Failed Sci-Fi series
by asovijarvi | created - 16 Feb 2014 | updated - 05 Jul 2020 | PublicGood (and bad) SciFi series that were cancelled after their pilot or were axed well before their time.
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1. Firefly (2002–2003)
TV-14 | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Five hundred years in the future, a renegade crew aboard a small spacecraft tries to survive as they travel the unknown parts of the galaxy and evade warring factions as well as authority agents out to get them.
Stars: Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin
Votes: 281,776
It was fun and quirky and left us with a cliffhanger.
2. Space: Above and Beyond (1995–1996)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The Earth is embroiled in a desperate war against alien invaders, and this series focuses on one squadron of Marine pilots involved in it.
Stars: Morgan Weisser, Kristen Cloke, Rodney Rowland, Joel de la Fuente
Votes: 8,669
3. Crusade (1999)
TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Set right after the events of Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999), a team of soldiers and scientists led by Capt. Matthew Gideon have five years to find a cure for an alien plague decimating Earth.
Stars: Gary Cole, Tracy Scoggins, Daniel Dae Kim, David Allen Brooks
Votes: 5,454
As a spinoff from a hugely popular Babylon 5, I was thrilled to see some of my favorite characters in this series .. only to see it getting chopped right from the start.
4. Stargate Universe (2009–2011)
TV-PG | 43 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Trapped on an Ancient spaceship billions of light-years from home, a group of soldiers and civilians struggle to survive and find their way back to Earth.
Stars: Robert Carlyle, Louis Ferreira, Brian J. Smith, Elyse Levesque
Votes: 53,279
5. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008–2009)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Set after the events in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Sarah Connor and her son, John, try to stay under-the-radar from the government, as they plot to destroy the computer network, Skynet, in hopes of preventing Armageddon.
Stars: Lena Headey, Thomas Dekker, Summer Glau, Richard T. Jones
Votes: 62,837
6. Earth 2 (1994–1995)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
Colonists, crash-landed on an alien planet, begin the long trek to their originally designated landing place, facing alien and human threats.
Stars: Debrah Farentino, Clancy Brown, Sullivan Walker, Jessica Steen
Votes: 5,524
7. Terra Nova (2011)
TV-14 | 46 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Centers on the Shannons, an ordinary family from 2149 when the planet is dying, who are transported back 85 million years to prehistoric Earth where they join Terra Nova, a colony of humans with a second chance to build a civilization.
Stars: Jason O'Mara, Shelley Conn, Christine Adams, Allison Miller
Votes: 86,080
8. Defying Gravity (2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Eight astronauts living aboard an international spacecraft on a mission through the solar system, as the world watches from billions of kilometers away.
Stars: Ron Livingston, Malik Yoba, Andrew Airlie, Paula Garcés
Votes: 10,059
9. Caprica (2009–2010)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Two families, the Graystones and the Adamas, live together on a peaceful planet known as Caprica, where a startling breakthrough in artificial intelligence brings about unforeseen consequences.
Stars: Eric Stoltz, Esai Morales, Paula Malcomson, Alessandra Torresani
Votes: 26,185
10. Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome (2012 TV Movie)
Unrated | 91 min | Action, Sci-Fi
The adventures of young William Adama in the First Cylon War.
Director: Jonas Pate | Stars: Luke Pasqualino, Ben Cotton, Lili Bordán, Jill Teed
Votes: 18,426
11. Space Rangers (1993–1994)
45 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A rag-tag police force stationed in deep space on Planet Avalon's Fort Hope. They deal with all manner of criminals, aliens, technology and the more mundane problems of certain individuals trying to have them shut down.
Stars: Jeff Kaake, Marjorie Monaghan, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Jack McGee
Votes: 600
12. M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994–1995)
TV-G | 60 min | Action, Sci-Fi
A paralyzed African-American scientist builds a powerful exo-skeleton in order to walk again, and uses his new abilities to fight crime.
Stars: Carl Lumbly, Roger Rees, Chris Gartin, Galyn Görg
Votes: 824
13. Planet Earth (1974 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 74 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A man awakens from suspended animation and finds himself in the 22nd century, where women rule the world and men are slaves called Dinks. He is captured and sold as a slave, but escapes and hooks up with a male rebel movement.
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: John Saxon, Janet Margolin, Ted Cassidy, Christopher Cary
Votes: 892
14. Genesis II (1973 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 74 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A scientist who has been preserved in suspended animation wakes up to find himself in a primitive society in the future.
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: Alex Cord, Mariette Hartley, Ted Cassidy, Percy Rodrigues
Votes: 1,119
15. Outcasts (2010–2011)
TV-14 | 50 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
With Earth rapidly becoming uninhabitable, pioneers seek to colonize the harsh terrain of the planet Carpathia. 10 years later, the town of Forthaven faces danger as the planet's dark secrets are revealed.
Stars: Hermione Norris, Daniel Mays, Amy Manson, Ashley Walters
Votes: 5,840
16. Hyperdrive (2006–2007)
357 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Hyperdrive is a British science fiction comedy film that follows the adventures of the crew of HMS Camden Lock, tasked with protecting Britain's interests in an ever-changing galaxy.
Stars: Nick Frost, Kevin Eldon, Miranda Hart, Dan Antopolski
Votes: 2,395
17. SeaQuest 2032 (1993–1996)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Family
In the early 21st century, mankind has colonized the oceans. The United Earth Oceans Organization enlists Captain Nathan Bridger and the submarine seaQuest DSV to keep the peace and explore the last frontier on Earth.
Stars: Jonathan Brandis, Don Franklin, Ted Raimi, Darwin
Votes: 7,782
18. Jeremiah (2002–2004)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
In a post-apocalyptic future, a deadly virus has wiped out most of humanity. The only ones who survived, were those who hadn't yet reached puberty.
Stars: Luke Perry, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Peter Stebbings, Ingrid Kavelaars
Votes: 4,600
19. Ark II (1976)
25 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Three young scientists travel around the country in the 25th century after the world has been ravaged by pollution. In their hi-tech RV (called Ark II), they study the land and help out those in need.
Stars: Terry Lester, Jean Marie Hon, José Flores, Moochie
Votes: 518
20. Virtuality (2009 TV Movie)
87 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Spaceship crew members start dying because of an unknown defect in a virtual-reality device.
Director: Peter Berg | Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Kerry Bishé, Joy Bryant, Jose Pablo Cantillo
Votes: 4,220
21. Dark Matter (2015–2017)
TV-14 | 42 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
In the dystopian 27th century, six people wake up on a deserted spaceship with no memory of who they are or what they're doing there. They reluctantly team up and set off to find answers with the help of a female android.
Stars: Melissa O'Neil, Anthony Lemke, Alex Mallari Jr., Jodelle Ferland
Votes: 45,021
22. Colony (2016–2018)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the wake of a mysterious alien invasion, a family fights to stay together in a new world order.
Stars: Josh Holloway, Sarah Wayne Callies, Peter Jacobson, Tory Kittles
Votes: 39,386
23. Defiance (2013–2015)
TV-MA | 43 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Life in the city of Defiance, in a near future after the arrival of different alien lifeforms to Earth.
Stars: Grant Bowler, Stephanie Leonidas, Julie Benz, Graham Greene
Votes: 44,518
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