Best-Reviewed TV Sci-Fi/Fantasy 2018

There’s a new Doctor in town — and she’s made such a big splash that British classic Doctor Who, now in season 11 of its reboot, topped this year’s crop of excellent sci-fi and fantasy series. Season 2 of HBO’s mind-trippy Westworld, season 4 of fan favorite Outlander, Netflix import The Innocents, and season 3 of Amazon’s The Man in the High Castle season 3 fill out the top five.

The order of the rank below reflects the Adjusted Score as of December 31, 2018. Scores might change over time.

Doctor Who: Season 11 (2018)
92%

#1

Adjusted Score: 94.064%

Critics Consensus: Carried by Jodie Whittaker's boundless energy and charm, Doctor Who's latest regeneration manages to feel fresh well into the show's 55-year tenure.

Synopsis: Season 11 of this science fiction TV series brings the arrival of Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor. In the season's... [More]

Starring: Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Pearl Mackie, Matt Lucas

Directed By: Jamie Childs

Westworld: Season 2 (2018)
86%

#2

Adjusted Score: 90.892%

Critics Consensus: Westworld builds on its experimental first season, diving deeper into the human side of AI without losing any of its stylish, bloody glory.

Synopsis: Season 2 of the drama series deals with the aftermath of the massacre of the Delos board members that closed... [More]

Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden

Directed By: Uta Briesewitz, Nicole Kassell, Tarik Saleh, Lisa Joy

Outlander: Season 4 (2018)
88%

#3

Adjusted Score: 62.222%

Critics Consensus: Outlander's epic romance settles into a violent fourth season, planting its flag on the American frontier while treading on darker themes.

Synopsis: Season Four of "Outlander" continues the story of time-traveling 20th century doctor Claire Fraser and her 18th century Highlander husband... [More]

Starring: Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Tobias Menzies, Graham McTavish

Directed By: David Moore, Metin Huseyin

The Innocents: Season 1 (2018)
86%

#4

Adjusted Score: 88.378%

Critics Consensus: A sincere -- if a little simple -- supernatural love story, The Innocents' moody meandering leaves a satisfying first impression.

Synopsis: When teenagers Harry and June run away from their repressive family lives to be together, they are thrown into an... [More]

Starring: Guy Pearce, Sorcha Groundsell

The Man in the High Castle: Season 3 (2018)
86%

#5

Adjusted Score: 86.728%

Critics Consensus: The crafty addition of minor sci-fi elements and a terrific William Forsythe to the show's already engrossing narrative make The Man in the High Castle's third season another worthy binge.

Synopsis: An alternate version of life in the U.S. in the 1960s -- if Nazi Germany and Japan had won WWII.... [More]

Starring: Alexa Davalos, Luke Kleintank, Rupert Evans, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa