Only 5 Sci-Fi Shows on Netflix Got a Perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes
From dystopian drama to here and now sci-fi and even a little comedy, this list has a little bit of everything.
If you're looking for your next sci-fi binge on Netflix, you can't go wrong with any of these shows, all of which have a perfect score on the Tomatometer.
1. Parasyte: The Grey (2024)
1 Season, 6 Episodes
A live-action adaptation of the Japanese manga Parasyte, this K-drama sees mysterious parasitic aliens come to Earth and inhabit human hosts. The creatures completely take over their hosts, giving them the ability to shape-shift. And they just love to kill people.
Lee Jung-hyun plays Choi Jun-kyung, the leader of a team tasked with eradicating the parasites. Jeon So-nee plays Heidi, a young girl who falls victim to a parasite but forms a strange coexistence with it.
2. Katla (2021)
1 Season, 8 Episodes
An Icelandic drama set in the small town of Vik in the aftermath of a volcanic eruption. The series takes place one year after the eruption of Katla, a real volcano that is now much less active than it once was.
Only a handful of citizens remain in the town, which still suffers from the volcanic ash. One day, a young woman who disappeared from Vik 20 years ago returns to the town, covered in ash but otherwise looking much as she did then.
Soon more ash-covered, previously deceased residents arrive, forcing the townspeople to consider whether the "myth" of changelings has any truth to it. As they investigate the strange phenomenon, the people of Vik are forced to confront unresolved issues from their own history.
3. Travelers (2016 – 2018)
3 Seasons, 34 Episodes
A dystopian sci-fi that asks questions about the way we use social media today and the digital footprint each of us leaves behind.
Set hundreds of years in the future, the series follows travelers from the future who are sent back in time to carry out missions to prevent events that led to the near collapse of humanity.
These travelers use social media profiles and records of online activity to learn about the human hosts they'll inhabit. And they only choose hosts who are about to die in their real lives. But taking on a new personality can be its own challenge when you have to live out its life.
4. Osmosis (2019)
1 Season, 8 Episodes
Set in Paris, this French-produced sci-fi drama is based on a new kind of dating app that promises to match people with their soulmates by mining their brains and finding their perfect partner.
The app's creators, siblings Paul and Esther Vanhove, are the first to try it out. But the search for true love comes at a price. When you allow an algorithm to venture into the deepest, darkest recesses of your mind – an algorithm that is still in beta testing – you run the risk that each love match will come with unintended consequences.
5. Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return (2017 – 2018)
2 Seasons, 20 Episodes
If you haven't seen Mystery Science 3000, it's one of those shows you have to watch to understand.
It first came out in the 1990s, but this review refers to the 2017-2018 series, which spanned two seasons of 14 episodes and 6 episodes. Just like the original series, the show follows a man who is forced to watch horrible B-movies by mad scientists.
During each episode, he and a host of other weird and wonderful characters perform songs and comedy skits based on the movie they're watching. It can be a bit chaotic at times, but ultimately the rating reflects that it's just really funny.