Sci-Fi

Netflix Stealth Dropped Chinese Sci-Fi Blockbuster The Wandering Earth This Weekend, and No One Noticed

The Wandering Earth became one of the biggest hits in Chinese cinema history earlier this year, propelling itself to become the second highest-grossing film of all time in the country and racking up one of the biggest international grosses on the planet for 2019 so far (it’s still third, even with Endgame). And now, outta…

Movies James Whitbrook

By Grabthar’s Hammer, Sci-Fi Comedy Galaxy Quest Is Getting a Live Concert

If you’re going to be in San Diego this summer for Comic-Con, or if you happen to live in the area, and you’re a fan of Galaxy Quest—which, come on, what sci-fi fan isn’t a fan of the cult comedy classic?—a very cool, world premiere event will be taking place: “Galaxy Quest in Concert.” The…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Star Trek’s Ira Steven Behr Looks Back on the Complex Legacy of Deep Space Nine

Twenty-six years after it first debuted, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is now seen as one of the franchise’s finest entries. The series was a dark examination of the moral push and pull on Starfleet’s finest ideals in a time of war, that examined the, at times, bitter cost of maintaining Star Trek’s grand utopia.…

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The Director of Sonic the Hedgehog Vows to Change Sonic’s Design After Trailer Response

The trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog hit the internet this week and instantly inspired all kinds of passionate responses—mostly reacting to Sonic’s more realistic look, which many fans were not in favor of. Well, the film’s director, Jeff Fowler, heard it. All of it. And he’s taken to Twitter to vow that he’s taking it…

Movies Germain Lussier

It’s Time for Star Trek to Tackle Climate Change

It’s a great time to be a Star Trek fan. After years of lying low like a dormant space tardigrade, the franchise is bursting with new life. But while there are some modern, topical issues Star Trek: Discovery is trying harder than its predecessors to address, there’s one very relevant subject the franchise continues to…

io9 Maddie Stone

Samuel R. Delany on His Legacy, Creativity, and ‘Promiscuously Autobiographical’ Work

Writer Samuel R. Delany professes confusion at the kinds of titles his audience has sometimes attributed to him—in a Facebook post last year, he mentioned that some considered him a sort of Grand Master of Sci-Fi, and wondered what it meant. For his readers, at least, that means he’s written scores of celebrated science fiction…

Books & Comics Annie Mok

Check Out the Sparkling New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books Coming Your Way in May

May is a huge month for new sci-fi and fantasy releases, and we’ve got a list of over 30 books for you to check out and add to your reading list—whether your tastes run toward epic space operas, magical misfits, post-apocalyptic survival tales, alt-histories, clone dramas, or risky adventures on newly-colonized planets. And if none…

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy

Summer Movie Preview: 37 Movies to Watch Out For

It’s going to be a hell of a summer. Hollywood’s biggest season just got underway with the record-shattering release of Avengers: Endgame, and Disney alone is following that up over the next few months with Aladdin, Toy Story 4, The Lion King, and Artemis Fowl, some of which are sure to be among the most…

Movies io9 Staff

5 Things We’d Like to See From The Orville Season 3 (Also: Hey Fox, Please Renew The Orville!)

There’s a lot going on in pop culture at the moment, but somehow we’re still thinking about The Orville’s thrilling season two finale. Our immediate concern is that Seth MacFarlane’s sci-fi series has yet to be renewed by Fox, but here’s hoping that’s coming soon, and we can turn our attention to the other things…

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See What Could’ve Opened Deep Space Nine Season 8 in an Exclusive Clip From What We Left Behind

It’s a miracle that Deep Space Nine got to do what it did with the Star Trek franchise for seven seasons. But what if the series had continued on in the wake of the Dominion War? Part of the incoming extensive documentary What We Left Behind wants to give you a hint—and we’ve got an…

io9 James Whitbrook

That Alien High School Play Got to Put on an Encore Performance for Ripley Herself

One of the coolest fan works in recent memory is a stage adaptation of the original Alien movie, performed by a New Jersey high school drama program, complete with locally sourced props and a decently convincing xenomorph. We’ve already covered that play on io9, and so it was a delight to find out that, last…

Movies Julie Muncy

Let’s Take a Second to Admire Sci-Fi User Interfaces

Computer interfaces in the real world are, generally, frustrating, boring, and at best functional. No one has great joy in using Google Chrome, and everyone is always mad at whatever update Twitter is rolling out. But in sci-fi? In science fiction, user interfaces aren’t just useful. They’re the coolest shit imaginable. It’s a slow day…

Movies Julie Muncy

The Apocalypse Is Here in the First Teaser for Season 2 of Netflix’s Dark

Welcome to the future. It’s gonna be dark as hell. Netflix has announced the release date for the sophomore season of Dark, a German sci-fi series about time travel, the apocalypse, and the scary things that can happen in the woods. Along with that announcement, Netflix has also released the first look at Dark’s second…

