
Shows that feel likeStar Trek (1966–1969)
If you loved Star Trek, the closest series we have are Dark Matter (2015), Stargate SG-1 (1997) and Battlestar Galactica (2004). All three share Star Trek's cerebral and dreamlike feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Stargate Universe (2009).
If Star Trek hit the spot, these will too

A ship of strangers discovering who they are out in deep space
The difference: Murkier and more cynical — wonder gives way to mistrust

A team stepping onto a new world nearly every week, wonder intact
The difference: Military hardware and running gags in place of utopian ideals

Space travel used to ask serious questions about being human
The difference: Grim and serialized — hope is rationed, not standard issue

Common ground: space opera
The difference: Trades the stillness of Star Trek for an angle of its own

Both are built on the same subject: alien
The difference: Easier on the warmth than Star Trek

One thread runs through both: space opera
The difference: 55 years apart, and the 2020s show

A tight-knit crew, a beloved ship, and a galaxy full of trouble
The difference: One outlaw season, cancelled before the map filled in

The same preoccupation in both: space travel
The difference: Leans harder into action & adventure than Star Trek does

Both keep coming back to the same thing: space

Both are built on the same subject: space travel

Different title, same corner of the shelf

Common ground: space
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