10 Best Sci-Fi TV Shows Of The 2010s
2. Stranger Things
Stranger Things appearing on this list was never in doubt. It's the biggest, most talked about show in recent memory, alongside Game of Thrones, and it is Netflix's most successful hit. Ever since the first season debuted in 2016, each new Stranger Things release has become a cultural event and the young child actors have been propelled to international stardom.
Stranger Things blends both sci-fi conspiracies and supernatural monsters against a nostalgic '80s setting. The show has taken huge influence from a variety of classic films such as E.T. (1982), The Goonies (1985), and Aliens (1986).
When a group of young boys discover their friend to be missing in a quaint American town, they do all they can to find him. Instead, they come across a young girl named Eleven, who possesses unique Telekinesis powers, and a strange Upside Down world inhabited by creatures known as Demogorgons.
Over the years, as the show gained increased popularity, the budget grew bigger and bigger and the sci-fi elements of Stranger Things became even more outlandish. From alternate dimensions, to a Godzilla like monster and a secret Russian base, Stranger Things is everything a sci-fi show wants to be.