6 Sci-Fi Shows of the Last 5 Years with a Perfect 100% Tomatometer

These 6 sci-fi shows from the last five years have done the impossible. They earned the coveted 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and you can stream them all now, in 2024.

1. Moving (2023)

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Viewers are calling this South Korean supernatural action drama a masterpiece. Based on Kang Full's popular webtoon, it features an all-star cast including Ryu Seung-ryong (Kingdom, The Good Bad Mother), Han Hyo-joo (Dong Yi, Happiness), Zo In-sung (It's Okay, That's Love, Smugglers), Cha Tae-hyun (My Sassy Girl, Scandal Makers), and many more. The story revolves around seemingly normal teenagers who suddenly develop incredible powers. It turns out that their condition is hereditary, as their parents also have superhuman abilities and are on the run from a secret government agency that wants to keep them under control. The award-winning Moving is a wild ride of self-discovery, adventure, and government conspiracy that will have you hooked from the start.

2. Katla (2021)

Stream on Netflix

The second entry on our list takes us to Iceland for a brilliant series created by Baltasar Kormákur and Sigurjón Kjartansson. The fictional small town of Vik is still reeling from the eruption of the Katla volcano a year earlier. Most of the townspeople have fled, but those who remain are unwavering in their loyalty to their town, despite the poor air quality caused by the volcanic ash. Things take a bizarre turn when a woman, presumed dead after going missing twenty years ago, suddenly reappears covered in cinder. One by one, more dead and missing people appear, throwing Vik into confusion and fear, and forcing the locals to confront the pain of their past. This eerie mystery will keep you guessing.

3. Osmosis (2019)

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Now we travel to France to experience the show by Audrey Fouché (Memories Corner). Phone apps that can help people find true love are all too common these days, but in futuristic Paris, the Osmosis app can use a person's brain waves to find their ideal soulmate. It may seem like a fun and convenient idea in theory, but as the characters soon learn, in practice it creates a terrifying reality in which they find their choices taken away and their darkest secrets and fears exposed. A classic blend of realistic technology and alarmist storytelling that hits just close enough to home to be believable.

4. The Commons (2019)

Stream on Stan

Off to Australia for our fourth entry, or more specifically, Australia in the future. Created by Shelley Birse, The Commons shows us the costs of climate change and biotechnology. The main character, who wants to start a family, has to deal with tough ethical questions and seemingly insurmountable obstacles, all due to the world she lives in. This series will challenge your views and leave you wondering what you can do to prevent it from ever becoming a reality.

5. Beforeigners (2019)

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Norway is our next destination for this wonderful crime, mystery, and sci-fi story created by Anne Bjørnstad and Eilif Skodvin. Oslo's Bjørvika Bay is suddenly flooded with immigrants from the past. As people from the Viking Era, the Stone Age and the 19th century arrive in the city, the question of how and why they are here soon gives way to the bigger concern: how will they adapt to our modern world? As these 'immigrants' navigate life in the 21st century, they are faced with baffling murders and mysteries to solve.

6. Vagrant Queen (2020)

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Finally, we land in America with this action-packed sci-fi western. Elida Al-Feyr was a queen. But she left her throne and chose the life of a scavenger and outlaw, embracing the freedom and adventure that came with it. Now Elida is thrust back into royal life when an old acquaintance returns with a shocking revelation about her long-lost mother. Can she save her mother and her fallen kingdom? Filled with wit, suspense, and shootouts, this series is fun from start to finish.