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and other related themes, please see the respective
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and listings. Science fiction films, one-time presentations, original net animation (ONA), original video animation (OVA),
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Films that
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) or have been distributed
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do not belong here, even if they aired ("second presentation", rerun) at some point on a TV/streaming channel. Please see the lists of science fiction films for more details.


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Listings

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List of science fiction television films This is a list of science fiction television films that did not have a theater, theatrical release, including direct-to-video releases. __TOC__ 1950s–1960s 1970s ;Notes 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s See also * List of prog ...
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List of Sci Fi Pictures original films This is a list of films that have appeared on the Syfy (formerly Sci Fi) basic cable cable television, television channel. Despite the title of this article, only some are original films produced for the channel, while others are direct-to-video ...
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List of fictional extraterrestrials This is a list of lists of fictional extraterrestrial species. Alphabetical List of fictional alien species: A, A, List of fictional alien species: B, B, List of fictional alien species: C, C, List of fictional alien species: D, D, List of fict ...
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List of television series based on Marvel Comics publications Below is a list of television series based on properties of Marvel Comics. This list includes live-action and animated series. Live-action All series produced by Marvel Studios and Marvel Television are set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU ...
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List of Colombian television series This is a list of Colombian television series, television programs, contests and general TV shows. Animation * Betty Toons (2002, RCN Televisión) * El siguiente programa (1997, Cenpro TV) * Puerto papel (2015, Señal Colombia) Anthology seri ...
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List of Finnish television series Television in Finland is one of the main media outlets in Finland. The following is a list of television series produced in Finland and their date of first airing. - *'' 10 Finnish Architects: An Outsider's View'' (2003) (mini) *'' 112 auttaj ...
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List of French television series This is a list of television programs that have been produced by France. It includes series made by France alone as well as those produced in collaboration with various other countries. Almost all are in the French language; exceptions to this rule ...
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List of television stations in India There are currently 900 permitted private satellite television channels in India . Numerous regional channels are available throughout India, often distributed according to languages. Lists By video technology * 4K * HD By language * Assames ...
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List of Hungarian television series This article contains the most popular Hungarian commercial television channels and other stations. TV2 RTL Klub Viasat 3 Cool TV See also

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List of Japanese television series This is a list of Japanese television series. The programs are listed alphabetically and are followed by the genre of the show and the date of the original run. For a chronological list, see List of Japanese television programs by date. 0– ...
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List of Norwegian television series This is a list of Norwegian television series produced and broadcast in Television in Norway, Norway. References

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List of animated television series These are lists of animated television series. Animated television series are television programs produced by means of animation. Animated series produced for theaters are not included in this lists; for those, see List of animated short film se ...
'' **'' List of animated television series from 2000s'' **'' List of animated short series'' **Television networks: ***'' List of programs broadcast by Boomerang'' ***'' List of programs broadcast by Cartoon Network'' ***'' List of programs broadcast by Cartoon Quest'' ***''
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List of programs broadcast by Fox Kids This is a list of television programs broadcast by Fox Kids around the world. Australia * ''7th Heaven (TV series), 7th Heaven'' * ''Action Man (2000 TV series), Action Man'' * ''The Adventures of Dawdle the Donkey'' * ''The Adventures of Sinbad'' ...
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List of programs broadcast by Jetix This is a list of television programs that aired on Jetix around the world. Jetix Europe co-produced shows Shows co-produced by Jetix Europe N.V. Note: BVS Entertainment (formerly Saban Entertainment) owned 49.6% of SIP Animation from 1994 ...
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Locations

*Countries: **'' Australasian science fiction television'' **''
British television science fiction British television science fiction refers to programmes in the genre that have been produced by both the BBC and Britain's largest commercial channel, ITV (TV network), ITV. BBC's ''Doctor Who'' is listed in the ''Guinness World Records, Guinn ...
'' **'' Canadian science fiction television'' **'' Continental European science fiction television'' **'' Japanese television science fiction: Anime'' **'' Japanese television science fiction (tokusatsu): Live-action'' **'' U.S. television science fiction'' *Television networks: **'' AXN Beyond'' (Asia-Pacific) **'' AXN Sci Fi'' (Europe) **'' SyFy network:'' ***'' Sci Fi Channel (Australia)'' ***'' Syfy Universal (Benelux)'' ***'' Sci Fi Channel (Germany)'' ***''
Universal Channel (Japan) Universal Channel was a Japanese television channel. History 2008-2010 Sci-Fi Channel was a Japanese television channel that operated from 1 April 2008 to 1 April 2010. It was the result of an agreement between NBC Universal and Jupiter Telecomm ...
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SPACE Space is a three-dimensional continuum containing positions and directions. In classical physics, physical space is often conceived in three linear dimensions. Modern physicists usually consider it, with time, to be part of a boundless ...
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Zone Fantasy Zone Fantasy was a television film channel in Italy that featured diverse programming. Zone Fantasy was targeted towards a mixed 16- to 45-year-old demographic, and focused on adventure, fantasy, horror and science fiction genres. The channel tr ...
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Genres

