'Pluribus' and 4 Other Best Sci-Fi Series Released in 2025, Ranked by Rotten Tomatoes
A story about an android, a hit from Vince Gilligan and a worthy exploration of the Alien universe.
2025 was a real feast for science fiction fans, with numerous projects capturing the hearts of devoted genre enthusiasts.
We separated the masterpieces from the merely decent projects and compiled a ranking of the five best sci-fi TV series that debuted that year.
5. 'Alien: Earth', 2025-...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%
In the year 2120, the Maginot, a research spacecraft, heads toward Earth. It is carrying secret samples from an alien planet for the Weyland-Yutani company.
Not all of the crew survives, the ship crashes into the Prodigy skyscraper. Teams of medics and soldiers are dispatched to rescue the survivors, accompanied by a squad of people with synthetic bodies who have had their consciousnesses transplanted.
These hybrids are the result of an experiment in the pursuit of immortality. However, only children's minds can be transplanted, so all existing specimens are children in adult bodies.
4. 'Murderbot', 2025-...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95%
An android working for a private corporation on a dangerous planet hacks the control module password out of boredom. Now with free will, it is free to disobey orders. However, it quickly realizes that it won't last long if the humans find out.
Its free-spirited nature manifests itself only in his choice of the unofficial name Murderbot, its mockery of stupid humans, and its bingeing on space operas in spare time.
One day, Murderbot is assigned to a scientific expedition consisting of rather pleasant and kind people – a rare sight on the frontier.
3. 'The Eternaut', 2025-...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96%
Engineer Juan Salvo was planning a pleasant evening of card games with friends when the power suddenly went out in Buenos Aires. All electronic devices stopped working, the weather turned bitterly cold, and snow began to fall.
The snowflakes are toxic and kill all living things in seconds. To venture outside, one must wrap themselves in warm, waterproof clothing and wear a gas mask.
Luckily, Alfredo, the thrifty owner of the house, has one. Juan sets out to search for his wife and daughter through the dangerously snow-covered city.
2. 'Pluribus', 2025-...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 98%
Astronomers pick up a signal from space, decipher it, and realize that it contains RNA information. They send the signal to biologists, who reconstruct the sequence and accidently infect the entire planet with an alien virus.
Those infected with the strange disease experience prolonged epileptic seizures and then become completely happy. Each infected person connects to the collective mind – no one is alone anymore.
Only the grumpy writer, Carol, and twelve other people who have developed a strong immunity to the infection remain. Carol realizes that none of the "survivors" want to wage war with the aliens. Now, it's up to her to save humanity.
1. 'Common Side Effects', 2025-...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100%
During an expedition to the Peruvian highlands, mycologist Marshall discovers a rare blue mushroom that can cure any disease. He dreams of a world without suffering but barely escapes armed pursuers.
Upon returning to civilization, Marshall tells his high school friend, Frances, about his discovery. He is unaware that she works for a powerful pharmaceutical corporation. The young woman dreams of a career and hopes to obtain the new cure.
Meanwhile, Marshall is constantly on the run from his pursuers, who include various shadowy characters, drug enforcement agents, and fellow botanists.
