7 Great Sci-fi Shows to Watch While Waiting for Andor Next Episodes

A prequel to 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Andor is now considered one of the best TV shows the Star Wars franchise has made so far, but the story will soon be over once season 2 reaches its ending on May 13.

However, it’s not only the Star Wars-related sci-fi gems that can do the trick for Andor’s fans, with many more options being out there for you to explore.

Whether you want to give them a try after completing Andor’s new season or are willing to fill the void until the new episodes’ arrival, these Andor-like TV series are not something to miss out on.

Altered Carbon (2018)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Altered Carbon holds scores of 75% and 64% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the show is rated 7.9/10

Starring Marvel’s Anthony Mackie, Altered Carbon is based on Richard K. Morgan's cyberpunk noir novel of the same name and follows interstellar warrior Takeshi Kovacs who, after being resurrected, continues his mission against the new world order which allows human bodies to be interchangeable.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine has scores of 91% and 89% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the series rates 8.1/10

Deep Space Nine comes as a spinoff for Star Trek: The Next Generation and follows Commander Benjamin Sisko’s team as they try to navigate their spaceship through rival alien attacks when USS Enterprise isn’t there to help them.

Meanwhile, the aliens won’t stop at anything before getting all the control over Deep Space Nine that has an advantage of a perfect geographical position close to a wormhole.

Arcane (2021)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Arcane holds scores of 100% and 87% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the show’s rating is 9/10

The dark animated series blends political thriller and family drama, putting two sisters against each other as they take different sides in the ongoing conflict between their native Zaun and the city of Piltover.

Just like Andor, Arcane is also a part of another huge franchise League of Legends, expanding its excessive lore with another compelling story and set of characters.

Silo (2023)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Silo holds scores of 89% and 65% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the show is rated 8.1/10

A post-apocalyptic show that has nothing to do with intergalactic wars, the Rebecca Ferguson-led sci-fi series still shares its main idea with Andor, exploring the story of a huge rebellion against the new government and its attempts to lock the citizens up in enormous underground bunkers.

Snowpiercer (2020 — 2024)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Snowpiercer keeps scores of 75% and 64% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the show rates 6.9/10

Adapted from the 2013 movie of the same name with Chris Evans in the leading role, the series gets a striking resemblance to Andor when it comes to their shared passion for investigating the messy world of politics.

Snowpiercer sees its events unfolding several years after the whole world got frozen, and follows a bunch of survivors now inhabiting a train, all the while trying to deal with their own small world’s class war and social injustice.

Mr. Robot (2015 — 2019)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Mr. Robot keeps scores of 94% and 93% from critics and viewers
• On IMDB, the show rates 8.5/10

Just like in Andor, Mr. Robot’s technical genius Elliot assembles a team that will try everything to bring down E Corp, the tech business which has access to literally everything in the world, from the biggest banks to ordinary people’s smartphones.

On top of that, Mr. Robot also delves into psychological aspects of Elliot’s own ambitions as he keeps building the resistance movement that might cost him everything.

Westworld (2016 — 2022)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Westworld holds scores of 80% and 75% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the series is rated 8.4/10

Also resembling Andor in many ways, Westworld gives another perspective of a terrifying revolution in the world of sci-fi stories, following an uprising of Hosts, robots that look just like humans, but are locked up in an amusement park called Westworld to entertain rich vacationers.

When Hosts suddenly gain consciousness and start fighting for their own freedom, the whole world finds itself on the verge of a great catastrophe.