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Science fiction on television Science fiction first appeared in television programming in the late 1930s, during what is called the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Special effects and other production techniques allow creators to present a living visual image of an imaginary ...
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Alien invasion Alien invasion or space invasion is a common feature in science fiction stories and films, in which extraterrestrial lifeforms invade Earth to exterminate and supplant human life, enslave it, harvest people for food, steal the planet's resource ...
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Alternate future Time travel is a common theme in fiction, mainly since the late 19th century, and has been depicted in a variety of media, such as literature, television, and film. The concept of time travel by mechanical means was popularized in H. G. Wells' ...
'' *'' Alternate History: Television'' *'' Anthology series: Television'' *''
Artificial intelligence in fiction Artificial intelligence is a recurrent theme in science fiction, whether utopian, emphasising the potential benefits, or dystopian, emphasising the dangers. The notion of machines with human-like intelligence dates back at least to Samuel Butler ...
'' *'' Augmented reality: Television & film'' *'' Biopunk: Film and television'' *'' Comic science fiction: Television'' *'' Cyberpunk: Film and television'' *'' Cyborgs in fiction: Television'' *''
Extraterrestrials in fiction An extraterrestrial or alien is a lifeform that did not originate on Earth. (The word ''extraterrestrial'' means 'outside Earth'.) Extraterrestrials are a common theme in modern science-fiction, and also appeared in much earlier works such as ...
'' *'' Feminist science fiction: Film and television'' *''
Fictional universe A fictional universe, also known as an imagined universe or a constructed universe, is the internally consistent fictional setting used in a narrative or a work of art. This concept is most commonly associated with works of fantasy and scie ...
'' *'' Flying car (fiction): Science fiction'' *'' Gender in speculative fiction: Television'' *'' Hyperspace'' *''
Interstellar war An interstellar war is a hypothetical space war between combatants from different planetary systems. The concept provides a common plot device in science fiction, especially in the space opera subgenre. In contrast, the term ''intergalactic war ...
'' *'' Invisibility in fiction: Television'' *'' LGBT themes in speculative fiction: Television'' *''
Lost World The lost world is a subgenre of the fantasy or science fiction genres that involves the discovery of an unknown Earth civilization. It began as a subgenre of the late- Victorian adventure romance and remains popular into the 21st century. The ...
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Mecha anime Mecha, also known as giant robot or simply robot, is a genre of anime and manga that feature mecha in battle. The genre is broken down into two subcategories; " super robot", featuring super-sized, implausible robots, and " real robot", where ...
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Military science fiction Military science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction and military fiction that depicts the use of science fiction technology, including spaceships and science fiction weapons, weapons, for military purposes and usually principal characters ...
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Mind uploading Mind uploading is a speculative process of whole brain emulation in which a brain scan is used to completely emulate the mental state of the individual in a digital computer. The computer would then run a simulation of the brain's information ...
'' *'' Nuclear weapons in popular culture: In fiction, film and theater'' *'' Nuclear weapons in popular culture: List of visual depictions'' *'' Parallel universe: Television'' *'' Planetary romance: In film and television'' *''
Planets in science fiction Planets outside of the Solar System have appeared in fiction since at least the 1850s, long before the first real ones were discovered in the 1990s. Most of these fictional planets do not differ significantly from the Earth and serve only as ...
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Real Robot Mecha, also known as giant robot or simply robot, is a genre of anime and manga that feature mecha in battle. The genre is broken down into two subcategories; " super robot", featuring super-sized, implausible robots, and " real robot", where ...
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Science fantasy file:Warhammer40kcosplay.jpg, Cosplay of a character from the ''Warhammer 40,000'' tabletop game; one critic has characterized the game's setting as "action-oriented science-fantasy." Science fantasy is a hybrid genre within speculative fiction ...
'' *'' Science fiction Western: Television'' *'' Sex and sexuality in speculative fiction'' *''
Slipstream A slipstream is a region behind a moving object in which a wake of fluid (typically air or water) is moving at velocities comparable to that of the moving object, relative to the ambient fluid through which the object is moving. The term slips ...
'' *'' Space marine: Films and TV'' *''
Space opera Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes Space warfare in science fiction, space warfare, with use of melodramatic, risk-taking space adventures, relationships, and chivalric romance. Set mainly or entirely in outer space, i ...
'' *'' Space stations and habitats in popular culture'' *'' Space warfare in fiction: Television and movies'' *'' Space western: Television'' *'' Spy-fi: Anime'' *'' Spy-fi: Films and television series'' *''
Steampunk Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction that incorporates retrofuturistic technology and Applied arts, aesthetics inspired by, but not limited to, 19th-century Industrial Revolution, industrial steam engine, steam-powered machinery. Steampun ...
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Super Robot Mecha, also known as giant robot or simply robot, is a genre of anime and manga that feature mecha in battle. The genre is broken down into two subcategories; " super robot", featuring super-sized, implausible robots, and "real robot", where r ...
'' *'' Superhero fiction: Animation'' *'' Superhero fiction: Live-action television series'' *'' Superhuman: Science fiction'' *''
Time travel in fiction Time travel is a common theme in fiction, mainly since the late 19th century, and has been depicted in a variety of media, such as literature, television, and film. The concept of time travel by mechanical means was popularized in H. G. Wells ...
'' *'' UFOs in fiction: Television'' *''
Utopian and dystopian fiction Utopian and dystopian fiction are subgenres of speculative fiction that explore extreme forms of social and political structures. Utopian fiction portrays a setting that agrees with the author's ethos, having various attributes of another reality ...
'' *'' Virtual reality: Television'' *'' Wormholes in fiction: Television'' *'' Zombie apocalypse: Television''


