7 Mind-Bending Sci-Fi Web Series That Take You Into Unsettling Worlds

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Sci-fi web series blur the line between reality and imagination, exploring eerie futures, time loops, and questions of identity.

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These gripping shows don’t just entertain—they stay with you long after they end.

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Black Mirror – Netflix

This anthology explores the dark side of modern technology. Each standalone episode examines social media, artificial intelligence, surveillance, and digital relationships, often pushing familiar ideas to disturbing extremes that feel uncomfortably close to reality.

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Severance – Apple TV+

Set in Lumon Industries, employees undergo a procedure that separates work memories from personal life. When cracks appear in this controlled system, the series slowly reveals unsettling truths about identity, control, and free will.

Dark – Netflix

A missing child in the town of Winden uncovers a complex web of time travel linking multiple generations. Dense, emotional, and deeply layered, the series rewards patient viewers with powerful revelations.

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1899 – Netflix

Set aboard a steamship crossing the Atlantic, strange events unfold after a long-lost ship is found. As reality begins to fracture, paranoia and mystery tighten their grip.

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Silo – Apple TV+

Thousands live underground believing the outside world is deadly. When an engineer questions the rules, hidden truths begin to surface in this slow-burning dystopian mystery.

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The Expanse – Amazon Prime Video

Humanity’s spread across the solar system sparks political conflict and cosmic danger, blending realism, action, and emotional storytelling.

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Maniac – Netflix

A drug trial gone wrong leads two strangers through surreal shared realities, offering a deeply emotional take on mental health and human connection.

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