Shows Like Ascension
If you liked Ascension (2014), a sci-fi & fantasy and drama series created by Damion Black, 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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The Expanse (2015)
★ 8.1/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasyA thriller set two hundred years in the future following the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship's captain together in a race across the solar system to expose the greatest…
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Star Trek: Picard (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and dramaSet twenty years after the events of Star Trek Nemesis, we follow the now-retired Admiral Picard into the next chapter of his life.
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Invasion (2021)
★ 7.1/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and dramaEarth is visited by an alien species that threatens humanity's existence. Events unfold in real time through the eyes of five ordinary people across the globe as they struggle to make sense of the chaos unraveling…
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Stitchers (2015)
★ 6.8/10Also sci-fi & fantasyA young woman is recruited into a secret government agency to be “stitched” into the minds of the recently deceased, using their memories to investigate murders.
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Another Life (2019)
★ 6.1/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and dramaAfter a massive alien artifact lands on Earth, Niko Breckinridge leads an interstellar mission to track down its source and make first contact.
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Fringe (2008)
★ 8.1/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and dramaFBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham, brilliant but formerly institutionalized scientist Walter Bishop and his scheming, reluctant son Peter uncover a deadly mystery involving a series of unbelievable events and realize…
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Constellation (2024)
★ 7/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and dramaWhen a fatal accident occurs on board the International Space Station, a lone astronaut makes the heroic journey back to Earth, only to discover key pieces of her life—including her young daughter—have changed.
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Joan of Arcadia (2003)
★ 7.4/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and dramaJoan Girardi has begun acting a little strange since her family moved to the city of Arcadia. No one knows that various people keep introducing themselves as God, and then giving the teenager specific directions to do…
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Mr. Mercedes (2017)
★ 7.2/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and dramaA demented serial killer taunts a retired police detective with a series of lurid letters and emails, forcing the ex-cop to undertake a private, and potentially felonious, crusade to bring the killer to justice before…
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Travelers (2016)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasyHundreds of years from now, the last surviving humans discover the means of sending consciousness back through time, directly into people in the 21st century. These "travelers" assume the lives of seemingly random…
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Believe (2014)
★ 6.8/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and dramaBelieve is about an unlikely relationship between a gifted young girl and a man sprung from prison, who has been tasked with protecting her from the evil elements that hunt her power.
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NOS4A2 (2019)
★ 7.3/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and dramaA young Victoria "Vic" McQueen discovers she has the power to unlock portals that help her find lost objects. As she delves further into this hidden universe, she encounters many other "inscape travelers" - some…
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Star City (2026)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasyStep into a thrilling chapter inspired by For All Mankind. Same alt-history universe. Different perspective: the Soviet Union's. Go behind the Iron Curtain with the cosmonauts, engineers, and intelligence officers who…
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Night Sky (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and dramaIrene and Franklin York, a retired couple, have a secret: a Chamber buried in their backyard that miraculously leads to a strange, deserted planet. When an enigmatic young man arrives, the Yorks' quiet existence is…
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Paradise (2025)
★ 7.6/10Also dramaThe tranquility in a serene, wealthy community inhabited by some of the world's most prominent individuals explodes when a shocking murder occurs and a high stakes investigation unfolds.
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Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and dramaFollow the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself.
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Dark Matter (2015)
★ 6.8/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and dramaThe six-person crew of a derelict spaceship awakens from stasis in the farthest reaches of space. Their memories wiped clean, they have no recollection of who they are or how they got on board. The only clue to their…
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Manifest (2018)
★ 7.6/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and dramaAfter landing from a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers of Montego Air Flight 828 discover five years have passed in what seemed like a few hours. As their new realities become clear, a deeper…
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Battlestar Galactica (2004)
★ 8.2/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and dramaWhen an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth.
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The First (2018)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasyFollow the first human mission to Mars, exploring the challenges of taking the first steps toward interplanetary colonization. The story focuses not only on the astronauts, but also on their families and loved ones, as…