Animation

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Animation Animation is a filmmaking technique whereby still images are manipulated to create moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Animati ...
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Anime is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...
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Adult animation Adult animation is an animation used for films and television series that is catered specifically to general interests and is mainly targeted and marketed towards adolescents and young adults, as opposed to children or all-ages audiences. Ralph ...
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Animated series An animated series, or a cartoon series, is a set of Animation, animated films with a common title, usually related to one another. These episodes typically share the same main heroes, some different secondary characters and a basic theme. Series ...
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Cartoon Network Cartoon Network (CN) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the Cartoon Network, Inc., a sub-division of the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks division of Warner Bros. Discovery. It launched on ...
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CBBC CBBC is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content for children aged 6 to 12. Its sister c ...
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Disney Channel Disney Channel is an American pay television television channel, channel that serves as the flagship (broadcasting), flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney Entertainment business segment of the Walt Disney Company ...
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Disney XD Disney XD is an American pay television television channel, channel owned by the Disney Branded Television and Disney Entertainment units of The Walt Disney Company. The channel is aimed primarily at older children ages six to eleven years old ...
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Filmation Filmation Associates was an American production company founded by Lou Scheimer, Hal Sutherland and Norm Prescott in 1962, before closing by Group W Productions on February 3, 1989. Located in Reseda, California, Filmation produced animated ...
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TEENick TEENick was an American programming block aimed at adolescents between the ages of 13 and 18 that aired on the American children's cable network, Nickelodeon. It launched on March 4, 2001, and initially aired on Sunday nights from 6-9 p.m. ET/PT ...
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Toon Disney Toon Disney was an American multinational pay television channel owned by Disney Branded Television, a subsidiary of Disney-ABC Television Group. The channel's target audience was children aged 7–11, and older children and adolescents aged 8â ...
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UPN Kids ''UPN Kids'' was an American children's programming block that aired on UPN from September 10, 1995 to September 5, 1999. Airing on Sunday mornings, the block aired for one hour (10:00 to 11:00 am), then two hours the following year (9:00 to ...
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USA Cartoon Express The ''USA Cartoon Express'' was a programming block consisting of animated children's series which aired on the USA Network from September 20, 1982 to September 15, 1996. ''Cartoon Express'' was the first structured animation block on cable tele ...
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References

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