The Top 7 Amazon Prime Sci-Fi Series You Can't Afford to Miss

Amazon Prime Video has a vast library of movies and series across a myriad of genres, catering to even the most discerning viewer. The platform is particularly recognized for its speculative fiction series, including excellent fantasy shows like The Wheel of Time and Good Omens, horror shows like The Terror, and, of course, top-notch sci-fi series.

We want to focus on the latter, as the sheer number of franchises can make it challenging to figure out which ones are truly worth your time. Here's a list of some of the best sci-fi series available on Amazon Prime Video.

7. Paper Girls (2022, 1 season)

Adapted from the comic book series of the same name by Brian K. Vaughan, the show follows four girls from 1988 who, while delivering newspapers on their bicycles, get caught up in a time-travel war between two factions.

6. Fringe (2008, 5 seasons)

This series follows the Fringe Division, operating under the FBI's jurisdiction, as it investigates cases at the fringe of science, ranging from failed transhumanist experiments by mad scientists to the perils of parallel universes.

5. The Peripheral (2022, 1 season)

Set in the near future, the series follows a gamer girl residing in a remote town who unexpectedly finds herself in an alternate reality after receiving a new VR set for testing from a shady corporation.

4. Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (2017, 1 season)

Electric Dreams is a miniseries anthology comprising ten standalone stories, each based on the works of Philip K. Dick, one of the most influential postmodern sci-fi writers of the 20th century.

3. The Man in the High Castle (2015, 4 seasons)

Another adaptation of a Philip K. Dick novel, The Man in the High Castle, depicts an alternate 1960s where the Axis powers, not the Allies, emerged victorious from World War II, with Germany and Japan dividing US territory between East and West.

2. The Expanse (2015, 6 seasons)

Set in a distant future where humanity has colonized the solar system, and Mars has become an independent state, the story unfolds around a detective, a UN Security Council member, and a renegade spaceship crew as they unravel a case that uncovers a grand conspiracy that can potentially result in a civil war.

1. Counterpart (2017, 2 seasons)

Starring J. K. Simmons, the series centers on a low-ranking UN clerk unaware that his department oversees the gateway between two parallel realities. Unbeknownst to him, his world once triggered a devastating pandemic in the parallel universe; now, the two Earths are gearing up for a cold war.