Science Fiction

Star Trek

The Next Star Trek Movie Just Confirmed a Tantalizing Timeline Detail

ByRyan Britt
Star Wars

An Iconic Star Wars Villain Just Rose From the Dead

ByDais Johnston
TV

25 Years Later, Star Wars Finally Fixed the Most Controversial Part of Jedi Canon

ByRyan Britt
Trailers

The Director of 2023's Wildest Sci-Fi Movie Just Dropped an Unsettling New Trailer

ByDais Johnston
Review

Apple's Most Promising Noir Thriller is the Biggest Disappointment of the Year

ByHoai-Tran Bui
News

'The Last of Us' Leak Confirms a Shocking Season 2 Twist Will Happen Sooner Than You Think

ByDais Johnston
Queen of the Galaxy

56 Years Later, Sydney Sweeney is Remaking an Iconic Sci-Fi Epic — And May Have Nabbed the Perfect Director

ByRyan Britt
Timey Wimey

61 Years Later, the Longest-Running Sci-Fi Show Is Switching Genres

ByRyan Britt
Retrospective

35 Years Ago, an Underrated Sci-Fi Show With a Perfect First Episode Changed TV Forever

ByJon O'Brien
Star Wars

9 Years Later, Star Wars Will Finally Show Us Kylo Ren's Darkest Lightsaber Trick

ByLyvie Scott
Inverse Recommends

Netflix Just Quietly Released the Most Deranged Sci-Fi Show of 2024

ByDais Johnston
The Inverse Interview

Netflix's Latest Sci-Fi Epic Used a Surprising Alternative to the Volume for Its Trippiest Scenes

ByRyan Britt
Lost Legends

19 Years Later, the Next Star Wars Show May Finally Unmask the Most Mysterious Sith Lord

ByDais Johnston
Lost and Found

48 Years Later, Frank Herbert's Lost 'Dune' Script is Hilariously Weird, and Kind of Bad

ByMax Evry
Movies

2024's Worst Sci-Fi Sequel Proves Hollywood's Laziest Trend Needs to Die

ByAlex Welch
Retrospective

20 Years Ago, the Wildest First-Person Shooter Redefined the Entire Genre

ByDaniel Dockery
Inverse Recommends

Max Just Quietly Added the Most Surreal Sci-Fi Movie of 2023

ByDais Johnston
Reel Science

47 Years Ago, a Classic Action Movie Revealed the Limits of Technology

ByJennifer Walter
Timey Wimey

72 Years Later, The Oldest Sci-Fi Show Ever Is Finally Addressing A Tricky Time-Travel Trope

ByRyan Britt
Review

2024's Smartest Time-Travel Movie Marks the Arrival of Sci-Fi's Most Exciting New Voice

BySiddhant Adlakha
Movies

'Beetlejuice 2' Trailer Puts a Twist on Hollywood's Most Annoying Trend

ByDais Johnston
Retrospective

5 Years Ago, an Acclaimed Director Made the Creepiest Sci-Fi Movie of the Decade

ByJoshua Meyer
The Inverse Interview

2024's Most Absurd Sci-Fi Movie Exposes a Painful Reality

ByHoai-Tran Bui
Movies

'Furiosa' Trailer Reveals a Shocking First for the Mad Max Franchise

ByLyvie Scott
Long Live the Fighters

Wild 'Dune 2' Theory Reveals a Canon-Shattering Twist Hiding in Plain Sight

ByRyan Britt
TV

Star Wars Just Accidentally Revealed A Huge Upcoming Twist

ByLyvie Scott
Spoilers

'3 Body Problem' Ending Explained: How the Wallfacer Project Sets Up Season 2's Wildest Twists

ByRyan Britt
Star Wars

The Next Star Wars Show is Stealing 'Ahsoka's Secret Weapon

ByDais Johnston
Retrospective

50 Years Ago, an Iconic Sci-Fi Franchise Gave Birth to an Infamous Villain

ByJames Balmont
Review

2024's Most Inventive Sci-Fi Movie Puts a Fresh Spin on a Beloved Subgenre

ByMichael Gingold
The Inverse Interview

Netflix’s “Unadaptable” Sci-Fi Epic Radically Changes the Books — And That's Why it Works

ByRyan Britt and Hoai-Tran Bui
Star Wars

Does 'The Acolyte' Retcon the Star Wars Prequels? It's More Complicated Than You Think

ByDais Johnston
Movies

45 Years Later, an Iconic Sci-Fi Thriller Franchise is Going Back to Basics

ByHoai-Tran Bui
Exclusive

'Godzilla x Kong's Best Scene Was Inspired by a 36-Year-Old Sci-Fi Classic

ByJake Kleinman
Timey Wimey

16 Years Later, the Longest-Running Sci-Fi Show is Bringing Back a Secret Weapon

ByDais Johnston
Review

The Most Nostalgic Sci-Fi Movie of 2024 Proves Its Franchise Can't Be Killed

ByRyan Britt
TV

'The Acolyte' Is Bringing Back the Most Brutal Part of the Star Wars Prequels

ByAlex Welch
Inverse Recommends

Nintendo Switch Just Quietly Released the Most Overlooked Sci-Fi Video Game of 2023

ByAshley Bardhan
Retrospective

15 Years Ago, the Most Important Sci-Fi Show of the Century Had a Perfect — And Terrible — Ending

ByRyan Britt
TV

'The Acolyte' Can Fix 'Obi-Wan Kenobi's Biggest Mistake

ByLyvie Scott
Retrospective

10 Years Ago, a Gritty Dystopian Sci-Fi Movie Tried Save a Dying Subgenre

ByLyvie Scott
Star Wars

Will There Be an 'Acolyte' Season 2? Star Wars' New Show Could Replace 'The Mandalorian'

ByDais Johnston
Exclusive

27 Years Later, the Wildest Sci-Fi Thriller of the '90s Is Making a Major Comeback

ByJake Kleinman
Trailers

'The Acolyte' Trailer Breaks One of Star Wars' Biggest Rules

ByDais Johnston
Review

The Most Surprising Noir Thriller of 2024 is 'Fargo' With a Timeline-Hopping Twist

ByMatt Donato
Retrospective

20 Years Ago, an Audacious Writer Made a Mind-Blowing Sci-Fi Movie That Was Ahead of Its Time

ByBarry Levitt
News

The Next Star Wars Show is Repeating 'Ahsoka's Riskiest Decision

ByDais Johnston
Trailers

Zack Snyder's Most Ambitious Sci-Fi Franchise Will Finally Fulfill Its Promise

ByLyvie Scott
News

The Director of 2023's Wildest Sci-Fi Movie is Pulling Off a Rare Hollywood Achievement

ByDais Johnston
Feature

'Dune' Sequels Present a Huge Challenge for Denis Villeneuve, 'Dune' Scholars Say

ByRory Doherty