Your guide to the sci-fi broadcast season

I didn’t quite understand why, however The last A few YearsIt’s summer the moment for new sci-fi shows on streaming services. And 2026 isn’t much different, aside from the fact that premiere dates seem to be moving forward a bit.

This year, the release schedule is almost as full in the spring as it is in the summer, making it easy to check out everything you want without storylines crossing your mind. In fact, there are a number of these shows already streaming now: the alternate future of For all humanity It is currently in the middle of its penultimate season, as is… Horror mystery box from. But things really start at the end of May. According to customApple TV is heavily represented.

Here’s a handy list of what’s coming so you can plan accordingly.

_{It will be released on Netflix on May 21}

Since the end Strange thingsthe Duffer brothers have been around to produce some series on Netflix. Next up is a show that looks like it could embody some of the same feel of early classic sci-fi Strange things seasons – albeit with a slightly older cast. Biology The film takes place in a retirement community that also happens to be home to an extraterrestrial mystery. The premise is great, but the cast may be the most exciting part: The show includes Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Denis O’Hare, Clark Peters, and Bill Pullman.

_{It will stream on Apple TV on May 29}

A lot has happened over the first five seasons of the series For all humanityand While we know that the offer will end soonthere’s also a sub-part that will take things back to the beginning. In the alternate reality of the series, the Soviet Union is the first country to land an astronaut on the moon, and Star City That story will be shown from the Soviet perspective. In a remarkable coincidence, the show premieres on the same day that the fifth season of the series begins For all humanity concludes.

_{It will stream on Apple TV on June 19}

Longinglyr is an odd show in the Apple TV lineup because it’s definitely a sci-fi show, but it’s also somewhat of a secret. On the surface, it looks like a classic noir-inspired detective story about a special agent named John Sugar (played by Colin Farrell). But thanks to a major development in the first season – You can read all about it hereHowever, obviously spoiler alert, it has become something much bigger. Season 2 sees John take on a new case that follows the troubled older brother of an up-and-coming local boxer, although the search for his missing sister continues.

_{It will stream on Apple TV on July 3}

if He falls Didn’t satisfy your need for post-apocalyptic stories, silo He returns with his bold style in the genre. The show is heading into its third season, and while It seemed like a little puzzle, Its scope has grown steadilyThe new season will expand things further by detailing what happened in the distant past that destroyed the world. There is a lot to silo To conclude in a small amount of timeApple confirmed that the series will end with the fourth season.

_{It will premiere on HBO Max on August 16}

It may be about space-traveling cops with superpowers, but the initial trailers for Lanterns — which, for non-comic book fans, is an HBO series about Green Lantern — makes it sound like a surprisingly grounded detective show. The network says the show will follow “two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark mystery on Earth while investigating a murder in America’s heartland.”

_{It will stream on Apple TV on August 28}

Based on the novel of the same name by Blake Crouch. Dark matter It’s probably the most complex entry in Apple TV’s sci-fi lineup. The first season centered around a scientist played by Joel Edgerton…who got himself kidnapped thanks to some multiverse shenanigans. According to the official description, Season 2 begins when things seem to be returning to normal, though they won’t stay that way for long.