You should check out these sci-fi shows while Apple TV+ is free this weekend

Apple TV+ is throwing a little gift into your lap this weekend: it’s free to stream on January 4-5. The promo’s social media announcement came with a tease of several popular series, but it’s no coincidence that the first clip is from this movie. Do not quit. Emmy winning show finally returns on January 17thand a weekend is absolutely enough time to drink nine-episode first season.

See for yourself this weekend.

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But Do not quit season one isn’t the only sci-fi show you should try and check out during your free time; As io9 mentioned earlier, Apple TV+ is a great place for genre fare. The list of original series continued to grow, but these are five must see Starting with the titles we already guessed:

Do not quit

Adam Scott, Patricia Arquette, John Turturro and Christopher Walken lead an outstanding ensemble in this dystopian office drama set in and around a mysterious company where employees volunteer to surgically divide their brains between their work and home lives. Once the “insiders” start questioning and rebelling, the relationship between “innies” and “outies” becomes exponentially sadder. Smart, angry, and equal parts scary and ridiculously funny, Do not quit is noticeable from top to bottom. The first season aired in 2022; season two returns on January 17.

Foundation

Isaac Asimov Foundation stories inspire this far-future tale that explores the wonders of science as well as its horrors, including the idea of ​​a robot secretly manipulating the future of humanity. Jared Harris plays multiple versions of genius Harry Seldon, and Lee Pace plays multiple versions of the eternally cloned Emperor of the galaxy. Thrilling, visually dynamic and full of exciting plot moments that range from explosive to intimate, Foundation is a fantasy epic worth diving into, especially if you go in knowing that a second season is indeed ongoing. You can watch the first two seasons on Apple TV+; the third is on the way.

For all of Mankind

The space race between the United States and Russia takes on a different kind of history in this fascinating drama co-created by Ronald D. Moore. (Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Outlander) Starting with the Soviet moon landing in 1969, each new season advances a decade. There are now four seasons to watch, with a fifth on the way, as well as a spin-off.

Silo

Maybe more Do not quitis watching Silo during the free trial, you may be tempted to sign up for an Apple TV+ subscription right away. That’s because the first season of the Rebecca Ferguson-starrer Hugh Howey adaptation was about a dystopian future where people survive in underground silos, ending in 2023, while the second season is currently running on 10 episodes. If you close Silothe second season finale isn’t until January 17th.

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

Kurt and Wyatt Russell and some guy named Godzilla share the screen in this series that expands Legendary’s cinematic monsterverse. It was established in 2014 Godzilla The film, set in the late 1950s, is how the Russells managed to play the same character at different ages. With season two on the way, (as season one suggests) King Kong joins the fun.

Honorable Mention: Multiverse drama starring Joel Edgerton Dark Matter (second season coming); M. Night Shyamalan’s terrifying psychological thriller servant (closed in 2023 after four seasons); and SugarA neo-noir starring Colin Farrell with a shocking sci-fi twist (season two coming).

There are tons of buzzy, non-genre original shows, including on Apple TV+ Ted Lasso, Presumed Innocent, Shrinkableand The Afterparty– and including movies Napoleon and Assassins of the Flower Moon. If you decide to stay after the free trial, Apple TV+ costs $9.99 per month and includes a free week. Learn more here.

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