Clear Your Schedule: All 100 Episodes of a Beloved Sci-Fi Series Return to Streaming Next Week
Streaming made bingeing effortless—and titles expendable. As shows hop platforms or vanish without warning, one long-awaited series is finally set to return.
Streaming giveth, streaming taketh away. Titles bounce between services or vanish with zero heads-up, and we all just hope our favorites show up somewhere new. Good news for one big one: 'The 100' is finally coming back to streaming, and soon.
The quick hit
- What: All 100 episodes of 'The 100'
- Where: Pluto TV (free)
- When: May 1
- Also landing alongside it: A few other CW staples like 'Hart of Dixie' and 'Arrow'
- Background: Created by Jason Rothenberg, based on Kass Morgan's novels; aired on The CW from 2014 to 2020
- Premise refresher: 97 years after a nuclear apocalypse, a dying space station sends 100 juvenile prisoners down to Earth to see if the place can support life
Wait, wasn’t it on Netflix?
It was. Then it wasn’t. 'The 100' dropped out of Netflix’s library in December and, for a while, wasn’t legally streaming anywhere. That blackout ends on May 1 when Pluto TV picks up the whole run for free.
Why this show hit different
During its seven-season run, 'The 100' built a loyal following by ditching the network’s usual glossy romance beats for something much harsher and more morally tangled. It starts as a survival thriller with teenagers making brutal no-win decisions where nobody feels safe, then steadily levels up into a bigger sci-fi saga that eventually folds in space politics and, yes, aliens. It grew, it swung big, and it rarely played nice.
How it played with critics and fans
The critical track record is impressive: across all seven seasons, the show averages a 93% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, with four of those seasons landing perfect 100% scores. Audiences were more split over time. The overall audience score sits at 68%, peaking at 87% in Season 2 and tumbling to 43% by Season 7. The show’s morally gray, 'no good guys' approach, strong women at the center, and rugged survival storytelling earned plenty of love. It also stumbled into controversy more than once, and a chunk of viewers felt it lost the thread in the later years, especially from Season 5 on.
While you’re there
If you want to warm up before May 1, Pluto has a surprisingly solid genre bench this month: 'Galaxy Quest,' 'Gemini Man,' and 'Starship Troopers' for sci-fi; plus non-sci-fi heavy hitters like 'The Godfather Saga,' the 'Beverly Hills Cop' movies, 'Fatal Attraction,' and 'How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,' among plenty of others.
Bottom line: after a few months in the wilderness, 'The 100' is back and easy to stream without spending a dime. Mark May 1 and clear some space in your queue.