellar seasons.