Shows Like Extant

If you liked Extant (2014), a sci-fi & fantasy and drama series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

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Debris (2021)
★ 7/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Two federal agents from two different continents, and two different mindsets, must work together to investigate when wreckage from a destroyed alien spacecraft has mysterious effects on humankind.
2
Battlestar Galactica (1978)
★ 7.1/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
When the 12 Colonies of Man are wiped out by a cybernetic race called the Cylons, Commander Adama and the crew of the battlestar Galactica lead a ragtag fleet of human survivors in search of a "mythical planet" called…
3
Star Trek: Short Treks (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also sci-fi & fantasy
Each episode tells a stand-alone story that serves as an opportunity for deeper storytelling and exploration of key characters and themes that fit into Star Trek: Discovery and the expanding Star Trek universe.
4
Farscape (1999)
★ 7.9/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
A freak accident during an experimental space mission catapults Astronaut John Crichton across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield.
5
Andromeda (2000)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
Captain Dylan Hunt and his crew quest to restore a government that once presided over an extended peace and prosperity.
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UFO (1970)
★ 7.7/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
A secret, high-technology international agency called SHADO defends Earth from alien invaders.
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Salvation (2017)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
An MIT grad student and a tech superstar bring a low-level Pentagon official a staggering discovery that an asteroid is just six months away from colliding with Earth.
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Defying Gravity (2009)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
In the very near future, a team of eight astronauts embarking on a six-year journey to explore Venus and other planets in the solar system, find their lives and destinies intertwined and carefully directed, not only by…
9
Highway to Heaven (1984)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
A probationary angel is sent back to Earth to team up with an ex-cop and help people.
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Earth 2 (1994)
★ 6.8/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Two centuries in the future, when pollution has forced humans to abandon Earth in favor of cramped space stations, scientist Devon Adair hijacks a spacecraft and sets out with a band of followers in search of another…
11
Stargate SG-1 (1997)
★ 8.3/10Also sci-fi & fantasy
The story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the United States government learns that an ancient alien device called the Stargate can access a network of such devices on a…
12
Lost in Space (2018)
★ 7.5/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
After crash-landing on an alien planet, the Robinson family fights against all odds to survive and escape. But they're surrounded by hidden dangers.
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Earth: Final Conflict (1997)
★ 6.9/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Years ago, the Taelons came to Earth, offering friendship and technology to humanity. But there are those who believe the Taelons have more sinister motives.
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Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996)
★ 6.9/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal is a Canadian science fiction television series that surrounds a scientific team that deals with all manner of paranormal phenomena around the world; from alien abductions to…
15
Space: Above and Beyond (1995)
★ 7.2/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Set in the years 2063–2064, the show focuses on the "Wildcards", members of the United States Marine Corps Space Aviator Cavalry, 58th Squadron. They are stationed on the space carrier USS Saratoga, and act as infantry…
16
The Twilight Zone (1959)
★ 8.5/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
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Star Wars Resistance (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also sci-fi & fantasy
Kazuda Xiono, a young pilot for the Resistance, is tasked with a top secret mission to investigate the First Order, a growing threat in the galaxy.
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The Whispers (2015)
★ 6.7/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
We love to play games with our children. But what happens when someone else starts to play with them too? Someone we don't know. Can't see. Can't hear. In The Whispers, someone or something -- is manipulating the ones…
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The Bionic Woman (1976)
★ 7/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
After fully recovering from her near fatal bout of bionic rejection, Jaime Sommers, the first female cyborg, is assigned to spy missions of her own.
20
The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)
★ 6.9/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
A Canadian-produced fantastic anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's novels and short stories.