The sci-fi genre has never been short on ambition, but for every mega-hit like Stranger Things or Westworld , there are brilliant shows that slipped through the cracks. Sometimes it’s a marketing failure and sometimes it’s just a case of audiences not being ready for what the show was offering. But a long list of underappreciated and underrated sci-fi shows deserves more attention.

What follows is a curated list of series that either found cult followings after cancellation or never got the mainstream respect they deserved in the first place. They’re smart, bold and often mindbending sci-fi shows that prove sci-fi is always reimagining what television can be.

Dollhouse

2009–2010, 2 Seasons

Dollhouse tackled one of sci-fi’s most haunting questions: what makes us who we are

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