{"id":18683,"date":"2017-12-26T23:21:44","date_gmt":"2017-12-26T15:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/jedi-to-solo-10-sci-fi-shows-for-2018\/"},"modified":"2017-12-26T23:21:44","modified_gmt":"2017-12-26T15:21:44","slug":"jedi-to-solo-10-sci-fi-shows-for-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/jedi-to-solo-10-sci-fi-shows-for-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Jedi\u2019 to \u2018Solo\u2019: 10 sci-fi shows for 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_386442\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-386442\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-386442\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171226-amazon-pkd-630x421.jpg\" alt=\"Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams\" width=\"630\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171226-amazon-pkd-630x421.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171226-amazon-pkd-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171226-amazon-pkd-1260x842.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171226-amazon-pkd.jpg 1623w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-386442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cPhilip K. Dick\u2019s Electric Dreams\u201d will come to Amazon Video in January. (Amazon Video via YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The dust has barely settled on the premiere of \u201cStar Wars, Episode VIII: The Last Jedi.\u201d Or is that a thin layer of salt? In any case, it\u2019s already time to look forward to the science-fiction screen offerings in the months ahead, leading up to the next Star Wars story on Memorial Day weekend.<\/p>\n<p>This personal top-10 list should get things started, with a couple of caveats. I\u2019m not including the long list of next year\u2019s Marvel and DC comic-book spinoffs, which adds \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d veteran Maisie Williams (Arya) to the marquee for \u201cThe New Mutants.\u201d For that list, check ComicBook.com\u2019s roundup.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m also not including a couple of favorites that are still lacking release dates for their 2018 seasons, such as \u201cThe Handmaid\u2019s Tale\u201d (on Hulu) and \u201cThe Expanse\u201d (on Syfy).<\/p>\n<p>With those preliminaries out of the way, here are 10 shows to put on your radar screen for the next five months:<\/p>\n<h4>The Magicians<\/h4>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uGAnY6DqevY<\/p>\n<p>Quentin Coldwater and the gang try to bring magic back to their world, which is a mash-up of \u201cHarry Potter\u201d and \u201cThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,\u201d but with the adults-behaving-badly sensibility of \u201cGame of Thrones.\u201d Season 3 of the Syfy TV series, loosely based on Lev Grossman\u2019s \u201cMagicians\u201d trilogy, premieres <strong>Jan. 10.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Philip K. Dick\u2019s Electric Dreams<\/h4>\n<p><iframe title=\"Philip K. Dick\u2019s Electric Dreams - Official Trailer | Prime Video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/470TG3AdA1A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px; width: 800px; height: 450px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Top-drawer actors including Steve Buscemi, Anna Paquin, Terrence Howard and Greg Kinnear appear in this anthology series inspired by the short stories of the late sci-fi master Philip K. Dick (already well-known to fans of \u201cBlade Runner\u201d and \u201cThe Man in the High Castle\u201d). Ten-episode series premieres on Amazon Video <strong>Jan. 12.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Annihilation<\/h4>\n<p><iframe title=\"Annihilation (2018) - Teaser Trailer - Paramount Pictures\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ufaDurSCKOk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px; width: 800px; height: 450px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Natalie Portman\u2019s latest sci-fi turn comes in \u201cAnnihilation,\u201d a movie that\u2019s based on Jeff VanderMeer\u2019s novel. Portman plays a biologist who ventures into a murky disaster zone in search of her injured husband. Oscar Isaac (a key character in the latest \u201cStar Wars\u201d movies) plays opposite Portman (who starred in Episodes I, II and III). Opens in theaters <strong>Feb. 23<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4>A Wrinkle in Time<\/h4>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E4U3TeY2wtM<\/p>\n<p>The classic Madeleine L\u2019Engle novel comes to the big screen, in 3-D even, with a cast that includes Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling. The story features a scientist who gets lost in his time-bending experiment, his questing kids, and celestial beings who seek to save the day. Opens in theaters <strong>March 9<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4>Pacific Rim Uprising<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pacific Rim Uprising - Official Trailer (HD)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fUjicxMPDzs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px; width: 800px; height: 450px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Those ocean-dwelling monsters just won\u2019t stay down, despite the shellacking they got at the hands of us puny humans in the Battle of the Breach. Expect eye-filling special effects in this sequel to \u201cPacific Rim,\u201d with Star Wars good guy John Boyega joining the crew. Opens in theaters <strong>March 23<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4>Ready Player One<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"READY PLAYER ONE - Official Trailer 1 [HD]\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cSp1dM2Vj48?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px; width: 800px; height: 450px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A virtual-reality world that\u2019s more vibrant and alluring than grim reality, and offers the prospect of not-so-virtual riches? Are you sure this is science fiction? The prescient Ernest Cline novel is being made into an eagerly awaited movie, directed by none other than Steven Spielberg. Opens in theaters <strong>March 30<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4>A Quiet Place<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Quiet Place (2018) - Official Teaser Trailer - Paramount Pictures\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p9wE8dyzEJE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px; width: 800px; height: 450px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And now for something completely different: John Krasinski and Emily Blunt head up an isolated family that has to stay totally silent to keep a mysterious evil force from coming after them. They\u2019re not totally successful. Krasinski, perhaps best known for his long-running TV role on \u201cThe Office,\u201d directs the film. Opens in theaters <strong>April 6.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>God Particle<\/h4>\n<p>Little is known about this mystery sci-fi movie, which was reworked to fit into J.J. Abrams\u2019 \u201cCloverfield\u201d alien-horror universe. The plot is said to focus on astronauts who find themselves alone on a space station after a scientific experiment makes Earth disappear. Sounds like it\u2019s inspired by the Large Hadron Collider mini-black-hole scare. Opens in theaters <strong>April 20<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4>Lost in Space<\/h4>\n<p>Danger, Will Robinson! The 1960s sci-fi TV reimagining of \u201cSwiss Family Robinson\u201d is getting reimagined once again. Like the original and the 1998 movie remake, the&nbsp;Netflix version focuses on a spacefaring family (and their trusty robot) who find themselves stranded light-years from their destination. This time around, Parker Posey plays Dr. Smith, the show\u2019s sneaky antagonist. Ten-episode Netflix series premieres in <strong>May<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4>Solo: A Star Wars Story<\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_386441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-386441\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-386441\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171226-solo-630x473.jpg\" alt=\"Ron Howard and 'Solo'\" width=\"630\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171226-solo-630x473.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171226-solo-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171226-solo.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-386441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Director Ron Howard works with a temperamental mechanical actor during filming for \u201cSolo: A Star Wars Story.\u201d (Ron Howard via Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This&nbsp;Star Wars story follows the model set last year by \u201cRogue One.\u201d The plot focuses on the young Han Solo (played by Alden Ehrenreich), his meetup with Chewbacca and their initial exploits on the Millennium Falcon. Director Ron Howard is upbeat about how the movie is turning out, but some folks at Disney reportedly have a bad feeling about this. Opens in theaters <strong>May 25<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update for 4:18 p.m. Jan. 2, 2018:<\/strong> This lineup has been updated with the opening for \u201cGod Particle,\u201d also known as \u201cUntitled Cloverfield Movie,\u201d postponed from February to April 20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cPhilip K. Dick\u2019s Electric Dreams\u201d will come to Amazon Video in January. (Amazon Video via YouTube) The dust has barely settled on the premiere of \u201cStar Wars, Episode VIII: The Last Jedi.\u201d Or is that a thin layer of salt? 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