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1. Parable of the Sower
Sci-Fi | Announced
Following a societal collapse in the near future, a teenager must lead humanity in a battle against extinction using a unique gift.
Director: Garrett Bradley
2. Dawn (I)
Drama, Sci-Fi | Announced
A woman teams up with a group of aliens to help resurrect the human race centuries after a nuclear war.
3. Fledgling
Announced
A girl comes to the realization she is a genetically modified, 53-year-old vampire.
4. Wild Seed
Drama | Announced
A pair of African immortals travel through time from pre-Colonial West Africa to the distant future.
5.
Closer to Truth (2000– )
Episode:
Is Science Fiction Science?
TV-PG | Documentary
Does science fiction have anything to add to our understanding of science.
Director: Linda Feferman | Stars: David Brin, Octavia Butler, Michael Crichton
6. Kindred (2022)
TV-MA | 42 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A young aspiring writer discovers secrets about her family's past when she finds herself mysteriously being pulled back and forth in time to a 19th century plantation.
Stars: Mallori Johnson, Micah Stock, Ryan Kwanten, Gayle Rankin
Votes: 4,439
8.
Kindred (2022)
Episode:
Dana
(2022)
TV-MA | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Dana comes to town expecting a warm welcome from family, but she's met with the opposite; some comfort arrives in the form of a new friend.
Director: Janicza Bravo | Stars: Mallori Johnson, Micah Stock, Ryan Kwanten, Gayle Rankin
Votes: 212
9.
Kindred (2022)
Episode:
Sabina
(2022)
TV-MA | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A nosy neighbour puts the wrong kind of spotlight on Dana before a nasty fall triggers a trip back to the past; Kevin gains first-hand experience of Dana's troubles as the pair are forced to play uncomfortable roles.
Director: Amanda Marsalis | Stars: Mallori Johnson, Micah Stock, Ryan Kwanten, Gayle Rankin
Votes: 170
10.
Kindred (2022)
Episode:
Furniture
(2022)
TV-MA | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Dana and Olivia search for the answer to what keeps bringing Dana back to the past; Kevin acts the gracious party goer at the behest of his hosts.
Director: Amanda Marsalis | Stars: Mallori Johnson, Micah Stock, Ryan Kwanten, Gayle Rankin
Votes: 159
11.
Kindred (2022)
Episode:
The Waiter from Two Nights Ago
(2022)
TV-MA | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Back in Los Angeles, Dana and Kevin prepare to return to the past but have to deal with the familiar fallout of their travels.
Director: Ayoka Chenzira | Stars: Mallori Johnson, Micah Stock, Eisa Davis, Charles Parnell
Votes: 154
12.
Kindred (2022)
Episode:
Winnie
(2022)
TV-MA | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Dana and Kevin find themselves back on the farm; a confrontation with Olivia makes Dana re-evaluate her purpose; Kevin must find a way to explain his mysterious return to the Weylin family.
Director: Ayoka Chenzira | Stars: Mallori Johnson, Micah Stock, Ryan Kwanten, Gayle Rankin
Votes: 142
13.
Kindred (2022)
Episode:
Celeste
(2022)
TV-MA | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
The enslaved population faces unforeseen consequences from Dana's well-meaning actions; Margaret's search for Rufus's future wife finds Kevin drawn deeper into the family drama.
Director: Destiny Ekaragha | Stars: Mallori Johnson, Micah Stock, Ryan Kwanten, Gayle Rankin
Votes: 138
14.
Kindred (2022)
Episode:
Alice
(2022)
TV-MA | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Dana finds herself in a dire situation; Kevin chases a runaway slave; Tom seeks to restate order on his plantation.
Director: Alonso Alvarez | Stars: Mallori Johnson, Micah Stock, Ryan Kwanten, Gayle Rankin
Votes: 184
15.
Kindred (2022)
Episode:
Jane
(2022)
TV-MA | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Tom takes Kevin and Rufus on a trip to town; without Kevin's protection on the plantation, Dana struggles with a vengeful Margaret.
Director: Destiny Ekaragha | Stars: Mallori Johnson, Micah Stock, Ryan Kwanten, Gayle Rankin
Votes: 136
16. Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed (2004)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary
A documentary on Brooklyn-based Congresswoman Shirley's Chisholm's 1972 presidential bid.
Director: Shola Lynch | Stars: Shirley Chisholm, Walter Cronkite, George Wallace, Ralph Abernathy
Votes: 325
17. Science Future Science Fiction (2002 Video)
28 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Arthur Byron Cover, Harlan Ellison, Raymond Kurzweil, Octavia Butler
18. Closer to Truth (2000– )
TV-PG | Documentary
Closer To Truth is a public television series featuring scientists, philosophers, theologians and scholars exploring the deepest questions of Cosmos, Consciousness and Meaning-the structure... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Varadaraja V. Raman, Douglas Vakoch, Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Votes: 127
19.
Charlie Rose (1991–2017)
Episode:
Episode dated 1 June 2000
(2000)
53 min | News, Talk-Show
A Conversation With Zadie Smith; A Conversation With Wendy Wasserstein; A Conversation With Christine Lahti; A Conversation With Octavia Butler
Stars: Octavia Butler, Christine Lahti, Charlie Rose, Zadie Smith
20. The 20th Century: Yesterday's Tomorrows (1999 TV Movie)
99 min | Documentary
This documentary by Barry Levinson and producers Berge and Rabin takes a look at what we, as Americans, thought the future would be, as we traveled through the 20th century. Houses and cars... See full summary »
Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Richard Belzer, Octavia Butler, Phyllis Diller, Spalding Gray
Votes: 54
21.
Masters of Fantasy (1994–1998)
Episode:
Harlan Ellison
(1998)
Documentary
Stars: Ray Hamberger, Harlan Ellison, William Gibson, Bryan Walton
22. The Last Angel of History (1996 TV Movie)
45 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi
Framed by the fictional story of the "data thief," this hybrid documentary takes a look at the origins, impact and significance of Afrofuturism and techno music for the black diaspora.
Director: John Akomfrah | Stars: Octavia Butler, George Clinton, Kodwo Eshun, Edward George
Votes: 160
23. Masters of Fantasy (1994–1998)
25 min | Documentary
A biographical series profiling well-known creators of science fiction and fantasy media.
Stars: Roger Corman, Ray Hamberger, Bob Burns, Gale Anne Hurd
Votes: 7
24. Brave New Worlds: The Science Fiction Phenomenon (1993 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi
There are other worlds...but they are in this one.
Director: Paul Oremland | Stars: Frances Tomelty, Robert Silverberg, Paul Verhoeven, Arthur C. Clarke
Votes: 27
25. Charlie Rose (1991–2017)
60 min | News, Talk-Show
Charlie Rose interviews noteworthy people in fields including politics and government, business and economics, science and technology, media, sports and the arts.
Stars: Charlie Rose, Mark Halperin, Al Hunt, Thomas Friedman
Votes: 1,165