2026 has been a roller-coaster year for fans of sci-fi movies and TV shows, with each medium producing some massive hits and unfortunate misfires for the genre. The year opened with a pair of sci-fi bombs in theaters, Greenland 2: Migration (starring Gerard Butler) and Mercy (starring Rebecca Ferguson), but the first true hit of the year came with Project Hail Mary (starring Ryan Gosling), which is now streaming on Prime Video. As for TV shows, Netflix dropped its next big sci-fi show last month with The Boroughs, which was even hailed as the platform’s follow-up to Stranger Things, but it was tragically canceled by the streamer while still sitting in the top 10 of global watchlists, highlighting the volatility of the genre in the streaming world. There are plenty of sci-fi projects coming this year to be excited about, though.
One of the first big sci-fi movies coming later this year that comes to mind is Dune: Part Three, the third and final film in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune trilogy starring Timothée Chalamet. However, many fans would argue that the title of the most anticipated sci-fi sequel of the year actually belongs to Godzilla Minus Zero, which opens in theaters everywhere on November 6. The film is a direct sequel set four years after the events of Godzilla Minus One, the Oscar-winning sci-fi blockbuster currently streaming on Netflix. After dropping the first teaser for the film earlier this year, Toho followed it up with a breathtaking first trailer this morning, confirming that the film is sticking to its November 6 launch and won’t be subject to delays. Godzilla Minus One grossed over $110 million at the box office against a $15 million budget.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
‘Godzilla Minus One’ Director Takashi Yamazaki Is Teaming Up With Ridley Scott for a New Sci-Fi Movie
Earlier this week, news broke that Godzilla Minus One director Takashi Yamazaki is teaming up with Ridley Scott for his next sci-fi movie, Nue, which is coming to theaters at a currently unknown date. Scott is producing the new sci-fi feature through his long-running production banner, Scott Free, and Yamazaki is directing from a script he wrote. He’s expected to begin work on the film after Godzilla Minus Zero is out in theaters. Casting for Nue is also being kept under wraps at this time, as are any plot details about the film.
Check out the new trailer for Godzilla Minus Zero above and watch Godzilla Minus One on Netflix.
