19 Shows Like Firefly (2002) to Watch When You're Done
In the year 2517, the universe is a vast frontier where lawlessness reigns and adventure awaits! Join Captain Malcolm Reynolds and his ragtag crew aboard the spaceship Serenity as they navigate the fr
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If you loved Firefly (2002), here are 19 TV series that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are Dark Matter, Ahsoka, Battlestar Galactica. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.
19 Shows Similar to Firefly
Dark Matter
2015 · Vanessa Piazza
The six-person crew of a derelict spaceship awakens from stasis in the farthest reaches of space. Their memories wiped clean, they have no recollection of who they are or how they got on board. The on
In common: Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Ahsoka
2023 · Kathleen Kennedy
Former Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy.
In common: Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Battlestar Galactica
2004 · Toni Graphia
When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th c
In common: Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Invasion
2021 · Dan Dietz
Earth is visited by an alien species that threatens humanity's existence. Events unfold in real time through the eyes of five ordinary people across the globe as they struggle to make sense of the cha
In common: Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Foundation
2021 · Roxann Dawson
Follow a band of exiles on their monumental journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization amid the fall of the Galactic Empire.
In common: Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Money Heist
2017
To carry out the biggest heist in history, a mysterious man called The Professor recruits a band of eight robbers who have a single characteristic: none of them has anything to lose. Five months of se
In common: Drama
Lost in Space
2018 · Zack Estrin
After crash-landing on an alien planet, the Robinson family fights against all odds to survive and escape. But they're surrounded by hidden dangers.
In common: Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, Commander Sisko and crew welcome alien visitors, root out evildoers and solve all types
In common: Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Andor
2022 · John Gilroy
In an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue, Cassian Andor will discover the difference he can make in the struggle against the tyrannical Galactic Empire. He embarks on a path that is destin
In common: Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Farscape
1999
A freak accident during an experimental space mission catapults Astronaut John Crichton across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield.
In common: Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
2022 · Akiva Goldsman
Follow Captain Christopher Pike, Science Officer Spock and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.
In common: Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The 100
2014 · Kim Shumway
100 years in the future, when the Earth has been abandoned due to radioactivity, the last surviving humans live on an ark orbiting the planet — but the ark won't last forever. So the repressive regime
In common: Action & Adventure · Drama
The Expanse
2015 · Broderick Johnson
A thriller set two hundred years in the future following the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship's captain together in a race across the solar system to expo
In common: Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Star Trek: Voyager
1995 · Rick Berman
Pulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the Federation is 75 years away at maximum warp speed, a Starfleet ship must cooperate with Maquis rebels to find a way home.
In common: Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Babylon 5
1994
Babylon 5 is a five-mile long space station located in neutral space. Built by the Earth Alliance in the 2250s, its goal is to maintain peace among the various alien races by providing a sanctuary whe
In common: Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Star Trek: Picard
2020 · Aaron Baiers
Set twenty years after the events of Star Trek Nemesis, we follow the now-retired Admiral Picard into the next chapter of his life.
In common: Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022 · Kathleen Kennedy
During the reign of the Galactic Empire, former Jedi Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi, embarks on a crucial mission to confront allies turned enemies and face the wrath of the Empire.
In common: Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Mandalorian
2019 · Rick Famuyiwa
After the fall of the Galactic Empire, lawlessness has spread throughout the galaxy. A lone gunfighter makes his way through the outer reaches, earning his keep as a bounty hunter.
In common: Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cosmos
2014
Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson provides clarity for the vision of the cosmos as he voyages across the universe with never-before-told stories that delve into the scientific concepts of the l