20 Best Sci-Fi TV Shows on Peacock 2026
Explore Peacock’s top sci-fi picks, from Person of Interest and Resident Alien to Snowpiercer, Humans, and more in this updated guide.
If you’re hunting for smart, bingeable TV with robots, time loops, alternate realities, and a little murder mystery on the side, Peacock has a surprisingly strong lineup. This guide pulls together 20 picks that span action, crime, drama, mystery, and sci-fi, including standout favorites like Person of Interest, Resident Alien, Snowpiercer, Humans, and Continuum. You’ll also find cult classics such as Sliders and Haven, plus a fresh animated twist with Ninjago: Dragons Rising. Whether you want tense thriller energy or something lighter and stranger, these shows cover a wide range of moods without wasting your time.
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Person of Interest
action · crime · drama · mystery · sci-fi · thriller
John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. With the special training that Reese has had in Covert Operations and Finch's genius software inventing mind, the two are a perfect match for the job that they have to complete. With the help of surveillance equipment, they work "outside the law" and get the right criminal behind bars.
Directed by Chris Fisher, Richard J. Lewis, Frederick E.O. Toye, Jeffrey G. Hunt, Stephen SurjikCast Jim Caviezel, Kevin Chapman, Michael Emerson, Amy Acker, Taraji P. HensonAmazon Prime VideoPeacock Premium -
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Resident Alien
comedy · drama · mystery · sci-fi
Crash-landed alien Harry takes on the identity of a small-town Colorado doctor. Arriving with a secret mission, he starts off living a simple life…but things get a bit rocky when he’s roped into solving a local murder and realizes he needs to assimilate into his new world. As he does, he begins to wrestle with the moral dilemma of his mission and asking the big life questions like: “Are human beings worth saving?” and “Why do they fold their pizza before eating it?”
Directed by Robert Duncan McNeill, Brennan Shroff, Shannon Kohli, Kabir Akhtar, Lea ThompsonCast Alan Tudyk, Sara Tomko, Corey Reynolds, Alice Wetterlund, Levi FiehlerNetflixPeacock Premium -
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Ninjago: Dragons Rising
animation · action · adventure · comedy · family · fantasy · sci-fi
After Crystallized, the 16 realms have abruptly fused into a cosmic unstable dystopia. A Spinjitzu Ninja Master trains a new generation of heroes to find Elemental Dragons before the forces of evil exploit that energy to destroy the world.
Directed by Rich Johnson, Daniel Ife, Shane Poettcker, Allan PhanCast Sam Vincent, Brian Drummond, Deven Christian Mack, Sabrina Pitre, Vincent TongNetflixAmazon Prime VideoPeacock Premium -
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Sliders
adventure · fantasy · sci-fi
In his basement in San Francisco, boy-genius Quinn Mallory unlocks the doorway to an infinite number of Earths. During a test run, Quinn invites co-worker Wade Welles and his teacher Professor Maximillian Arturo to see his new invention. But an increase in power and an early departure leave all three, plus a washed-up soul singer named Rembrandt "Crying Man" Brown, lost in a parallel world. Now they must "slide" from world to world, not only adapting to their changing surroundings, but also trying to get back to their world. Will they ever make it home?
Directed by Richard Compton, David E. Peckinpah, Jerry O'Connell, Reza Badiyi, Jim JohnstonCast Cleavant Derricks, Jerry O'Connell, Kari Wuhrer, Sabrina Lloyd, John Rhys-DaviesPeacock Premium -
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Continuum
action · sci-fi · thriller
The series centers on the conflict between a group of rebels from the year 2077 who time-travel to Vancouver, BC, in 2012, and a police officer who accidentally accompanies them. In spite of being many years early, the rebel group decides to continue its violent campaign to stop corporations of the future from replacing governments, while the police officer endeavours to stop them without revealing to anyone that she and the rebels are from the future.
Directed by Pat Williams, David Frazee, William Waring, Mike Rohl, Amanda TappingCast Rachel Nichols, Victor Webster, Erik Knudsen, Stephen Lobo, Omari NewtonAmazon Prime VideoPeacock PremiumFreevee -
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Snowpiercer
action · drama · sci-fi · thriller
More than seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, the remnants of humanity inhabit a gigantic, perpetually-moving train that circles the globe as class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival play out.
Directed by Christoph Schrewe, Leslie Hope, James Hawes, Sam Miller, Helen ShaverCast Daveed Diggs, Mickey Sumner, Alison Wright, Iddo Goldberg, Roberto UrbinaAmazon Prime VideoHuluPeacock PremiumAMC+ -
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Haven
crime · drama · fantasy · horror · mystery · sci-fi · thriller
FBI agent Audrey Parker arrives in the small town of Haven, Maine to solve a murder and soon discovers the town's many secrets—which also hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of her lost past.
Directed by Shawn Piller, T.W. Peacocke, Lee Rose, Robert Lieberman, Rick BotaCast Emily Rose, Lucas Bryant, Eric Balfour, Richard Donat, John DunsworthAmazon Prime VideoPeacock PremiumFreevee -
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Humans
drama · sci-fi
In a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a 'Synth' - a highly-developed robotic servant that's so similar to a real human it's transforming the way we live.
Directed by Lewis Arnold, Samuel Donovan, China Moo-Young, Daniel Nettheim, Mark BrozelCast Katherine Parkinson, Gemma Chan, Lucy Carless, Tom Goodman-Hill, Colin MorganAmazon Prime VideoPeacock PremiumFreevee -
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Farscape
action · adventure · drama · sci-fi
A freak accident during an experimental space mission catapults Astronaut John Crichton across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield.
