Science fiction can deliver wonder and horror in equal measure, and the best sci-fi shows of 2022 have it all. From fresh additions to long-loved franchises and adaptations of science fiction classics to new stories going where no show has gone before, the new sci-fi TV series premiering in 2022 are ready to take off.

New science fiction series in 2022 bring everything from brave new worlds and the wonders of space to surprising superheroes. Favorite far-off worlds get expanded in new sci-fi series while new frontiers are explored, making 2022 rich in new sci-fi series. Two new sci-fi series, Astrid & Lilly Save The World and Chosen, combine coming of age stories with revelations that are out-of-this-world.

Check out the 2022 sci-fi shows below, then see what other upcoming science fiction is planned for the far future year of 2022.

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Captain Pike, Science Officer Spock and Number One explore the galaxy on the U.S.S. Enterprise.
- Actors: Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Peck, Babs Olusanmokun, Christina Chong
- Premiered: May 5, 2021
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The residents of a small town search for a way out when unknown forces keep them from leaving.
- Actors: Harold Perrineau, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Eion Bailey, Hannah Cheramy, Simon Webster
- Premiered: February 20, 2022
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Halo
Master Chief, a cybernetically enhanced super-soldier, defends humanity from the Covenant.
- Actors: Pablo Schreiber, Jen Taylor, Natascha McElhone, Bokeem Woodbine, Shabana Azmi
- Premiered: March 24, 2022
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Night Sky
Irene and Franklin keep a path to a deserted planet secret until a man upends their lives.
- Actors: Sissy Spacek, J.K. Simmons, Chai Hansen, Julieta Zylberberg, Adam Bartley
- Premiered: May 20, 2022
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Obi-Wan Kenobi
Obi-Wan Kenobi grapples with the downfall of his one-time friend and apprentice, Anakin Skywalker.
- Actors: Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Moses Ingram, Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse
- Premiered: May 27, 2022
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The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Man Who Fell to Earth (Showtime, 2022) is an American sci-fi drama series created by Jenny Lumet and Alex Kurtzman, and is based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Walter Tevis. The series follow an alien who arrives on Earth at a turning point in human evolution and must confront his own past to determine our future.
- Actors: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Naomie Harris, Clarke Peters
- Premiered: April 24, 2022
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The Pact
The Pact (The Roku Channel, 2022) is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi television drama. Family members are strained past the breaking point by a post-apocalyptic world as join other survivors seeking the cure for the Miasma, a fog that drives its victims insane.
- Actors: Rick Ravanello, James Marshall, Robert Knepper
- Premiered: 2022
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In from the Cold
A mom must choose between putting her family at risk and returning to her past as a Russian agent.
- Actors: Margarita Levieva, Ivanna Sakhno, Cillian O'Sullivan, Lydia Fleming, Charles Brice
- Premiered: January 28, 2022
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Paper Girls
Four paper girls are out on their delivery route when they become caught in a crossfire.
- Actors: Camryn Jones, Sofia Rosinsky, Fina Strazza, Ali Wong, Nathan Corddry
- Premiered: July 29, 2022
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Moonhaven
An Earther and a Mooner must team up to stop forces trying to destroy Earth's last hope, Moonhaven.
- Actors: Emma McDonald, Dominic Monaghan, Amara Karan, Ayelet Zurer, Kadeem Hardison
- Premiered: July 7, 2022

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Dream Raider
Dream Raider (HBO Max, 2022) is a Taiwanese sci-fi mystery drama series. Set in the near future, the series features a misfit team of scientists and cops that are trying to get to the bottom of a criminal conspiracy that exploits human consciousness.
- Actors: Shih-Sian Wang, Weber Yang, Ellen Wu
- Premiered: 2022
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DMZ
A civil war breaks out in America and Manhattan becomes a demilitarized zone.
- Actors: Rosario Dawson, Benjamin Bratt, Hoon Lee, Freddy Miyares, Jordan Preston Carter
- Premiered: January 1, 2022
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Astrid & Lilly Save the World
Astrid and Lilly open a portal to another dimension and must save humanity from a monster invasion.
- Actors: Jana Morrison, Samantha Aucoin, Julia Doyle
- Premiered: January 26, 2022
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Welcome to Eden
Zoa and four others are invited to a party on an island, where paradise is not what it seems.
- Actors: Amaia Salamanca, Begoña Vargas, Berta Vázquez, Belinda, Ana Wagener
- Premiered: May 6, 2022
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Chosen
A teenager and her friends discover the disturbing truth lurking in their quiet Danish town.
- Actors: Malaika Berenth Mosendane, Andrea Heick Gadeberg, Andreas Dittmer, Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt, Mohamed Djeziri
- Premiered: January 13, 2022
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Visitors
The series follow the battle between two extraterrestrials stuck on Earth.
- Actors: Simon Astier, Damien Jouillerot, Delphine Baril
- Premiered: 2022
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Pulse
The digital gaming world of Pulse becomes a real-life psychological battlefield.
- Actors: Thapelo Mokoena, Sven Ruygrok, Carel Nel, Tarryn Wyngaard, Earl Wan
- Premiered: August 18, 2022