The Eternaut is Netflix's first Argentine original series and one of the most ambitious science-fiction productions ever mounted in Latin America. Directed by Bruno Stagnaro, it adapts El Eternauta, the legendary 1957 graphic novel by writer Hector German Oesterheld and artist Francisco Solano Lopez that holds near-mythic status in Argentina.
Ricardo Darin, the country's most celebrated actor, stars as Juan Salvo, an ordinary man thrust into an extraordinary nightmare when a silent, deadly snow begins falling over Buenos Aires, killing instantly anyone it touches and knocking out power across the city. As Salvo and a small band of survivors improvise makeshift protection and venture into the frozen streets, they realize the snow is only the opening move of a vast and terrifying alien invasion.
Released in 2025, the series became a global phenomenon and one of Netflix's most-watched non-English titles, praised for its craft, its scale, and the way it grounds cosmic horror in ordinary human solidarity. Its resonance is deepened by the history of its source material and its author, and a second season has been confirmed. It is streaming on Netflix.
The cornerstone of a Stargate franchise that commands the allegiance of millions of worldwide fans, "Stargate SG1" TV show ran for ten full seasons"”one of the longest-running science fiction programs in television history. The producers and writers took their concept from the 1994 tech-fantasy movie "Stargate," but the series rapidly took-on life and momentum of its own. Under the command of Colonel Jack O'Neill the "Stargate SG1" team explores the ragged edges of the universe, searching for tools, tactics, and technology to save Earth from imminent destruction. General Hammond watches from Washington, and only the President and the Joint Chiefs know of the secret mission"”no WikiLeaks. Most critics and loyal viewers agree "Stargate SG1" ranks at or near the top of the list for best science fiction series ever made. Brisk sales of the DVD boxed-set confirm their view; and, in 2010, "Stargate SG1" series returned to television, playing from the start on the SyFy channel.
From the same folks who brought you "Lost," "Fringe TV show" looks and feels a lot like "The X-Files" with way better lab equipment, except when it looks and feels a whole lot like "Altered States" as it goes to the furthest frontiers of human consciousness and imagination, except when its realism makes the show look and feel every bit as creepy as "The Twilight Zone." Not surprisingly, "Fringe" is a major science fantasy hit. The stories show a team of FBI agents who use "fringe" technology to demystify a terrifying series of events that suggest the mysterious workings of a parallel universe. Stories focus on Special Agent Olivia Dunham, whose boyfriend suffered hideous wounds from an unidentifiable chemical compound. Agent Dunham joins forces with mad scientist Dr Walter Bishop and his estranged son, racing against the clock to save Olivia's lover and humankind. The New York Times aptly describes "Fringe" as a "sensational, "artful, suspenseful mix of horror, science fiction, layered conspiracies and extended car chases".
A 1983 mini-series gets a 2011 make-over, more sinister and creepy than ever. As "V" begins, hunormous space ships appear over twenty-nine major cities around the world, and Anna, leader of the technologically advanced alien species piloting the spacecraft, assures terrified earthlings she and her people come in peace. Of course, Anna is lying. Anna goes on to explain that she and her extra-terrestrial pals need just a few Earth resources, and they willingly will trade their medical and electronic wizardry for the few items on their shopping lists. FBI counter-terrorism ace Erica Evans quickly sees through the deception, gaining a very few powerful allies as the affable visitors curry favor among the locals. "V" writers, directors, and producers clearly understand the dynamics of terror and suspense, and they especially know how to plot a cliff-hanger. "V" attracted legions of loyal viewers during its premier season in spring, 2010, and it left thousands of beguiling plot possibilities for its 2011 season. Every "V" viewer anticipates the inevitable, imminent Anna-Erica smackdown, and Earth's future turns on the outcome"”"appointment television" for sure.
Creators and critics refer to "Caprica TV show" as a spin-off from the classic "Battlestar Gallactica," but the allusion deceives devoted viewers of the old space drama, and it flies right over the heads of the new show's most enthusiastic viewers"”adolescent boys obsessed with all things technological. Strictly speaking, "Caprica" is a prequel to the final struggle for survival dramatized in "Battlestar Gallactica": The stories are set approximately sixty years before the Cylons began plotting to destroy humanity, and it focuses on a tech-crazy world drunk on its own runaway success. The stories dramatize dangerous, self-destructive tendencies in people so completely self-absorbed and so thoroughly addicted to their gadgets they become oblivious to the world that lives beyond their arms' reach, palpable instead of digitized. Characteristic of the best science fiction writers, "Caprica's" crew subtly allegorizes the serious ethical ramifications of post-modern advances in artificial intelligence and robotics. In the United States, the SyFy channel put "Caprica TV show" on hiatus late in 2010, holding back just a few new episodes for first broadcast sometime early in 2011. Despite the show's uncertain American future, the production team continued making new episodes for air in the United Kingdom and Canada.
