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The Expanse (2015)

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 expose the greatest conspiracy in human history.

Created byMark Fergus, Hawk Ostby

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    Foundation

    Strong story similarity

    2021 · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    Follow a band of exiles on their monumental journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization amid the fall of the Galactic Empire.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared themes: space opera and wonder
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    For All Mankind

    Similar atmosphere

    2019 · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · War & Politics

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    Explore an aspirational world where NASA and the space program remained a priority and a focal point of our hopes and dreams as told through the lives of NASA astronauts, engineers, and their families.

    Why it connects

    • shared space opera series style
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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    Dark Matter

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    2015 · 43 min · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    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 only clue to their identities is a cargo bay full of weaponry and a destination: a remote mining colony that is about to become a war zone. With no idea whose side they are on, they face a deadly decision. Will these amnesiacs turn their backs on history, or will their pasts catch up with them?

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: space and space opera
    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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    Battlestar Galactica

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    2004 · 44 min · Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    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 colony, Earth.

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: inspirational and space
    • shared space opera series style
    • similar audience response
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    The Orville

    Strong story similarity

    2017 · Comedy · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    Follow the crew of the not-so-functional exploratory ship in the Earth's interstellar fleet, 400 years in the future.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared themes: future and space battle
    • substantial genre overlap
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    12 Monkeys

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    2015 · 43 min · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    The provocative story of Cole, a time traveler from a decimated future in a high-stakes race against the clock. Utilizing a dangerous and untested method of time travel, he journeys from 2043 to the present day on a mission to locate and eradicate the source of a deadly plague that will all but annihilate the human race.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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    Manifest

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    2018 · 42 min · Drama · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    After landing from a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers of Montego Air Flight 828 discover five years have passed in what seemed like a few hours. As their new realities become clear, a deeper mystery unfolds and some of the returned passengers soon realize they may be meant for something greater than they ever thought possible.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
    • similar audience response
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