Sci Fi TV Highlights: A look at the upcoming schedule of sci fi and fantasy shows as well as recent news and/or trailers of note.
Sci Fi TV Premieres This Week:
Outer Range (Prime Video): A rancher fighting for his land and family stumbles upon an unfathomable mystery at the edge of Wyoming’s wilderness, forcing a confrontation with the Unknown in ways both intimate and cosmic in the untamable American West. All episodes will be available for streaming on Thursday.
Schedule Notes:
Wrapping up this week is X-Men 97 which releases its season finale on Wednesday. That one has already been renewed for a second season. Over on Apple TV+, Sugar will release its finale on Friday and we are still waiting for word on a second season of that one. Also wrapping up is FOX’s animated fantasy comedy Krapopolis which airs its season finale on Sunday. That show has been renewed through its third season. Below are the full listings for the current week, and you can see all of the premieres for May and beyond at this link. The two-week view of the schedule is available here.
Prime Time Sci Fi TV Listings for the Week of May 13 – May 19
Links are to the show pages on this site with additional series info, trailers, updates and more. Broadcast/Cable Listings Source: Zap2It.com
| Monday May 13 |
| Star Trek Discovery (Showtime) 8:00-9:00 Encore Run |
| Tuesday May 14 |
| No Genre Entries |
| Wednesday May 15 |
| Reginald the Vampire (Syfy) 10:00-11:00 |
| Dark Matter (Apple TV+) Streaming |
| X-Men 97 (Disney+) Streaming Season Finale |
| Thursday May 16 |
| The Big Door Prize (Apple TV+) Streaming |
| Outer Range (Amazon) Streaming Season 2 Premiere |
| Star Trek Discovery (Paramount+) Streaming |
| Friday May 17 |
| Doctor Who (Disney+) Streaming |
| Sugar (Apple TV+) Streaming Season Finale |
| Velma (Max) Streaming |
| Saturday May 18 |
| No Genre Entries |
| Sunday May 19 |
| Krapopolis (FOX) 8:30-9:00 Season Finale |
| Interview with the Vampire (AMC) 9:00-10:00 |
| Beacon 23 (MGM+) Streaming |
Sci Fi TV News of Note:
AMC has given a release date for the fourth and final season of Snowpiercer and also indicated when the prior seasons will be available for viewing. The fourth season will make it to the airwaves on July 21st while Seasons 1 and 2 will start streaming on AMC+ on June 1st with Season 3 joining them on June 8th. There is no mention on whether the first three seasons will air on AMC as well, but the cable channel could run a marathon prior to the arrival of the fourth season. That show previously aired on TNT, but it was cut from the schedule when Warner Bros. Discovery was going through its content write-down “strategy”.
Syfy has given a series order to Revival based on the comic book of the same name from Image Comics created by writer Tim Seeley and artist Mike Norton. Deadline gives the following description for the show.
Revival is set on one miraculous day in rural Wisconsin when the recently deceased suddenly rise from their graves. But this is no zombie story as the “revived” appear and act just like they once were. When local Officer and single mother Dana Cypress is unexpectedly thrown into the center of a brutal murder mystery of her own, she’s left to make sense of the chaos amidst a town gripped by fear and confusion where everyone, alive or undead, is a suspect.
That one is targeting a 2025 premiere.
In Cancellation news, three sci fi/fantasy shows fell this past week as the networks and streaming services are working out their line-ups for the 2024-25 season. The animated series Scavengers Reign has been cancelled by Max after one season, though it will be moving to Netflix where it could possibly continue for a second season. Apple TV+ issued a rare cancellation when they announced that their sci fi entry Constellation will not continue to a second season. And ABC has cancelled its supernatural comedy Not Dead Yet after two seasons.
In casting news, Michelle Yeoh (Star Trek: Discovery) will be joining Prime Video’s upcoming series Blade Runner 2099, though there is no word on what role she will be playing. The Season 2 cast of Netflix’s Wednesday has been announced, and Percy Hynes White will not be returning as Xavier Thorpe after sexual assault allegations were made against the actor. Joining the cast is Billie Piper (Doctor Who), Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire), and Thandiwe Newton (Westworld). Over at Max Frank Grillo (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) will be coming onboard for Season 2 of Peacemaker to play Rick Flag, Sr. and we will also voice the character in the upcoming animated Creature Comandos.
Keep up with the latest sci fi TV news and discuss current and past shows at r/SciFiTV and stay up to date on the status of all the current sci fi and fantasy shows with our Cancellation Watch posts.
Sci Fi TV Trailers
Orphan Black: Echoes (AMC): This continuation of the Orphan Black universe follows a group of women as they weave their way into each other’s lives and embark on a thrilling journey, unravelling the mystery of their identity and uncovering a wrenching story of love and betrayal. Premieres June 23rd.
You can see more recent sci fi TV trailers at this link.
More from CancelledSciFi.com:
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Follow our Sci Fi TV Schedule for all the currently airing and upcoming sci fi and fantasy television shows, and you can see the premieres for all the upcoming genre entries at this link.
Outer Range….finally!