Recommended Sci Fi TV: Science fiction and fantasy shows from the past couple of years or so that we believe are worth checking out.
What Is It?
After a traumatic accident, a woman starts seeing her deceased father and finds herself unstuck in time as he works with her to solve the mystery of his death.
Starring: Rosa Salazar, Bob Odenkirk, Angelique Cabral, Constance Marie
Created By: Greg Daniels
Bottom Line: This series delivers a genre-bending tale that challenges the mind and raises some interesting questions about living in the “real” world.
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Why Is It Worth Watching?
This odd and surrealistic animated series comes from BoJack Horseman creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg as well as series scribe Kate Purdy. Some may not count it as sci fi at all, but it uses scientific theories to carry its narrative and should certainly appeal to genre fans. Alma starts having visions and appears to be unstuck in time following a car accident, but those may only be the symptoms of her head trauma and/or related her family history of schizophrenia. The story raises those questions and more and ultimately leaves the answers up to the viewers as the first season comes to an end. Has Alma actually risen to another level of consciousness that allows her to do amazing things with her mind? Or is this all just a hallucination and should she take her meds to try and live a “normal” life? The series asks some pretty heady questions and uses its roto-scope animation creatively to bring the story to life. Throw in wonderful performances by Rosa Salazar (Alita: Battle Angel), Bob Odenkirk (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul), and the rest of the cast and you have a unique and intriguing original that stands apart from the crowd.
Where Can You Watch It?
The first and second season total up to sixteen episodes and the show is available for streaming on Prime Video. There is no word on a third season at this point, but it wraps up its storylines pretty well.
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