Collider has published a feature by Senior Author Dyah Ayu Larasati highlighting seven hard science-fiction television series in which, in the writer's view, every episode reaches a masterpiece standard. The piece argues that hard sci-fi — grounded in real scientific concepts such as artificial intelligence, quantum physics and space exploration — leaves a stronger impression than other forms because its imagined futures feel plausible and raise ethical questions relevant to viewers today.

The article profiles several shows in detail. "The Expanse" (2015–2022) depicts a 23rd-century Solar System divided between Earth, Mars and the working-class Belt, exploring the physical and psychological toll of living in space. "Bodies" (2023), based on a DC Vertigo graphic novel, follows four detectives across 1890, 1941, 2023 and 2053 investigating the same corpse in a time-travel mystery. "For All Mankind" (2019–present) imagines an alternate history in which the Soviet Union reaches the Moon first, spurring an escalating space race. "Black Mirror" (2011–present) is also listed, though the provided text cuts off before its entry and any remaining titles are described.