The Best Science TV Shows on Prime Video

What it's about: A thriller set two hundred years in the future following the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship's captain together in a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human history.

Where to Watch: 52 episodes (98%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video). 46 episodes (87%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: A contemporary and culturally resonant drama about a young programmer, Elliot, who suffers from a debilitating anti-social disorder and decides that he can only connect to people by hacking them. He wields his skills as a weapon to protect the people that he cares about. Elliot will find himself in the intersection between a cybersecurity firm he works for and the underworld organizations that are recruiting him to bring down corporate America.

Where to Watch: 45 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video). 45 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her.

Where to Watch: 50 episodes (98%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video & Philo). 50 episodes (98%) are available to stream on a TV everywhere service (BBC America). 50 episodes (98%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification methods are useless.

Where to Watch: 246 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video, Hulu & TVision). 10 episodes (4%) are available to stream on a popular TV everywhere service (TNT). 247 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $0.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: In a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a 'Synth' - a highly-developed robotic servant that's so similar to a real human it's transforming the way we live.

Where to Watch: 24 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video & Hoopla). 24 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, Commander Sisko and crew welcome alien visitors, root out evildoers and solve all types of unexpected problems that come their way.

Where to Watch: 173 episodes (97%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Netflix, Hulu & 3 others). 10 episodes (6%) are available to stream on a TV everywhere service (BBC America). 179 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play, Prime Video & 3 others).

What it's about: The sleepy Pacific Northwest town of Eureka is hiding a mysterious secret. The government has been relocating the world's geniuses and their families to this rustic town for years where innovation and chaos have lived hand in hand. U.S. Marshal Jack Carter stumbles upon this odd town after wrecking his car and becoming stranded there. When the denizens of the town unleash an unknown scientific creation, Carter jumps in to try to restore order and consequently learns of one of the country's best kept secrets.

Where to Watch: 77 episodes (99%) are available to watch free online (Peacock). 77 episodes (99%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video). 78 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: The Diclonius, a mutated homo sapien that is said to be selected by God and will eventually become the destruction of mankind, possesses two horns in their heads, and has a "sixth sense" which gives it telekinetic abilities. Due to this dangerous power, they have been captured and isolated in laboratories by the government. Lucy, a young and psychotic Diclonius, manages to break free of her confines and brutally murder most of the guards in the laboratory, only to get shot in the head as she makes her escape. She survives and manages to drift along to a beach, where two teenagers named Kouta and Yuka discovers her. Having lost her memories, she was named after the only thing that she can now say, "Nyuu," and the two allow her to stay at Kouta's home. However, it appears that the evil "Lucy" is not dead just yet...

Where to Watch: 13 episodes (93%) are available to watch free online (Tubi). 13 episodes (93%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video & Hulu). 13 episodes (93%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 2 services (iTunes & Prime Video).

What it's about: Professor Brian Cox explores the dramatic lives of the eight majestic planets/worlds that make up our solar system.

Where to Watch: 5 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video). 5 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 1 service (Prime Video).

What it's about: Fortitude is a place like nowhere else. Although surrounded by the savage beauty of the Arctic landscape, Fortitude is one of the safest towns on earth. There has never been a violent crime here. Until now. In such a close-knit community a murder touches everyone and the unsettling, mysterious horror of this crime threatens the future of the town itself.

Where to Watch: 22 episodes (85%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video). 22 episodes (85%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: Detective Catherine Chandler is a smart, no-nonsense homicide detective. When she was a teenager, she witnessed the murder of her mother at the hands of two gunmen and herself was saved by someone – or something. Years have passed and while investigating a murder, Catherine discovers a clue that leads her to Vincent Keller, who was reportedly killed in 2002. Catherine learns that Vincent is actually still alive and that it was he who saved her many years before. For mysterious reasons that have forced him to live outside of traditional society, Vincent has been in hiding for the past 10 years to guard his secret – when he is enraged, he becomes a terrifying beast, unable to control his super-strength and heightened senses.

