8 Highest-Rated Sci-Fi Series About Cyborgs to Watch After 'Alien: Earth', Ranked by IMDb
From new hits like Murderbot to unfairly cancelled gems like Raised by Wolves, these shows are a perfect pick for fans of Alien: Earth.
FX has already aired three episodes of Alien: Earth, one of the best projects in the Alien universe in the last decade. The show masterfully brings to life one of science fiction's key topics – the symbiosis of man and machine.
If you're looking for something to watch while you wait for the next episode of Alien: Earth, we've recalled projects about robots, synthetics, and cyborgs.
8. 'Sunny', 2024
IMDb Score: 6.5/10
Suzie, an American woman living in Japan, loses her husband, Masa, and her son, Zen, in a plane crash. The company where her husband worked delivers a new-generation robot assistant named Sunny to Suzie.
The android is supposed to brighten Suzie's life. The woman soon learns that Masa designed Sunny, despite having previously assured his wife that he was working on refrigerators.
Suzie begins to doubt that her loved ones really died and decides to uncover her husband's employers' secrets.
7. 'Astro Boy', 1963-1965
IMDb Score: 7.4/10
Astro Boy was the first anime series to be shown outside of Japan. Created by Osamu Tezuka, the black-and-white series immediately became an animation classic.
The story takes place in a world where androids coexist with humans. A brilliant scientist named Tenma creates a robot named Atom in the image of his deceased son. However, he later becomes disillusioned with his own project and disowns the boy.
Fortunately, Atom gets a new guardian who recognizes his potential and nascent human emotions, pushing the robot onto the path of a superhero.
6. 'Murderbot', 2025-...
IMDb Score: 7.4/10
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To avoid arousing suspicion among government agencies and corporate observers, Murderbot, who secretly gained free will, must demonstrate the most natural robotic behavior.
However, the new reality gradually takes over, especially after Murderbot's new masters become scientists led by Doctor Mensah, who reject slave labor and worship only science.
Murderbot faces a dilemma: destroy his bosses and live for himself or learn self-control.
5. 'Raised by Wolves', 2020-2022
IMDb Score: 7.4/10
In the middle of the 22nd century, Earth becomes a battlefield between two factions: atheists and Mithraists who wear a solar sign. Although the Mithraists possess devastating technologies, such as combat androids, they still suffer defeat.
The remnants of humanity leave Earth, which has turned into ruins. The Mithraists build a space ark and set off to colonize distant planets.
Meanwhile, a pair of reprogrammed androids fly on a shuttle to the exoplanet Kepler-22b, which has the perfect conditions for a new race to grow.
4. 'Humans', 2015-2018
IMDb Score: 7.9/10
In the near future, every family is able to afford a synthetic to do their dirty work. Black markets are flourishing, as is the consciousness of robots who want to escape the label of an oppressed group.
One family gets a synthetic housekeeper named Anita. She gradually becomes the cause of discord between the spouses. Then, it turns out that some synthetics experience real human emotions.
3. 'Are You Human Too?', 2018
IMDb Score: 7.9/10
Many years ago, a scientist developed androids that were nearly indistinguishable from humans. But then her husband committed suicide, and her cruel father-in-law took her son, Nam Shin, away from her, cutting off all contact.
Then, the mother created a robot as similar to her child as possible – Nam Shin III. Years later, Nam Shin, who occupies a high position in the company, gets into an accident.
He lies in a coma now, and Nam Shin III replaces him at work. However, changes occur in the android – he begins to experience feelings.
2. 'Almost Human', 2013-2014
IMDb Score: 7.9/10
The action takes place in 2048 when technological progress has gone beyond human control and the Los Angeles Police Department relies on robocops to get the job done.
However, Detective John Kennex hates them. A couple of years ago, an android failed to save his partner because the program set the task as a low priority. Kennex himself spent months in a coma as a result.
When he returns to work, he is forced to accept an older model android as his partner – one with a synthetic soul and a bug that allows it to recognize emotions.
1. 'Westworld', 2016-2022
IMDb Score: 8.4/10
The most famous modern project about robots is Westworld, which the HBO studio positioned as a replacement for Game of Thrones. It is a story about a fictional amusement park inhabited by androids.
Visitors to this attraction find themselves in a world where they can do anything – because the androids will reset their memories the next morning. However, it eventually becomes clear that not all robots lose their memories.
