Science Fiction

Twist and Shout

'Doctor Who's Beatles Episode Didn't Actually Need The Beatles

ByRyan Britt
Unlimited Power

22 Years Ago, Star Wars Completely Rewrote an Iconic Character

ByAndy Crump
Movies

How a Groundbreaking Sci-Fi Franchise Defied a Lazy Hollywood Trend

ByAlex Welch
The Inverse Interview

'Doctor Who's Future is "Going to be Brilliant," Jodie Whittaker Says

ByDais Johnston
Unlimited Power

22 Years Ago, a Beloved Star Wars Anti-Hero Finally Got an Origin Story

ByDaniel Dockery
Retrospective

40 Years Later, a Divisive Stephen King Thriller Has Only Gotten Better With Age

ByJon O'Brien
Bigger on the Inside

Could the 2 Oldest Sci-Fi Shows Finally Cross Over?

ByRyan Britt and Hoai-Tran Bui
Doctor Who

58 Years Later, 'Doctor Who's Most Mysterious Villain is Getting a Big Upgrade

ByDais Johnston
Spoilers

'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' Ending Explained — We Think

ByRyan Britt
TV

30 Years Later, Star Trek Dropped a Sneaky but Massive Easter Egg

ByRyan Britt
Geeking Out

The Biggest Sidney Lumet Fan Reveals Why You Need to Watch 'Dog Day Afternoon'

ByAlex Welch
TV

'Doctor Who' Season 1 Release Date, Time, Plot, and Trailer for the Sci-Fi Show's New Era

ByDais Johnston
Inverse Exclusive

'We Trained Them To Fight Together': 'Helldivers 2' Writer Addresses Players Banding Against PlayStation

ByTrone Dowd
News

The Most Action-Packed Sci-Fi Movie of 2024 is About to Hit Blu-Ray

ByLyvie Scott
Trailers

6 Years Later, 'A Quiet Place: Day One' Breaks The Franchise's Best Rule

ByRyan Britt
The Inverse Interview

14 Years Later, The Longest-Running Sci-Fi Show Is Going Back To Basics — With a Catch

ByHoai-Tran Bui
Unlimited Power

The Silliest Star Wars Prequel Scene is Also Secretly the Most Tragic

ByLyvie Scott
Retrospective

30 Years Ago, the Director of a Stephen King Classic "Opened Doors" for the Modern Genre Epic

ByDon Kaye
The Inverse Interview

The Secret Weapon of 'The Witcher' Makes It to the Big Screen — Without a Human Co-Star in Sight

ByDerek Lawrence
Review

The Most Imaginative Sci-Fi Epic of the Year Has One Crucial Narrative Shortcoming

ByRyan Britt
Retrospective

15 Years Ago, J.J. Abrams Gave a Flailing Sci-Fi Franchise a Shot in the Arm

ByLyvie Scott
Timey Wimey

'Doctor Who' Episode Details Reveal an Ominous Detail About the Finale

ByDais Johnston
Inverse Ranking

The 50 Best Sci-Fi Horror Movies, Ranked

ByMatt Donato
Unlimited Power

'Attack of the Clones' Has the Best Opening Scene of the Prequel Trilogy

ByAlex Welch
The Inverse Interview

How Apple Made the Most Audacious Multiverse Epic of the Decade

ByRyan Britt
Trailers

97 Years Later, Francis Ford Coppola is Borrowing From the Most Iconic Sci-Fi Movie

ByDais Johnston
It's a Bird. It's a Plane.

37 Years Later, The New Superman Gets One Crucial Thing Right

ByRyan Britt
Trailers

Star Wars Has an Opportunity to Fill in a Massive Timeline Gap

ByDais Johnston
Opinion

15 Years After Xbox, PlayStation Learns A Valuable Lesson about PC Gamers

ByTrone Dowd
Review

The Longest-Running Sci-Fi Show’s Latest Reboot Isn’t Really a Reboot

ByHoai-Tran Bui
Unlimited Power

The 15 Best Background Jedi of the Star Wars Prequels, Ranked

ByRory Doherty
Unlimited Power

One Prequel Scene Proves Star Wars Should Embrace Campy Space Opera

ByDais Johnston
Inverse Recommends

Amazon Just Quietly Added The Most Important Sci-Fi Show Of The Century

ByRyan Britt
Lost Legends

3 Years Later, Star Wars' Most Overlooked Creation Will Rewrite the Franchise

ByDais Johnston
Inverse Recommends

Max Just Quietly Added The Most Deranged Sci-Fi Apocalypse Franchise Of All Time

ByRyan Britt
Unlimited Power

The Messiest Scene in Star Wars Reveals Everything Right — And Wrong — With the Prequel Trilogy

ByJake Kleinman
Unlimited Power

21 Years Ago, The Most Overlooked Star Wars Show Secretly Shaped the Entire Franchise

ByBryan Young
Unlimited Power

The Worst Star Wars Prequel Produced One of the Franchise's Greatest Moments

ByJon O'Brien
The Inverse Interview

As a Star Trek Era Ends, One Star Reveals the Franchise's Greatest Lesson

ByRyan Britt
Inverse Recommends

Netflix Just Quietly Added The Most Disturbing Demonic Show of the Century

ByDais Johnston
TV

Star Wars' Next Show Could Fix the Prequels' Most Embarrassing Mistake

ByDais Johnston
Gaming News

'Helldivers 2' Found Success In Breaking From Gaming's Worst Trends

ByTrone Dowd
Exclusive

An Iconic Prequel Duel Was Crafted By an Underrated Star Wars Actor

ByLyvie Scott
News

9 Years Later, an Iconic Post-Apocalypse Franchise is Doubling Down on an Annoying Trend

ByLyvie Scott
Movies

'Masters of the Universe' is Quietly Retconning He-Man's Backstory

ByRyan Britt
Review

Star Wars' Newest Show Fails to Expand on the Franchise's Overlooked Villains

ByDais Johnston
Review

Apple's Best Sci-Fi Show Of The Year Makes the Multiverse Exciting Again

ByRyan Britt
Gaming

'Starfield' is Finally Addressing Critiques of Its Boring, Empty Planets

ByTrone Dowd
Star Wars

Star Wars’ New Show Confirms an Overlooked Truth About the Force

ByDais Johnston
Star Wars

An Unexpected Star Wars Time Jump Could Change the Franchise Forever

ByRyan Britt