What a year it’s been for Netflix subscribers, especially in the sci-fi genre, following the conclusion of Stranger Things at the top of the year. Netflix’s next big sci-fi project of the year was War Machine, the big-budget feature film starring Alan Ritchson of the Prime Video series, Reacher. After War Machine picked up over 125 million views during its first month on the platform, Netflix officially confirmed not long ago that a sequel to the film is in the early stages of development. Netflix’s next big sci-fi show came in the form of The Boroughs, starring Alfred Molina and produced by theDuffer brothers, Ross and Matt. Despite strong viewership numbers and solid reviews, Netflix announced just last night that The Boroughs had been canceled after only one season — those plans for future seasons won’t ever pan out.
Netflix has as vast a library of original programming as any streaming service in the world, but it also boasts classic movies and TV shows dating back years, and it’s always expanding with new additions. Just this morning, it was confirmed that the third season of Resident Alien, the sci-fi series starring Alan Tudyk, will join the first two seasons streaming on Netflix starting on July 1. The only caveat is that the show will only join Netflix’s streaming library in the UK — all four seasons of the sci-fi show will continue to stream on Peacock in America. This is part of a wider initiative at Netflix to get more content out to its UK branch, with new seasons of Bones, The Tick, and The Rookie all coming to the platform over the next month.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
01
You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
What’s Popular To Watch on Netflix Right Now?
The most popular movie in the world on Netflix right now is the latest documentary film, Maternal Instinct, which follows a woman in 2020 who claims she just gave birth after she is pulled over by a Texas state trooper, but the details about her story don’t add up. To reach the top spot, it had to take down Office Romance, the rom-com that pulled over 20 million views in one week. The most popular TV show in the world on Netflix at the time of writing is Teach You a Lesson, the South Korean series starring Kim Moo-yul and Lee Sung-min.
Prepare to watch the first three seasons of Resident Alien on Netflix in the UK starting July 1 and check out all seasons of the show on Peacock in America.
Release Date
2021 – 2025-00-00
Writers
Nastaran Dibai, Sarah Beckett, Jenna Lamia, Christian Taylor, Emily Eslami, Donald Todd, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, Njeri Brown, Aaron Wiener, Biniam Bizuneh
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