Apple TV has had plenty of substantial sci-fi shows to emerge in the last few years, but none have found the same level of success as Pluribus. Hailing from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, and starring tenured Better Call Saul veteran Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus debuted in the second half of 2025 and shattered records on its way to becoming the most-watched sci-fi show of all time for Apple TV. Pluribus has been renewed for Season 2, but it seems unlikely the show will be back anytime soon. To reach the pinnacle of Apple TV sci-fi charts, Pluribus had to dethrone Severance, another dystopian series starring Adam Scott and Britt Lower. Severance has two full seasons under its belt, and it’s also been picked up for Season 3, which could begin streaming as early as next year.
Like any great streaming service, Apple TV is always looking for an outlet to expand its sci-fi empire, and the streamer has officially found its next substantial hit with Star City. The first two episodes of Star City began streaming on Apple TV last week, and to the surprise of no one, the series is already one of the top 10 most-watched titles on the platform. Its streaming dominance is poised to continue for the next two months while novel episodes are released, and it will likely be around that time that the fate of the show beyond Season 1 will be decided. There are eight episodes in the first season of Star City, with novel episodes set to be released every Friday until the Season 1 finale on July 10.
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 forthright 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 facilitate 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 demanding 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 compact, 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 immense, thunderous, 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.
What Is ‘Star City’ About?
The official synopsis for Star City, which holds a nearly flawless 94% from critics on the aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes, reads as follows: “Soviet cosmonauts, engineers, and intelligence officers risk everything in an ambitious space program with the hope of being the first to reach the moon.”
Starring in the lead role of The Chief Designer in Star City is Rhys Ifans, who is also famed for his work as Curt Connors in The Amazing Spider-Man. Ifans can also be seen starring as Otto Hightower in the first two seasons of House of the Dragon. Anne Maxwell Martin, Agnes O’Casey, Alice Englert, Adam Nagatis, and Solly McLeod also have key roles in Star City, which was written and created for TV by Ronald D. Moore, Ben Nedivi, and Matt Wolpert. The show is a spin-off from another popular Apple TV show, For All Mankind.
Check out the first two episodes of Star City on Apple TV and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of all the hottest projects on streaming.
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