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Top 15 Sci-Fi TV Shows with Over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes
Given the vast choice of sci-fi TV shows available to watch, it’s mind-boggling that we’ve been able to create a list of just 15. It turns out it is, in fact, incredibly hard to achieve over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes from both critics and audience scores, which is how we’ve made our selection. 15 top picks (and some honorable mentions) have achieved this impressive accolade across the entire sci-fi TV show landscape and we’re here to tell you what they are and what marvels they offer.
From retro animations to forays into superhero worlds to twisty, complex, and jam-packed tales of dystopias and dark futures, there’s an abundance of choice in this list. But, they all share one thing, they’ve achieved what many have failed to acquire – an impressive RT score worth bragging about.
If you prefer a scintillating blockbuster over a binge-worthy show, you can check out our list of sci-fi movies with over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes. If you just love sci-fi then maybe our round-ups of streaming deals, or the best sci-fi content on Disney Plus, Netflix, Amazon Prime and Paramount Plus is worth checking out.
There’s a little crossover here with our best sci-fi TV shows of all time proving that when it comes to sci-fi TV shows, like most entertainment we consume, opinions are both divided and equally valid. Rotten Tomatoes has a wealth of knowledgeable critics and curators, and we’ve trusted them here to build a list of must-watch sci-fi TV shows. Let’s see what’s on offer.
Travelers
- Rotten Tomatoes score: critics 100% / audience 97%
- Release date: October 17, 2016
- Cast: Eric McCormack, MacKenzie Porter, and Nesta Cooper
- Seasons: 3
- Stream on: Netflix (US/UK/Aus)
A unique twist on the time-traveling sci-fi trope was borne when Will & Grace’s Eric McCormack signed on to front Travelers. It’s the post-apocalypse with a redemption arc installed as a way to travel back in time through consciousness and directly into the bodies of ‘everyday’ 21st-century people is discovered – in order to save them from themselves.
The main characters embark on a mission to realign the destructive path that humanity finds itself on and, ultimately, try to change their fate. It all becomes a lot more complex as the Travelers find themselves intertwined with the normal lives of the people they embody.
Unfortunately, Travelers met its end after three seasons, but it still offers up an intrepid story with depth and some sort of closure for fans. The premise of which has engrossed critics and audience alike with a highly-impressive Rotten Tomatoes score.
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Moving
- Rotten Tomatoes score: critics 100% / audience 97%
- Release date: August 9, 2023
- Cast: Ryu Seung-ryong, Han Hyo-joo, and Zo In-sung
- Seasons: 1
- Stream on: Hulu (US); Disney Plus (UK/Aus)
Moving, the sci-fi action thriller show straight out of South Korea, has had an explosive effect on viewers as its first season was released across Hulu and Disney Plus in 2023. The YA superhero drama follows three high school students with mysterious superhuman abilities. Unfortunately, their talents haven’t remained as quiet as their home lives once were as a powerful, and scarily violent, organization is hellbent on taking them out, one by one.
It’s an adaptation from a popular Korean webtoon of the same name by graphic artist, Kang Full. While his work has been adapted to film on numerous occasions, it’s this Disney Plus show that has catapulted him into the limelight with its action-packed and unique story. Fair warning, this one’s gory.
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