Futuristic TV Shows

2026 • Rating 9.0 • action & adventure, animation

In the year 199X, the world was engulfed in nuclear fire!! Yet...humanity somehow survived!! A lone man with seven scars on his chest emerges. His name is Kenshiro, heir to Hokuto Shinken. In a world where only the strong survive, Kenshiro forges a path with his iron fists!

Genre: Action & Adventure, Animation

Style: Futuristic

Audience: Adult, Family

Plot: Martial Arts, Post Apocalyptic Future, Remake, Based On Manga, Shounen, Anime, 1990S, In The Year, The World Was Engulfed In Nuclear Fire, Yet

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, Future, 2026-04-11

Place: Japan, Japanese, Future City

Cast: Shunsuke Takeuchi, Daiki Yamashita, Mao Ichimichi, Wataru Takagi, Tsuguo Mogami, Taiten Kusunoki

2008 • Rating 8.9 • drama, crime

Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live. He becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrelenting desire to secure his family's financial future at any cost as he enters the dangerous world of drugs and crime.

Genre: Drama, Crime

Style: Dark, Futuristic, Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: New Mexico, Drug Dealer, Melancholy, Narcissism, Psychopath, Terminal Illness, Outlaw, Dark Comedy, Cancer, Tragedy

Time: Year 2008, 2000S, 2008-01-20

Place: United States Of America, English, German, Spanish, Future City

Cast: Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, RJ Mitte, Dean Norris, Betsy Brandt

1980 • Rating 8.6 • documentary

Carl Sagan covers a wide range of scientific subjects, including the origin of life and a perspective of our place in the universe.

Genre: Documentary

Style: Cerebral, Futuristic

Audience: General Audience

Plot: Nuclear War, Greenhouse Effect, Space Travel, Exploration, Astronomer, Scientist, Universe, Evolution, Astronomy, Solar System

Time: Year 1980, 1980S, 1980-09-28

Place: United Kingdom, United States Of America, English, Space

Cast: Carl Sagan

1997 • Rating 8.3 • sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure

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 multitude of planets. SG-1 is an elite Air Force special operations team, one of more than two dozen teams from Earth who explore the galaxy and defend against alien threats such as the Goa'uld, Replicators, and the Ori.

Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure

Style: Futuristic

Audience: General Audience

Plot: Wormhole, Space Travel, Space, Travel, Alien, Alien Planet, Military, Distant Planet, Secret Military Program, Advanced Ancient Civilization

Time: Year 1997, 1990S, 1997-07-27

Place: Canada, United States Of America, English, Space

Cast: Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Michael Shanks, Claudia Black, Beau Bridges

1999 • Rating 8.2 • animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy

As new villains overrun Gotham City of the future, the aging Bruce Wayne hangs up the cape of the once invincible Batman. But when troubled teenager Terry McGinnis stumbles upon the Dark Knight's secret, a new alliance is forged. And a triumphant new Batman is born.

Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Style: Dark, Futuristic, Suspenseful

Audience: Family

Plot: Father Murder, Future, Dystopia, Superhero, Based On Comic, Cyberpunk, Super Power, Teen Superhero, Teenager, Dc Animated Universe (Dcau)

Time: Year 1999, 1990S, Future, 1999-01-10

Place: United States Of America, English, Future City

Cast: Will Friedle, Kevin Conroy, Cree Summer

2005 • Rating 8.1 • action & adventure, animation, comedy

Robotic cat Doraemon is sent back in time from the 22nd century to protect 10-year-old Noby, a lazy and uncoordinated boy who is destined to have a tragic future. Doraemon can create secret gadgets from a pocket on his stomach, but they usually cause more bad than good because of Noby's propensity to misuse them.

Genre: Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids, Family

Style: Futuristic, Mind Bending

Audience: Family

Plot: Gadget, Time Travel, Remake, Based On Manga, Anime, Animal Robot, Robotic Cat Doraemon Is Sent Back In Time From The, Nd Century To Protect, Year-Old Noby, A Lazy And Uncoordinated Boy Who Is Destined To Have A Tragic Future

Time: Year 2005, 2000S, Time Travel Era, 2005-04-22

Place: Japan, Japanese, Future City

Cast: Megumi Oohara, Wasabi Mizuta, Yumi Kakazu, Tomokazu Seki, Subaru Kimura, Chiaki

2026 • Rating 6.4 • drama

Growing up in Gilead is all they have ever known. As a new generation of young women grapple with the bleak future that awaits them, they will be forced to search for allies, new and old, to help in their fight for freedom.

Genre: Drama

Style: Dark, Futuristic

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Slavery, Dystopia, Freedom, Alternate History, Totalitarianism, Growing Up In Gilead Is All They Have Ever Known, As A New Generation Of Young Women Grapple With The Bleak Future That Awaits Them, They Will Be Forced To Search For Allies, New And Old

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-04-08

Place: United States Of America, English, Future City

Cast: Ann Dowd, Chase Infiniti, Lucy Halliday, Rowan Blanchard, Mattea Conforti, Mabel Li

1971 • Rating 6.4 • action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy, drama

Takeshi Hongo is a promising young man with a passion for motorcycle racing. However, his dreams are suddenly ruined when he gets kidnapped by Shocker, the evil secret organization planning to dominate the world. After being remodeled into a cyborg, Takeshi escapes and swears to protect the world from the inhuman monsters.

Genre: Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama

Style: Cerebral, Futuristic, Mind Bending, Surreal

Audience: Date Night

Plot: Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), Cyborg, Martial Arts, Monster, Hero, Secret Organization, Villain, Biker, Superhero, Tribe

Time: Year 1971, 1970S, 1971-04-03

Place: Japan, Japanese

Cast: Ryutaro Imai, Maho Horiguchi, Kenta Mishima, Rina Onuki, Miki Yagi, Yuki Furukawa