Sci Fi TV Highlights: Weekly post looking 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.
Sci Fi TV Premieres:
Star City (Apple TV): This spin-off of For All Mankind delivers a propulsive paranoid thriller that takes us back to the key moment in the alt-history retelling of the space race — when the Soviet Union became the first nation to put a man on the moon. But this time, we explore the story from behind the Iron Curtain, showing the lives of the cosmonauts, the engineers and the intelligence officers embedded among them in the Soviet space program, and the risks they all took to propel humankind forward. The first two episodes will be available on Friday.
Spider Noir (Prime Video): Set in 1930s New York, “Spider-Noir” centers on an aging private investigator who is forced to reckon with his former life as the city’s only superhero. All episodes will be available for streaming on Wednesday.
Schedule Notes:
Wrapping up this week is The Testaments which releases its Season 1 finale on Hulu on Wednesday. That one just received a second season renewal. Also wrapping up is For All Mankind which has its Season 5 finale on Friday. That one has been renewed for a sixth and final season. Below are the full listings for the current week, and you can see all of the premieres for June 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 May 25 – May 31
Links are to the show pages on this site with additional series info, trailers, updates and more. Broadcast/Cable Listings Source: TVGuide.com
| Monday May 25 |
| No Genre Entries |
| Tuesday May 26 |
| No Genre Entries |
| Wednesday May 27 |
| Spider-Noir (Prime Video) Streaming Series Premiere |
| The Testaments (Hulu) Streaming Season 1 Finale |
| Thursday May 28 |
| The Terror (AMC+) Streaming |
| Friday May 29 |
| For All Mankind (Apple TV) Streaming Season 5 Finale |
| Star City (Apple TV) Streaming Series Premiere |
| Saturday May 30 |
| No Genre Entries |
| Sunday May 31 |
| From (MGM+) 9:00-10:00 |
| Rick and Morty (ADSW) 11:00-11:30 |
Highlights for the Week of June 1 – June 7
The Legend of Vox Machina (Prime Video): Season 4 Premieres Wed Jun 3
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Lestat (AMC): Season 3 Premieres Sun Jun 7
Sci Fi TV News of Note:
Brandon Sanderson’s Skyward–the first book in his Cytoverse series–is getting a television adaptation from Tomorrow Studios. Deadline gives the following description of the property:
Humanity is trapped on a harsh planet and constantly under attack by mysterious alien forces. The story follows Spensa Nightshade, a determined pilot who dreams of joining the fighter corps to defend humanity and redeem her disgraced father’s legacy. Blending high-stakes aerial combat, advanced technology, and themes of courage, identity, and discovery, the series explores both the secrets of the galaxy and Spensa’s growth from an outsider into a key figure in humanity’s fight for survival.
Sanderson will be writing the pilot himself along with Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.). No network or streaming service is attached at this point, but this one will certainly draw some interest.
FX has given a series order for the genre comedy Very Young Frankenstein after viewing the pilot for the show. That one is based on the classic 1974 Mel Brooks film Young Frankenstein, and the series comes from Stefani Robinson, Taika Waititi and Garrett Basch who previously did What We Do in the Shadows for FX. Not much is known about the series at this point, but it will star Zach Galifianakis, Dolly Wells, Spencer House, and Cary Elwes.
The Handmaid’s Tale sequel series The Testaments has been renewed for a second season by Hulu. A listing for the second season appeared in Production Weekly in April, and the creative team are currently targeting around three seasons total for the show.
In casting news, John Carroll Lynch and Mat Fraser will be returning to American Horror Story for its upcoming thirteenth season, and they will be joined by Mena Suvari and Berto Colón. Already set for that season are Ariana Grande, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates, Jessica Lange, Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, Gabourey Sidibe, John Waters and Leslie Grossman. Also, the character of Ginny Weasley will be recast in the upcoming second season of HBO’s Harry Potter series as the actress Gracie Cochrane will be leaving the show due to “unforeseen circumstances”. The first season of that show is set to premiere in December 2026.
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Sci Fi TV Trailers:
Avatar: The Last Airbender (Netflix): To end the war, Aang must master earthbending — but in the Earth Kingdom, politics, secrets and hidden alliances are a battlefield of their own. Season 2 premieres June 25th.
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