Sci-Fi
Sci-fi movie premieres, TV season launches, and convention panels. Dune, Star Wars, Star Trek, and beyond.
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Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe Part 1 (Japan Theatrical)
Mamoru Oshii's two-part theatrical VOTOMS mecha film opens in Japanese cinemas.
The Host 4K Restoration Re-Release
Bong Joon-ho's 2006 monster/sci-fi film returns to US theaters in a new 4K restoration from Magnolia Pictures.
Doctor Who: The Satan Pit (Doctor Who Day)
Fathom Events cinema screening of the classic Tenth Doctor story for Doctor Who Day.
Blade Runner 2099 (Prime Video)
Live-action Blade Runner sequel series set decades after Blade Runner 2049, premiering on Prime Video.
Fool Night (Netflix Anime)
Sunrise/Shaft anime of Kasumi Yasuda's dystopian manga: an oxygen-starved Earth turns the dying into plants. All episodes worldwide on Netflix.
Chicago TARDIS 2026
The Midwest largest Doctor Who convention returns to the Westin Chicago Lombard, November 27-29, 2026, with guests, panels and screenings.
Loscon 52
Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society's annual Thanksgiving-weekend science fiction convention. Writer GoH Bill Wolkoff (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds).
Above the Below
Idris Elba co-directs and stars in a survival sci-fi thriller about astronauts trapped in their capsule as it sinks into the ocean.
Ray Gunn (Limited Theatrical Release)
Brad Bird's retro-futurist animated sci-fi noir opens in select theaters ahead of its Netflix debut on December 18.
Eternal Return
Time-travel romance epic starring Naomi Scott and Kit Harington; US theatrical release via Quiver.
Gods Don't Give Gifts
Body-horror sci-fi set on NiiroCradle, where bodies are disposable and consciousness is commoditized. Rated R, in theaters.
Dune: Part Three — IMAX 70mm Insider Early Screenings
Early IMAX 70mm screenings for Dune Insiders, four days before the December 18 wide release.
Quiztopia (Netflix)
Netflix Japan's live-action adaptation of the 1993 manga Kokumin Quiz, set in a dystopian alternate Japan where a state-run quiz show grants winners any wish and sentences losers to forced labor. Premieres December 17 on Netflix.
Dune: Part Three
An upcoming theatrical movie release from Warner Bros. in the Dune franchise.
Avengers: Doomsday
Marvel Studios' Phase Six film bringing back Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom. Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo. Originally scheduled for May 2026, delayed to December for additional production time.
Ray Gunn
Brad Bird's animated neo-noir science fiction mystery from Skydance Animation and Netflix. Ray Gunn is the last human private detective in the futuristic city of Metropia, a sprawling metropolis inhabited by humans and aliens. Voice cast includes Sam Rockwell and Scarlett Johansson.
Jumanji: Open World
Sony's next Jumanji instalment lands in cinemas on Christmas Day 2026.
MarsCon 2027
Virginia Beach science fiction and fantasy convention, theme "Quarks and Quandaries". Guests of honor include author Robert J. Sawyer and Munchkin creator Steve Jackson.
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZERO (Japan Theatrical Release)
SUNRISE's mecha prequel to Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM opens in Japanese theaters on January 15, 2027; a North American release follows in February 2027.
Ahsoka Season 2 (Disney+)
Ahsoka Season 2 premieres exclusively on Disney+, continuing the Star Wars saga from Dave Filoni.