Where to Watch: 70 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Netflix & CBS All Access). 14 episodes (20%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play, Prime Video & 3 others).

What it's about: The adventures of the beautiful, enigmatic and always surprising Dr. Helen Magnus, a brilliant scientist who holds the secrets of a clandestine population called Abnormals - a group of strange and sometimes terrifying beings that hide among humans. Magnus seeks to protect this threatened phenomena as well as unlock the mysteries behind their existence.

Where to Watch: 26 episodes (44%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video). 59 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: The Transformers is the first animated television series in the Transformers franchise. The series depicts a war among giant robots that can transform into vehicles and other objects.

Where to Watch: 18 episodes (18%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video & Starz). 97 episodes (97%) are available to stream on a popular TV everywhere service (Starz). 16 episodes (16%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 3 services (Google Play, Prime Video & YouTube).

What it's about: Profiling intriguing crimes, accidents, and outbreaks of disease from around the world. Follow coroners, medical examiners, law enforcement personnel and legal experts as they seek the answers to baffling and mysterious cases, which have been ripped from the headlines.

Where to Watch: 398 episodes (97%) are available to watch free online (Tubi, PlutoTV, Peacock & 3 others). 379 episodes (92%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Netflix & Hulu). 377 episodes (92%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 4 services (iTunes, Google Play, Prime Video & 2 others).

What it's about: An unprecedented look at life behind bars at Indiana's Clark County Jail as seven innocent volunteers are sent to live among its general population for 60 days without officers, fellow inmates, or staff knowing their secret.

Where to Watch: 40 episodes (46%) are available to watch free online (Tubi & A&E). 85 episodes (98%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Netflix, Hulu & 3 others). 18 episodes (21%) are available to stream on a TV everywhere service (A&E). 84 episodes (97%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 6 services (iTunes, Google Play, Prime Video & 4 others).

What it's about: Silent Witness is a British crime thriller series focusing on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes.

Where to Watch: 209 episodes (94%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video, BritBox & Hoopla). 220 episodes (99%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: Inspector Robert Lewis and Sergeant James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them.

Where to Watch: 2 episodes (5%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video). 38 episodes (90%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.

Where to Watch: 21 episodes (2%) are available to watch free online (PBS). 30 episodes (3%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video & Hoopla). 284 episodes (32%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 6 services (iTunes, Google Play & 4 others).

What it's about: The “Abyss” is the last unexplored region, an enormous and treacherous cave system filled with ancient relics and strange creatures. Only the bravest of adventurers can traverse its depths, earning them the nickname, “Cave Raiders.” Within the depths of the Abyss, a girl named Riko stumbles upon a robot who looks like a young boy. Tantalized by the Abyss, Riko and her new friend descend into uncharted territory to unlock its mysteries, but what lies in wait for them in the darkness?

Where to Watch: 13 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video).

What it's about: Don't Panic! The story of Arthur Dent, an average Englishman who life was spared by his friend, who turned out to be an alien, while the planet Earth is destroyed. His friend tells him about the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a guide with anything you ever needed, and wanted to know. They travel across the galaxy, meeting friendly, and not so friendly characters in order to find the great question (the answer being 42).

Where to Watch: 6 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video, Hulu, BritBox & 1 other). 6 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 3 services (Google Play, Vudu & YouTube).

What it's about: TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

Where to Watch: 32 episodes (8%) are available to watch free online (PBS). 53 episodes (13%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video & Hoopla). 76 episodes (19%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: ReBoot is a Canadian CGI-animated action-adventure cartoon series that originally aired from 1994 to 2001. It was produced by Vancouver-based production company Mainframe Entertainment, Alliance Communications, BLT Productions and created by Gavin Blair, Ian Pearson, Phil Mitchell and John Grace, with the visuals designed by Brendan McCarthy after an initial attempt by Ian Gibson. It was the first half-hour, completely computer-animated TV series.

