HBO Max might be the obvious home for the crème de la crème of sci-fi movies (Blade Runner, The Matrix), but a few of its TV offerings retain a strong must-watch factor, too. Prestige dramas with high production values and long episode times sit at the top of the list, swiftly followed by smaller, quirkier entries that offer something new. The box of chocolates is a big one.
Scroll down for the best sci-fi TV shows on HBO Max, and fingers crossed you'll find a hidden gem.
Believe any hype you hear about Station Eleven. One of the best shows of 2021, the meditative dystopian thriller (the latter descriptor can only be applied to certain episodes) is prestige TV that whisks you off on a journey to surprising, moving and unique destinations.
Following two timelines, the focus is mainly on brilliant heroine Kirsten (Mackenzie Davis), a woman who survived a world-destroying pandemic and now travels around the remains with a theater troupe known as the Traveling Symphony. Created by Patrick Somerville, whose writing work on The Leftovers can be felt here, Station Eleven casts an optimistic lens over the end of the world.