The Best 10 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Series of This Year

How would you do with boundless ability? That's the core inquiry explored by the best sci-fi and fantasy tales. Imagine if you gained extraordinary powers? Or stumbled upon a miraculous drug? What about every single human was dedicated to your personal happiness? Would you wield that power for the greater good, or would you succumb to your baser instincts?

The series ranked below each grapple with that very dilemma in unique manners (aside from one key exclusion). Outlined here is our countdown of the 10 best seasons of science fiction and fantasy TV from 2025.

10. Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man

Even after over 60 years of history, the web-slinger remains reinterpreted by new creative voices. This series offers a novel look at the character's early years, cleverly merging classic comic elements with ideas from the broader Marvel universe to craft something that feels simultaneously fresh and deeply compelling.

Instead of being solo or having Iron Man as a guide, this version of Peter Parker forges a evolving relationship with Norman Osborn, who in this story is still just the CEO of Oscorp. Through their dynamic, Peter grows into his own man, internalizing the iconic lesson of great power and great responsibility.

9. Hazbin Hotel Season 2

Showrunner Vivienne Medrano's boldly transgressive mature musical-comedy show, which sprang from a crowdfunded short, truly found its footing in its second installment. Following the climactic events of season 1, the narrative expands significantly, following the scheming TV demon Vox who seizes control of the narrative, igniting a chain of increasingly dramatic confrontations that inevitably culminate in elaborate song.

Although it might not have a one breakout song on the level of the first season's "Loser, Baby," that's because everything in this season being increasingly ambitious. The action, character development, and above all the music are all elevated. The season moves the main plot dramatically while providing no shortage of bizarre, wild, and ultimately entertaining dark fantasy.

8. Daredevil: Born Again

As a successor to the legendary Netflix show, this series faced enormous expectations. After well-documented production challenges, the final show demonstrates it was worth the wait. The story follows Matt Murdock once his dual life as Daredevil is exposed, making him vulnerable to enemies from his history and new threats in a refreshed take of his familiar setting.

The premiere is a thrilling return to form, capturing the intense tone audiences loved from the prior series. Although the subsequent episodes venture into certain new territory, the first season concludes powerfully, setting fans eagerly anticipating a second installment.

7. Common Side Effects

A unexpected 2025 gem, this series is essentially a Breaking Bad filtered through a sensibility of a suburban satire. Created by Joe Bennett and comedy Steve Hely, it follows the saga of a mild-mannered mycologist who finds a curative mushroom and soon finds himself pursued by everyone from unscrupulous pharmaceutical executives to federal authorities.

Despite being a parody, the show unfolds with the serious intensity of a 1970s paranoia film. Accentuated by hallucinogenic animation and an unnerving score, the story explores bigger mysteries about the mushroom's full capabilities. It's a smart, beautifully animated, and completely gripping ten-episode season.

6. Fallout Season 2

This acclaimed series of the popular video game franchise returned with a new batch of stories that deepened its sprawling lore and expanded its nuclear wasteland setting. While it travels toward the fan-favorite location of New Vegas, the story is not a direct retelling of that game; rather, it continues to examine themes of control and autonomy.

It skillfully balances multiple narrative threads and points of view, from the protagonist's mission for justice to a knight's reckoning with the dogma of the Brotherhood of Steel. The outcome is a rich detailed and utterly absorbing addition to the expanding wasteland saga.

5. Invincible Season 3

The bloody and emotionally charged adult animation series continues its powerful momentum in season 3. Mark Grayson faces tremendous pressure on all fronts: training for a coming Viltrumite invasion, mentoring his young brother, and clashing with his secretive GDA. The season once again includes some of the most brutal fight sequences the show has yet produced.

Mark's bodily and emotional endurance are constantly pushed. He must contend with opponents stronger than he is, the consequences of his battles, and the moral burden of his decisions. Excellent arcs for supporting cast members such as Cecil Stedman and Rex Splode round out a superb season.

4. Peacemaker Season 2

The director's irreverent anti-hero show came back with elevated importance within the new DC canon, and it delivers on that fronts. While it successfully lays foundations for upcoming DCU projects, it primarily presents a powerful and focused {