10 Best Sci-Fi TV Shows Returning This Year
2. Red Dwarf
If somebody had told you back in the late '80s that we'd still be anticipating brand new episodes of Red Dwarf over three decades later, you probably wouldn't have believed them. And yet here we are, mere weeks away from the arrival of a special TV movie that will essentially serve as the show's 13th series.
The secret behind the British sitcom's success is that it has always known when to leave viewers wanting more, leaving our screens and returning whenever necessary instead of sticking to a fixed schedule - and as a result, it's never really been cancelled. Sure, it spent a decade off the air - which seemed pretty final at the time - before being revived in 2009 but it's popularity ensured its return, and it has made sporadic comebacks ever since.
Initially intended to be its 13th season, Red Dwarf: The Promised Land will air on Dave in the UK on 3 April, which will see Chris Barrie, Craig Lloyd, Danny John-Jules and other long-standing cast members make another memorable return.