Miniseries · Netflix
Alien Worlds
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Sophie Okonedo
Narrator (voice)
4 eps
Kennda Lynch
Self
1 eps
Magdalena Sorger
Self
1 eps
Carlos Santibanez-Lopez
Self
1 eps
Diana Northup
Self
1 eps
Avalon Owens
Self
1 eps
Donato Giovannelli
Self
1 eps
Natalie Batalha
Self
1 eps
Alejandro Rico-Guevara
Self
1 eps
David Reznik
Self
1 eps
Mark Charran
Self
1 eps
Palango
Self
1 eps
Tom Crowther
Self
1 eps
Allison Camp
Self
1 eps
Adam Frank
Self
1 eps
Anna Dornhaus
Self
1 eps
Stuart Armstrong
Self
1 eps
Philip Metzger
Self
1 eps
Michael Foale
Self
1 eps
Doug Vakoch
Self
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Alien Worlds actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Alien Worlds reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Serialized.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The story
What it's about
Applying the laws of life on Earth to the rest of the galaxy, this series blends science fact and fiction to imagine alien life on other planets.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Direction
- Ben WilsonDirector
- Tim LambertDirector
- Suzy BoylesDirector
- Daniel M. SmithDirector
- Nigel PatersonDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
- Netflix Standard with AdsStreaming
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