Trailers Beth Elderkin

The Orville Wraps Up a Strong Second Season With Its Most Ambitious Episode Yet

The Orville has never been shy about paying homage to its sci-fi influences. But while last night’s season finale made use of one of the genre’s most famous tropes, “The Road Not Taken” was also a solid showcase of the show’s (mostly) unique strengths. “The Road Not Taken” built directly on the previous episode, “Tomorrow,…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Yes, Godzilla: King of the Monsters‘ Soundtrack Has a Cover of Blue Öyster Cult’s ‘Godzilla’

I mean, this movie is clearly going all the goddamn way in every other way. Why not throw in some prog-rock while it’s at it? Blue Öyster Cult gave us perhaps the best, and weirdest, rock tribute to Godzilla 42 years ago with, well, ‘Godzilla’—a guitar-wailing love letter to the king of all Kaiju’s destructive…

Movies James Whitbrook

The Nerd’s Watch: The Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Streaming in May

You can get comprehensive lists of everything coming to streaming services anywhere. But half of those titles you don’t care about, and the other half are terrible. Where’s the good stuff? io9 is here to help. Below you’ll find what we deem to be the best sci-fi and fantasy movies and TV coming to Netflix,…

Movies Germain Lussier

How Queer Is Star Trek?

Star Trek is not just one of the longest-running sci-fi franchises ever, it is also the most hopeful. The Federation represents the pinnacle of humanity: the idea that we can and will make a better life for each other. Yet, despite Trek’s message of a better future for all, LGBTQ+ characters are few and far…

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The New Men in Black: International Trailer Introduces the Movie’s Shapeshifting Villains

Men in Black: International tells the story of how a woman spends years trying to find the titular secret organization after she has a chance encounter with MiB agents as a young girl and manages to walk away without having her memory erased. Ultimately, she’s successful, but she dons a black suit of her own…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore

Daisy Ridley and Tom Holland’s Sci-Fi Drama Chaos Walking Is Apparently ‘Unreleasable’

There’s a reason Tom Holland wasn’t at the Avengers: Endgame premiere in Los Angeles this week. He’s currently in the middle of expensive reshoots for Doug Liman’s dystopian thriller Chaos Walking—a movie that’s in such rough shape, it’s reportedly “unreleasable.” Edge of Tomorrow director Liman and Holland are on location for reshoots of Chaos Walking,…

Movies Beth Elderkin

Joss Whedon’s New Sci-Fi Show The Nevers Has Found Its Star

Whedon’s next big TV venture for HBO now has a lead star for its group of superpowered Victorian heroines. Deadline reports that Outlander’s Laura Donnelly has been tapped to star in The Nevers, Joss Whedon’s new HBO project with his Buffy co-writers Jane Espenson and Doug Petrie about a group of supernaturally-powered Victorian women tasked…

io9 James Whitbrook

Netflix Stealth Dropped Chinese Sci-Fi Blockbuster The Wandering Earth This Weekend, and No One Noticed

By Grabthar’s Hammer, Sci-Fi Comedy Galaxy Quest Is Getting a Live Concert

Star Trek’s Ira Steven Behr Looks Back on the Complex Legacy of Deep Space Nine

The Director of Sonic the Hedgehog Vows to Change Sonic’s Design After Trailer Response

It’s Time for Star Trek to Tackle Climate Change

Samuel R. Delany on His Legacy, Creativity, and ‘Promiscuously Autobiographical’ Work

Check Out the Sparkling New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books Coming Your Way in May

Summer Movie Preview: 37 Movies to Watch Out For

5 Things We’d Like to See From The Orville Season 3 (Also: Hey Fox, Please Renew The Orville!)

See What Could’ve Opened Deep Space Nine Season 8 in an Exclusive Clip From What We Left Behind

That Alien High School Play Got to Put on an Encore Performance for Ripley Herself

Let’s Take a Second to Admire Sci-Fi User Interfaces

The Apocalypse Is Here in the First Teaser for Season 2 of Netflix’s Dark

The Orville Wraps Up a Strong Second Season With Its Most Ambitious Episode Yet

Yes, Godzilla: King of the Monsters‘ Soundtrack Has a Cover of Blue Öyster Cult’s ‘Godzilla’

The Nerd’s Watch: The Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Streaming in May

How Queer Is Star Trek?

The New Men in Black: International Trailer Introduces the Movie’s Shapeshifting Villains

Daisy Ridley and Tom Holland’s Sci-Fi Drama Chaos Walking Is Apparently ‘Unreleasable’

Joss Whedon’s New Sci-Fi Show The Nevers Has Found Its Star

Roku’s 2025 Streaming Stick HD Is 40% Off to Compete With Amazon Fire TV Stick During Spring Sale

Epstein Victims Sue Google, Claim AI Mode Exposed Personal Information

‘Wicked Spot’ Is a Fun, Sapphic Rom-Com That Yeets a Witch Into the Magical World of Influencer Culture

Anthropic and OpenAI Just Gave Us a Glimpse Into the Future of Model Pricing

Amazon Slashes 63% Off Acer Aspire Desktop for a Limited-Time Spring Sale, With Keyboard and Mouse Included

Smart Glasses Now Have One of the Vision Pro’s Best Features

Marvel Just Put ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2 in a Very Weird Place in the MCU Timeline

Trump Drops $1B to Kill 2 Wind Farms, Then Watches a Bigger One Go Online

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Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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