Sci Fi TV Highlights: Series Finale for Stranger Things, a New Babylon 5 Reboot Could Be on the Way, and More

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.  The dates and times shown below can change with little to no notice.

Schedule Notes:

Wrapping up this week is Stranger Things which releases its season finale on Wednesday. That will also be available in theaters on a limited basis, so check your local listings if you want to see it on the big screen. There is more on the way from this franchise as the animated series Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 is coming at some point in 2026, with more spin-offs likely in the works as well. Also wrapping up is Fox’s Krapopolis which apparently only has twelve episodes for its third season. That one has already been renewed through its fifth season. Also, Syfy’s annual Twilight Zone marathon will start at 5 AM EST Wednesday morning and run through 6 AM EST on Friday. Below are the full listings for the current week, and you can see all of the premieres for January 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 Dec 29 – Jan 4

Links are to the show pages on this site with additional series info, trailers, updates and more. Broadcast/Cable Listings Source: TVGuide.com

Highlights for the Week of Jan 5 – Jan 11

Stranger Things (Netflix): Season 3 Premiere Sun Jan 11

Sci Fi TV News of Note:

According to the Tachyon Pulse Podcast, a Babylon 5 reboot may be moving forward again, and J. Michael Straczynski may not be involved. According to an inside source that talked to the podcast, B5 might be moving to Netflix as part of that streamer’s buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery, and that may lead to development of a new incarnation. This would be a ground up reboot that would not be linked to the one that JMS was working on with The CW a few years back. This is a developing story based on unconfirmed rumors, so stay tuned to see how it develops. You can watch the B5 episode of the podcast at this link.

The adaptation of The Talisman, based on the book by Stephen King and Peter Straub, that the Duffer Brothers were attached to is no longer moving forward at Netflix. Announced back in 2022, and considered to be one of the next big projects for the duo after Stranger Things wrapped up, Ross Duffer has revealed “sadly, Talisman is no longer at Netflix, so we’re not involved”. There is no word as to where the rights of the property are at this point, so it appears this project is dead for now.

Paramount+ will be the new home for all of the animated Avatar: The Last Airbender content which will include the upcoming series Avatar: Seven Havens and the feature film The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender. Seven Havens will take place after the events of The Legend of Korra and is on track for a 2027 premiere. The Hollywood Reporter gives the following description for the show:

Seven Havens, set in a world shattered by a devastating cataclysm, follows a young Earthbender who discovers she’s the new Avatar after Korra — but in this dangerous era, that title marks her as humanity’s destroyer, not its savior. Hunted by both human and spirit enemies, she and her long-lost twin must uncover their mysterious origins and save the Seven Havens before civilization’s last strongholds collapse.

The animated feature film will follow the main cast from the animated series in their young adult years, and it is set for an October 2026 premiere. You can read more on that one at this link.  The original series is currently streaming on Netflix as well as Paramount+.

Natasha Lyonne wants more from Russian Doll–which she co-created–and she is currently working on scripts for a third season. Netflix chose not to continue that time-bending series beyond its second year even though it drew critical acclaim and multiple Emmy nominations. She says that she is “determined to do it [David] Lynch-style – Fire Walk With Me and then Twin Peaks: The Return. I’m determined to follow that model”. Lyonne is working on other projects at the moment, but does plan to pitch the third season to Netflix at some point.

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Sci Fi TV Trailers:

Primal, Adult Swim: The third season opens with a shocking twist that resurrects Spear in a new form—stripped of memory and humanity—and forces him to roam a brutal, untamed world as a shadow of his former self. As Spear battles savage landscapes and deadly foes, faint echoes of his past begin to stir, leading him toward an emotional and explosive reunion that will test the limits of survival. Season 3 premieres January 11th.

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