Where to Watch: 47 episodes (96%) are available to watch free online (Tubi, PlutoTV, Plex & 3 others). 47 episodes (96%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video, Hoopla & Shout Factory TV). 47 episodes (96%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 4 services (iTunes, Google Play & 2 others).

What it's about: Matchmakers arrange marriages between strangers using social science.

Where to Watch: 158 episodes (67%) are available to watch free online (PlutoTV, IMDb TV, FYI & 1 other). 191 episodes (81%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video, Hulu, Philo & 2 others). 40 episodes (17%) are available to stream on a TV everywhere service (FYI & Lifetime). 208 episodes (89%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: After a mysterious spaceship crashes on Earth a fleet of spaceships belonging to a race of aliens known as the Zentradi descend upon Earth sparking an intergalactic war.

Where to Watch: 36 episodes (100%) are available to watch free online (Tubi, PlutoTV, Vudu & 1 other). 36 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video). 36 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 1 service (Prime Video).

What it's about: ReGenesis is a Canadian television program produced by The Movie Network and Movie Central in conjunction with Shaftesbury Films. The series, which ran for four seasons, revolves around the scientists of NorBAC, a fictional organization with a lab based in Toronto. The organization investigates problems of a scientific nature, such as bio-terrorism, mysterious diseases or radical changes in environment throughout Canada, the United States, and Mexico. NorBAC is headed by David Sandström, the chief scientist and molecular biologist. Through this character the show often addresses topical social, political and ethical issues related to the science at hand. The series was originally seen on The Movie Network and Movie Central with rebroadcasts on Global and Showcase in Canada. Internationally it can be seen on FX in the United Kingdom, The Science Channel, Halogen TV and in syndication and CW Plus in the United States, and FX Latin America in Mexico; as well as numerous broadcasters in Europe and Asia. International distribution is handled by Oasis International. As of April 2012 the show can also be seen on Hulu.com.

Where to Watch: 53 episodes (96%) are available to watch free online (Tubi, PlutoTV, Vudu & 1 other). 52 episodes (95%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video).

What it's about: A team of specialized Autobots not quite ready for prime-time battles against the Decepticons is given a vital mission by Optimus Prime. The goal for the Bots is to learn about mankind and how to help others to find out what it really means to be a hero.

Where to Watch: 103 episodes (94%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Netflix & Prime Video). 107 episodes (97%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 4 services (iTunes, Google Play & 2 others).

What it's about: How We Got To Now with Steven Johnson is a six part documentary series that reveals the story behind the remarkable ideas that made modern life possible; the unsung heroes that brought them into the world – and the unexpected and bizarre consequences each of these innovations has triggered.

Where to Watch: 6 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video & Hoopla). 6 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: Curiosity is an American documentary television series that premiered on August 7, 2011, on the Discovery Channel. Each episode focuses on one question in science, technology, and society and features a different celebrity host. Stephen Hawking hosted the premiere episode titled "Did God Create the Universe?", which aired simultaneously on seven Discovery Communications networks: Discovery Channel, TLC, Discovery Fit and Health, Animal Planet, Science, Investigation Discovery, and Planet Green. Season one consists of 16 episodes.

Where to Watch: 14 episodes (33%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video). 25 episodes (58%) are available to stream on a TV everywhere service (Discovery). 41 episodes (95%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 6 services (iTunes, Google Play & 4 others).

What it's about: Host Neil deGrasse Tyson brings together celebrities, scientists and comedians to explore a variety of cosmic topics and collide pop culture with science in a way that late-night television has never seen before. Weekly topics range from popular science fiction, space travel, extraterrestrial life, the Big Bang, to the future of Earth and the environment. Tyson is an astrophysicist with a gifted ability to connect with everyone, inspiring us all to to "keep looking up."

Where to Watch: 3 episodes (4%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video & Hulu). 14 episodes (18%) are available to stream on a TV everywhere service (NatGeo). 77 episodes (96%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: Years after the events of Predacons Rising, Bumblebee is summoned back to Earth to battle several of Cybertron's most wanted Decepticons that escaped from a crashed prison ship and assembles a team of young Autobots that includes Sideswipe (a rebel "bad boy bot"), Strongarm (an Elite Guard cadet), Grimlock (a bombastic Dinobot), and Fixit (a hyperactive Mini-Con with faulty wiring).