Directed by Tony Tilse, Rowan Woods, Andrew Prowse, Ian Watson, Peter AndrikidisCast Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Anthony Simcoe, Lani John Tupu, Jonathan HardyAmazon Prime VideoPeacock PremiumFreevee -
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Misfits
comedy · drama · fantasy · romance · sci-fi
When five young outsiders on Community Service get caught in a strange storm, they discover that they have developed superpowers.
Directed by Tom Green, Jonathan van Tulleken, Tom Harper, Wayne Che Yip, China Moo-YoungCast Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Joe Gilgun, Iwan Rheon, Lauren Socha, Antonia ThomasHuluPeacock Premium -
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Twisted Metal
action · adventure · comedy · drama · fantasy · sci-fi · sport · thriller
A motor-mouthed outsider with no memory of his past is offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a badass axe-wielding car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.
Directed by Bill Benz, Kitao Sakurai, Philip Sgriccia, Maggie Carey, Jude WengCast Anthony Mackie, Stephanie Beatriz, Joe Seanoa, Will Arnett, Mike MitchellPeacock Premium -
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Mrs. Davis
comedy · drama · sci-fi
Sister Simone partners with her ex-boyfriend on a globe-spanning journey to destroy Mrs. Davis, a powerful artificial intelligence.
Directed by Owen Harris, Alethea Jones, Frederick E.O. ToyeCast Betty Gilpin, Jake McDorman, Andy McQueen, Chris Diamantopoulos, Katja HerbersPeacock Premium -
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Last Light
drama · sci-fi · thriller
Separated across continents, petro-chemist Andy Yeats and his family must survive the deadly effects of a sudden global oil crisis and find the mastermind behind it all.
Directed by Dennie GordonCast Matthew Fox, Joanne Froggatt, Alyth Ross, Taylor Fay, Amber Rose RevahPeacock Premium -
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Defiance
action · drama · sci-fi
In the near future, planet Earth is permanently altered following the sudden—and tumultuous—arrival of seven unique alien races. In the boom-town of Defiance, the newly-formed civilization of humans and aliens must learn to co-exist peacefully.
Directed by Michael Nankin, Allan Kroeker, Andy Wolk, Allan Arkush, Larry ShawCast Grant Bowler, Julie Benz, Stephanie Leonidas, Tony Curran, Jaime MurrayAmazon Prime VideoPeacock Premium -
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Mr. Mercedes
crime · drama · mystery · sci-fi · thriller
A demented serial killer taunts a retired police detective with a series of lurid letters and emails, forcing the ex-cop to undertake a private, and potentially felonious, crusade to bring the killer to justice before he can strike again.
Directed by Jack Bender, Laura Innes, John David Coles, Kevin Hooks, Peter WellerCast Brendan Gleeson, Holland Taylor, Jharrel Jerome, Breeda Wool, Justine LupePeacock Premium -
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The Ray Bradbury Theater
drama · fantasy · horror · mystery · sci-fi · thriller
A Canadian-produced fantastic anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's novels and short stories.
Directed by Randy Bradshaw, Roger Tompkins, John Laing, Costa Botes, Brad TurnerCast Michael Copeman, Frank Whitten, Desmond Kelly, Wayne Robson, Harold GouldAmazon Prime VideoPeacock PremiumFreevee -
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Hemlock Grove
drama · fantasy · horror · mystery · sci-fi · thriller
One cannot quench his all-consuming thirst. The other cannot tame the beast clawing its way out. In the sleepy Pennsylvania village of Hemlock Grove, two young men struggle to accept painful truths: about family, themselves, the mystery of the White Tower - and a terrifying new threat so powerful it will turn them from predators into prey.
Directed by David Straiton, Deran Sarafian, Russell Lee Fine, T.J. Scott, David SemelCast Famke Janssen, Bill Skarsgård, Landon Liboiron, Joel de la Fuente, Kaniehtiio HornPeacock PremiumAMC+ -
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The Triangle
action · adventure · drama · mystery · sci-fi · thriller
A shipping magnate hires four experts from various fields to investigate what happened to his ships that went missing in the Bermuda Triangle. The team discovers a threat that might unravel time itself and cause the world to end.
Directed by Craig R. BaxleyCast Eric Stoltz, Catherine Bell, Lou Diamond Phillips, Bruce Davison, Michael E. RodgersPeacock Premium -
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La Brea
drama · mystery · sci-fi
An epic adventure begins when a massive sinkhole opens in the middle of Los Angeles, pulling hundreds of people and buildings into its depths. Those who fell in find themselves in a mysterious and dangerous primeval land, where they have no choice but to band together to survive. Meanwhile, the rest of the world desperately seeks to understand what happened. In the search for answers, one family torn apart by this disaster will have to unlock the secrets of this inexplicable event to find a way back to each other.
Directed by Adam Davidson, Cherie Nowlan, Thor Freudenthal, David Barrett, Ron UnderwoodCast Eoin Macken, Chiké Okonkwo, Zyra Gorecki, Rohan Mirchandaney, Lily SantiagoNetflixPeacock Premium -
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ALF
comedy · family · sci-fi
A furry alien wiseguy comes to live with a terran family after crashing into their garage.
Directed by Nick Havinga, Burt Brinckerhoff, Gary Shimokawa, Peter Bonerz, Tom PatchettCast Paul Fusco, Max Wright, Anne Schedeen, Andrea Elson, Benji GregoryAmazon Prime VideoPeacock PremiumFreevee
Wrapping Up
From grounded near-future thrillers to oddball alien comedies, this list makes it easy to find a show that matches your mood. Titles like Person of Interest, Snowpiercer, Haven, and Resident Alien show how much range Peacock has when it comes to genre storytelling. Keep this page bookmarked if you like having a reliable place to revisit when you want your next smart watch. We update it regularly so the lineup stays useful as streaming options change.
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Last updated: September 4, 2026