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:
Time Bandits (Apple TV+): The eccentric crew of bandits embark on epic adventures while evil forces threaten their conquests and life as they know it. As the group transports through time and space, the gang stumbles upon fascinating worlds of the distant past while seeking out treasure, depending on Kevin to shed light on each situation. The Time Bandits witness the creation of Stonehenge, see the Trojan Horse in action, escape dinosaurs in the prehistoric ages, wreak havoc during medieval times, experience the ice age, ancient civilizations, the Harlem Renaissance, and much more along the way. The first two episodes will be available for streaming on Wednesday.
The Dragon Prince (Netflix): Two human princes forge an unlikely bond with the elfin assassin sent to kill them, embarking on an epic quest to bring peace to their warring lands. All episodes will be available for streaming on Friday.
Schedule Notes:
Somehow I missed two premieres last week, so I will mention them here. The Ark had its Season 2 premiere on Syfy on Wednesday and that episode will get an encore run on Monday at 12 AM EST. Also, Hit Monkey returned for its second season on Hulu and all episodes of that show are available for streaming. Wrapping up this week is Domino Day on AMC and there has been no word on a second season of that show yet. Also wrapping up is The Lazarus Project which has its series finale on Sunday at 9 PM EST on TNT. Below are the full listings for the current week, and you can see all of the premieres for July 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 Jul 22 – Jul 28
Links are to the show pages on this site with additional series info, trailers, updates and more. Broadcast/Cable Listings Source: Zap2It.com
| Monday July 22 |
| No Genre Entries |
| Tuesday July 23 |
| No Genre Entries |
| Wednesday July 24 |
| The Ark (Syfy) Streaming |
| Sunny (Apple TV+) Streaming |
| Time Bandits (Apple TV+) Streaming Series Premiere |
| Thursday July 25 |
| Domino Day (AMC+) Streaming Season Finale |
| Evil (Paramount+) Streaming |
| Kite Man: Hell Yeah! (Max) Streaming |
| Friday July 26 |
| The Dragon Prince (Netflix) Streaming Season 4 Premiere |
| Saturday July 27 |
| No Genre Entries |
| Sunday July 28 |
| House of the Dragon (HBO) 9:00-10:00 |
| The Lazarus Project (TNT) 9:00-10:00 Series Finale |
| Snowpiercer (AMC) 9:00-10:00 |
| Orphan Black: Echoes (AMC) 10:00-11:00 |
Sci Fi TV News of Note:
Stranger Things will be wrapping up at Netflix with its upcoming fifth season, but the streamer will stay in business with the Duffer Brothers as they have received the greenlight to start on a new horror series. Titled Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen, it will follow a bride and groom in the week leading up to their ill-fated wedding as things start to go wrong with the nuptials. It is being billed as a limited series, and it will likely be 2025 at the earliest before it premieres on the streaming service.
The workplace comedy Area 51 is in the works at CBS from Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt who previously created the short-lived fantasy series God Friended Me for the network. According to Deadline, the series “follows the humans and Aliens that work together at the country’s most mysterious place”. It is unclear if this is a pilot order or a straight-to-series project, but the network will be targeting this for a 2024 premiere.
Two genre entries were sent to the Network Executioner this past week as Syfy has cancelled its horror dramedy Reginald the Vampire after two seasons and Paramount+ has cancelled Halo: The Series after two seasons. The latter show is currently being shopped around to other venues.
In production news, the long-in-the-works Alien series at FX has finally received the official title of Alien: Earth. Noah Hawley is attached to that and it is working towards a 2025 premiere. In addition, the third season of Foundation has wrapped up filming which should have the show on track for a Spring or Summer 2025 premiere. And Jonathan Frakes has come onboard as director for the six-episode series Arthur C. Clarke’s Venus Prime.
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Sci Fi TV Trailers
Dune: Prophecy (HBO): Set 10,000 years before the birth of Paul Atreides, Dune: Prophecy traces the origins of the fabled sect that will become known as the Bene Gesserit. Premieres in November.
You can see more recent sci fi TV trailers at this link.
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