Where to Watch: 68 episodes (94%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Netflix & Prime Video). 71 episodes (99%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 4 services (iTunes, Google Play & 2 others).

What it's about: Nova ScienceNow is a News magazine version of the long-running and venerable PBS science program Nova. Premiering on January 25, 2005, the series was originally hosted by Robert Krulwich, who described it as an experiment in coverage of "breaking science, science that's right out of the lab, science that sometimes bumps up against politics, art, culture". At the beginning of season two, Neil deGrasse Tyson replaced Krulwich as the show's host. Tyson announced he would leave the show and was replaced by David Pogue beginning season 6.

Where to Watch: 1 episodes (2%) are available to watch free online (PBS). 1 episodes (2%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video). 20 episodes (47%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 2 services (iTunes & Prime Video).

What it's about: "The Fabric of the Cosmos," a four-hour series based on the book by renowned physicist and author Brian Greene, takes us to the frontiers of physics to see how scientists are piecing together the most complete picture yet of space, time, and the universe. With each step, audiences will discover that just beneath the surface of our everyday experience lies a world we’d hardly recognize—a startling world far stranger and more wondrous than anyone expected.Brian Greene is going to let you in on a secret: We've all been deceived. Our perceptions of time and space have led us astray. Much of what we thought we knew about our universe—that the past has already happened and the future is yet to be, that space is just an empty void, that our universe is the only universe that exists—just might be wrong.Interweaving provocative theories, experiments, and stories with crystal-clear explanations and imaginative metaphors like those that defined the groundbreaking and highly acclaimed series "The Elegant Universe," "The Fabric of the Cosmos" aims to be the most compelling, visual, and comprehensive picture of modern physics ever seen on television.

Where to Watch: 4 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video). 4 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 1 service (iTunes).

What it's about: In 2030 AD, after being abandoned by his creator, a young boy robot is rescued by an Android Advocate, Dr Elefun, who adopts him as his own and guides him in the use of his special powers to aid and protect mankind and robot-kind.

Where to Watch: 36 episodes (23%) are available to watch free online (Tubi). 18 episodes (12%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video & Hulu). 13 episodes (8%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 1 service (Prime Video).

What it's about: Felix Winterberg is the great-great-grandson of the famous Albert Einstein and himself a recognized physics genius. Because of a deadly hereditary disease, the brilliant researcher only has a few years left - which he wants to make as labor-intensive as possible thanks to various illegal stimulants.

Where to Watch: 4 episodes (36%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video). 4 episodes (36%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 1 service (Prime Video).

What it's about: Flipper, is an American revival television series of the original 1964 Flipper television series. The first two seasons aired in first-run syndication; seasons 3 and 4 aired on the PAX network. The 1995 version brought back Bud Ricks as a scientist doing marine research in Florida. The dolphin Flipper was one with whom Dr. Ricks was working. This TV show is available for online viewing on hulu in the United States and at Rogers On Demand in Canada.Although the show was set in Bal Harbour, Florida, it was largely filmed in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. However three episodes during the first season, including the pilot, were filmed in Pigeon Key, Florida and at the Dolphin Research Center in Grassy Key, Florida.

Where to Watch: 22 episodes (25%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video).

