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All of Inverse's coverage of the best sci-fi movies and tv shows, from exciting new releases to cult favorites to beloved classics and everything in between.

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Inverse Interview

Villeneuve's 'Dune'

Director Denis Villeneuve reveals the cuts and additions he had to make to the classic

Strange histories

Science and superheroes invented the multiverse by mistake — they’re still fighting over it today

As Doctor Strange and The Flash enter the multiverse, scientists question what it means for the future.

Mind over matter

The oral history of The Lawnmower Man

“That era, in general, was kind of like the wild, wild west of computer animation.”

Reel Science

This “Antiquated” Star Trek Tech Could Actually Be The Future Of Space Travel

Health

New Netflix Thriller ‘Don’t Move’ Makes Drug-Induced Paralysis Look Scary. It's Actually Worse.

Reel Sceicne

Can We Talk to Whales? Star Trek Says Yes. Science Says Maybe

Reel Science

Star Trek's Science Advisor Reveals How Starfleet Quietly Fixed Relativity

No Spin Zone

5 Facts ‘Twisters’ Got Right About Tornadoes

Science

Can You Stop A Tornado? Atmospheric Scientists Reveal the Truth About the Biggest Plot Point in ‘Twisters’

Reel Science

Note To Hollywood: Nobody Faked The Moon Landing

Reel Science

The Aliens from 'A Quiet Place: Day One' Most Closely Resemble This Shocking Animal

What Spider-Man 2 Gets Right (and Wrong) About Bionic Limbs

Reel Science

The Fundamental Aspect of Human Emotion that ‘Inside Out 2’ Gets Completely Wrong

Reel Science

Is A Planet Alive? ‘Scavenger's Reign’ Unearths A Fringe Ecological Theory

Space

'The Acolyte' Got Fire In Space Ridiculously Wrong — In Real Life, Its So Much Weirder

Reel Science

The Greatest Indiana Jones Mystery Skirts Scientific Fact

Space

The 'Star Trek: Discovery' Series Finale Features Ridiculously Weird But Real Physics

Reel Science

Apple’s ‘Dark Matter’ Should Change the Way We All Think About The Multiverse

Reel Science

David Cronenberg’s Freakiest Sci-Fi Movie Is Hiding Some Bizarre, Real Science

News

Shawn Levy's Star Wars Movie Will Apparently Star Ryan Gosling

By Dais Johnston

Get your coolest jacket ready.

Retrospective

'Battlestar Galactica’s Divisive Sci-Fi Prequel Is Still Deeply Weird

By Ryan Britt

So say... some of us.

TV

One Shot in 'Severance' Season 2 Suggests Helly Is Not What She Seems

By Dais Johnston

Helly hath no fury.

Inverse Recommends

You Can Finally Watch 2024's Boldest Sci-Fi Parable — And One Of The Best Movies Of the Year

By Dais Johnston

Beauty is skin-deep.

TV

Clones? 'Severance' May Have Just Revealed What Lumon Is Really Doing

By Dais Johnston

The seemingly nonsensical tasks of the Innies may mean way more than we think.

Retrospective

The Most Absurd Sci-Fi Horror Movie Of The ‘90s Was Always In On Its Own Joke

By Ryan Britt

Do you feel something moving?

Retrospective

The Most Sneakily Influential Sci-Fi Series Ever Ended With A Whimper

By Don Kaye

The day the transmission ended.

A Galaxy Far, Far Away

We Almost Saw David Lynch’s 'Return of the Jedi'

By Dais Johnston

The late, great director almost joined the Star Wars universe.

The Inverse Interview

"I'm Tightening The Leash": 'Severance' Breakout Tramell Tillman On Mr. Milchick's Second Act

By Lyvie Scott

Severance breakout star Tramell Tillman teases a new, improved Mr. Milchick in the second season of the Apple TV+ thriller: “I’m tightening the leash.”

Retrospective

'Star Trek: Voyager' Remains A Monument To Wasted Potential

By Mark Hill

The mediocre voyage home.