It has already been a pretty good year for television shows set in space, with the following series already premiering their first or new season since January:
- Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, first season, Paramount+, premiered on January 15, 2026
- For All Mankind, fifth season, Apple TV, premiered on March 27, 2026
- Star City, first season, Apple TV, premiered on May 29, 2026
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, fourth season, Paramount+, premiered on July 23, 2026
- The Ark, third season, Syfy, premiered on July 29, 2026
So what else can we expect to see this year? Here is a list of other series that are due for their next season as well as a new series almost ready to go.
- Blade Runner 2099, new series, Amazon Prime, premiering November 25, 2026 (see trailer)
- 3 Body Problem, second season, Netflix, premiering later this year
- Dune: Prophecy, second season, HBO Max, premiering later this year
- Alien: Earth, second season, FX on Hulu, premiering in 2027
- Foundation, fourth season, Apple TV, premiering in 2027
- Murderbot, second season, Apple TV, premiering in 2027
- Pluribus, second season, Apple TV, premiering in late 2027 or 2028
As shown, we can expect three more sci-fi space series to premiere new seasons this year, with more to follow later. Eight new seasons in 2026 is an impressive number.
If you break down these 12 television series by the parties producing them, you have the following count:
- Apple TV – 5 shows
- Paramount+ – 2 shows
- Amazon Prime – 1 show
- FX – 1 show
- HBO Max – 1 show
- Netflix – 1 show
- SyFy – 1 show
Kudos to Apple TV for backing so many of these space series over the years.
And stay tuned for the 2026 release dates for 3 Body Problem and Dune: Prophecy. The dates will be posted here as soon as they are known.
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