What it's about: Fireball XL5 is a science fiction-themed children's television show following the missions of spaceship Fireball XL5, commanded by Colonel Steve Zodiac of the World Space Patrol. The show was produced in 1962 by husband and wife team Gerry and Sylvia Anderson through their company APF, in association with ATV for ITC Entertainment. While developing his new show, Anderson thought a brand of motor oil—Castrol XL—had an interesting sound. A phonetic change created the name "Fireball XL", with the "-5" added as the title seemed a bit flat without the numeral. The show featured the Andersons' Supermarionation, a form of puppetry first introduced in Four Feather Falls and Supercar and used again in their subsequent productions such as Stingray and Captain Scarlet. Thirty-nine black and white half-hour episodes of Fireball XL5 were made on 35mm film: all future Anderson series were produced in colour.Several Anderson series have been shown in syndication in the US, but Fireball XL5 is the only Anderson series to have run on a US network. NBC ran the series in its Saturday morning children's block from 1963 through to September 1965.A similar programme often confused with Fireball XL5 is Space Patrol, produced by Gerry Anderson's ex business partner and co-founder of AP Films, Arthur Provis due to a number of similarities and settings.

Where to Watch: 39 episodes (100%) are available to watch free online (Tubi, IMDb TV & Shout Factory TV). 37 episodes (95%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video & Shout Factory TV). 10 episodes (26%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 1 service (Prime Video).

What it's about: Eleven-year old genius and kid-scientist Anne has invented and built her own amazing androids. Nick discovers Anne's secret junkyard laboratory and enlists the help of Shania to befriend Anne and her mechanical companions. Together they help solve Anne's scientific problems through real-life solutions.

Where to Watch: 51 episodes (96%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video).

What it's about: Ancient Inventions was a BBC historical documentary series released in 1998. It was presented by ex-Monty Python member Terry Jones and looked at great inventions of the ancient world. The series is split into 3 episodes, namely City Life, Sex and Love, and War and Conflicts, all around 50 min long.

Where to Watch: 3 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video).

What it's about: Project G.eeK.eR. is an animated television series that premiered on CBS on September 14, 1996. It was created by Douglas TenNapel, creator of Earthworm Jim, with original music by Shawn Patterson. TenNapel and Taylor also collaborated on the video games The Neverhood, Boombots and Skullmonkeys, and in 2005, re-united for the Nickelodeon cartoon Catscratch.Despite good ratings, the show was pulled fairly early on in its life when CBS made a major rescheduling change to meet the three hours of educational TV required by the government.

Where to Watch: 13 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video).

What it's about: Using the latest in archaeology, anthropology and genetics, this series tells the story of where the modern world began. Incorporating studies of artifacts, renowned sites of archaeological interest and interviews with leading experts, it moves around the geographic zones of the world, exploring how and why civilization first sparked into life.

Where to Watch: 4 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video & Hoopla). 4 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 2 services (iTunes & Prime Video).

What it's about: Join Rob, the galaxy's most curious and adventurous robot as he explores wondrous planets with his friends Ema, the alien linguist, TK the walking toolkit, and Orbit the quirky artist.

Where to Watch: 104 episodes (100%) are available to watch free online (Tubi). 104 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video).

What it's about: The series follows his humorous escapades as he manages to save the day with his quick thinking and a wide array of robotic abilities, along with his closest friends - Chulbul, the pet donkey, 8-year-old Imli and Gintu, his magical jinn.

Where to Watch: 115 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Netflix & Prime Video). 26 episodes (23%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 1 service (Prime Video).

What it's about: A stone-age animated comedy focusing on the invention of a specific objects or ideas that we use in our everyday life.

Where to Watch: 13 episodes (50%) are available to watch free online (Tubi & Plex). 13 episodes (50%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video).

What it's about: SciGirls is a weekly television series and educational outreach program for elementary and middle-school children based on proven best practices for science, technology, engineering and math education for girls. Launched in February 2011 and produced by Twin Cities Public Television, the episodes are broadcast on most PBS stations, and the project’s website is at http://pbskidsgo.org/scigirls. SciGirls is designed to encourage girls to pursue STEM careers, in response to the low numbers of women in many scientific careers.. The show was awarded a Daytime Emmy Award in 2011 for Outstanding New Approaches in a Children's TV Show and Best Emmy for Summer 2011 and Metal Trophy for Winter 2011.

Where to Watch: 19 episodes (49%) are available to watch free online (PBS Kids). 39 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video, Hoopla & PBS Kids). 39 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 1 service (Prime Video).