Max (still widely referred to as HBO Max) has a strong bench of sci-fi adventures that range from space-bound comedies to big, prestige dystopias. Since streaming libraries can shift by region and plan, treat this as a curated “start here” list of series commonly included in Max’s sci-fi catalog.
16 Must-Watch Sci-Fi Adventures
Avenue 5
A space-cruise comedy where a luxury trip turns into a long, unpredictable ride, and the crew has to keep up appearances while everything gets more complicated.
Doom Patrol
A wildly imaginative superhero-sci-fi series that leans into oddball powers, found-family dynamics, and unpredictable missions.
Dream Raider
A sleek, near-future procedural built around dream-infiltration tech, mixing mystery-solving with mind-bending set pieces.
Dune: Prophecy
A grand, world-building prequel series that explores the origins of key forces shaping the Dune universe, with a focus on strategy, legacy, and influence.
Falling Skies
A survival-and-resistance story with big scope, following everyday people navigating an Earth-changing alien presence.
The Last of Us
A character-driven journey across a transformed America, built around trust, resilience, and what it takes to keep going when the world changes.
The Leftovers
A mystery-forward, emotionally intense series about how people and communities rebuild meaning after an unexplained global event.
Paradise
A coming-of-age sci-fi mystery set in early-1990s Spain, where a disappearance pulls a group of teens into something bigger than they expected.
Rick and Morty
A fast, chaotic multiverse adventure series that jumps from one reality to the next, mixing big sci-fi ideas with sharp comedy.
Robot Chicken
A stop-motion anthology of short sketches that constantly remixes pop culture, sci-fi, and genre storytelling into quick-hit comedy.
Scavengers Reign
A visually striking animated survival story set on a mysterious alien world, where the environment itself feels like a character.
Station Eleven
A beautifully paced, multi-timeline series about art, memory, and connection, following people whose lives echo across decades.
Titans
A DC series that blends superhero action with sci-fi elements, built around a new team forming under pressure and growing into their roles.
Visitors
A French-language sci-fi comedy with a small-town mystery engine: strange sky events, odd clues, and a group trying to piece it together.
Watchmen
A modern continuation that uses sci-fi concepts and mystery plotting to explore power, identity, and secrets buried in plain sight.
Years and Years
A near-future limited series that tracks one family as society shifts in rapid, unsettling ways—smart, propulsive, and very hard to stop watching.
