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The best science fiction series of recent years. Nine productions worth knowing

David Benioff and DB Weiss (“Game of Thrones”), together with the creator of the series “Terror: Day of Infamy” Alexander Woo, made a series adaptation of the “Remembrance of Earth's Past” trilogy by Liu Cixin for Netflix. The first part of the series is “The Three-Body Problem”. The next ones are “The Dark Forest” and “The End of Death”. “The Three-Body Problem” is the creator duo's biggest project since “Game of Thrones”which they made for HBO.

The action of the series “The Expanse” takes place in the near future. Jim Holden, the deputy captain of the Canterbury, and Detective Miller join forces to find a missing girl who may be the key to solving the upcoming galactic conflict. Based on the science fiction series by James SA Corey the production is considered one of the best science fiction in recent years.

Separation is a science fiction thriller about Lumon Industries – a company trying to set new standards for work-life balance, using modern technology to separate work memories from ordinary memories. The main role is played by Adam Scott (known from, among others, “Parks and Recreation”), who plays the role of a member of the team undergoing this experimental treatment. Recently we informed about the end of filming for the second season.

“Black Mirror” is an anthology referring to the collective anxiety we feel towards the modern world. Each episode tells a different, vivid and suspenseful story touching on the topic of modern technoparanoia. In passing, technology has changed all aspects of our lives. In every home, on every desk and in every hand you can see a plasma screen, monitor or smartphone – a black mirror reflecting the everyday life of the 21st century. The seventh season is in preparation.

The heroine of “Peripheral” is Flynne Fisher (played by Chloe Moretz), a smart and ambitious woman living on the outskirts of the America of the future, trying to save her crumbling family. However, it is doomed to failure and its future is lost. But the future will soon claim it,” we read in the official description of the series.

The series “Silos” is an image of a dystopian world in which people hide underground. According to their knowledge, the Earth now resembles a sandy wasteland. But is the information from 140 years ago true? The city located beneath the surface of the planet, a huge silo composed of 144 levels, seems to be the only safe place until Juliette Nichols (Rebecca Ferguson), an engineer living in the lowest levels of the silo, begins to look for answers to the questions that intrigue her. In a world where asking inappropriate questions can result in death, searching for the truth is not that easy, as not only the main character discovers. The series was based on the Hugh Howey series.

“In the German town of Winden, two small children go missing. This tragic event leads to the discovery of the secrets of four families. The events presented in ten hour-long episodes take a supernatural turn that is unrelated to the events that took place in the town in 1986.” – said the description of the first season. The three series of “Dark” are considered by some fans to be one of the best Netflix series.

The series by the creators of “Battlestar Galactica” presents an alternative version of history – the creators will show what the world would look like if the space race between the USA and the USSR (1957-1975) had not ended and continued to this day. In April 2024, production resumed for a fifth season. Apple+ also announced that work on a spin-off titled “Star City” is starting, which is intended to tell the story of the Soviet space program.

“Fallout” was based on one of the most popular video game series of all time. The series tells the story of life in post-apocalyptic Los Angeles, where 200 years after the nuclear holocaust, people are forced to live in luxurious underground bunkers to protect themselves from radiation, mutants and dangerous bandits. In such conditions, the characters must learn to live in a very complex world.

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