Ultimate Guide to the Best Sci-Fi Movies & Shows on Netflix (June 2026)

Best Sci-Fi Movies to Stream Right Now

Summer is winding down, but Netflix’s sci-fi lineup is heating up. New arrivals, returning favorites, and a wave of titles about to disappear make August a packed month for genre fans. Here’s everything worth watching before the calendar flips to September.

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New Sci-Fi Releases on Netflix This Month

The Last House (August 7) — A survival thriller blending horror and sci-fi elements. Greta Lee and Wagner Moura play a family sealed inside their home by a mysterious threat, with resources running low. Director Louis Leterrier delivers a tense, single-location nightmare perfect for fans of claustrophobic thrillers.
Lazareth — Set after a deadly pandemic, a fiercely protective aunt raises her two orphaned nieces in isolation to shield them from a collapsing world. It’s available on Amazon
Atlas Shrugged Part III: Who Is John Galt? — The final chapter in the dystopian trilogy, following the mysterious inventor at the center of society’s collapse.
Elysium — Matt Damon stars in Neill Blomkamp’s class-divide sci-fi thriller, set between a ravaged Earth and a luxury space station. It’s available on Amazon
M3GAN — A lifelike AI doll designed to protect a child spirals into something far more sinister. It’s available on Amazon

Best Sci-Fi Movies to Stream Right Now

Netflix’s existing catalog still has plenty to offer this month. Here are five of the best sci-fi picks currently streaming, ranked by critic score.

A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon — A stranded alien befriends Shaun’s flock in this charming, family-friendly sci-fi comedy.
They Cloned Tyrone — A stylish mystery unravels a wild government conspiracy hiding beneath a small town.
Poor Things — Emma Stone stars in Yorgos Lanthimos’ surreal, genre-bending tale of a reanimated woman discovering the world.
Spider-Man: Homecoming — Tom Holland’s first solo outing as Peter Parker balances high school life with high-stakes heroics. It’s available on Amazon
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire — Katniss returns to the arena in this acclaimed dystopian sequel. It’s available on Amazon

Top Sci-Fi Series Worth Binging

Stranger Things fans have extra reason to celebrate this month. The original season recently received a VHS-style special edition re-release for its tenth anniversary. It’s the perfect excuse for a nostalgic rewatch before new content arrives. Here are a handful of other great shows.

3 Body Problem – A sweeping adaptation of the acclaimed sci-fi book series following a choice made in 1960s China that echoes across space and time into the present day.
Dark – A complex, high-stakes German time-travel mystery centered around a missing child and the intertwined fates of four local families.
Alice in Borderland – A fast-paced Japanese sci-fi thriller where gamers find themselves trapped in an abandoned, alternate Tokyo forced to compete in deadly survival games.

Leaving Soon: Watch These Before They’re Gone

Netflix clears out a large batch of licensed titles at the start of the month. Sci-fi fans should prioritize a few key departures before they’re gone.

Ex Machina (2015) — A taut, Oscar-winning AI thriller about a programmer testing a strikingly lifelike android. It’s available on Amazon
Lucy (2014) — Scarlett Johansson stars as a woman whose cognitive abilities spiral out of control after exposure to a synthetic drug. It’s available on Amazon
Pixels (2015) — Classic arcade games come to life as an alien invasion, in this Adam Sandler comedy. It’s available on Amazon
Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004), and Spider-Man 3 (2007) — Sam Raimi’s original trilogy, still a benchmark for superhero sci-fi. Even though it killed Topher Grace’s career. The trilogy is available on Amazon
Colossal (2016) — Anne Hathaway discovers a bizarre psychic link to a monster terrorizing Seoul, in this genre-bending indie hit. It’s available on Amazon
Venom: The Last Dance (2024) — Eddie and Venom go on the run from both the military and alien hunters in the trilogy’s final chapter.

What’s Coming Next Month

September’s lineup is still taking shape, but early buzz points to more genre content on the way. Subscribe for next month’s guide to stay ahead of the rotation.

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