Lengths of science fiction film and television series
This list shows the total running lengths of popular science fiction television and film series. It separates canon and non-canon where applicable. It also separates original canon from remakes. Note that this list contains only the officially released motion picture media (films and TV series) contained within the various science-fiction series. Additional unique motion-picture content from other media is included under the supplemental category. Some series may contain other media (books, comics, video games, etc.) which are not listed here. Most timings are approximate.
Series |
Total time |
Breakdown |
Includes |
Years |
Current & Future |
IMDB |
Andromeda |
canon: 3:08:40 |
110 episodes (x44 min.) |
|
2000–2004 |
none |
|
Alien and Predator |
canon: 0:14:21 |
7 movies (116, 154, 145, 116, 107, 108, 115 min.) |
|
1979–2004 |
Alien vs. Predator 2 film |
|
Babylon 5 |
canon: 4:03:27 |
1 pilot (89 min.) |
|
1993–2002 |
Babylon 5: The Lost Tales |
|
Back to the Future |
canon: 0:05:37 |
3 movies (111, 108, 118 min.) |
|
1985–1990 |
none |
|
non-canon: 0:09:58 |
26 episodes (x23 min.) |
|
1991–1993 |
none |
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Battlestar Galactica |
original: 1:01:43 |
1 TV movie (148 min.) |
|
1978–1980 |
none |
|
remake: 1:08:00 |
1 miniseries (184 min.) |
|
2003–present |
|
||
supplemental canon: 00:27 |
10 "webisodes" (x1.5–4.5 min.) |
|
2006 |
none |
||
Blake's 7 |
canon: 1:19:20 |
52 episodes (x50 min.) |
|
1978–1981 |
none |
|
Blade Runner |
canon: 0:03:34 |
2 movies (115, 99 min.) |
|
1982–1998 |
none |
|
The Chronicles of Riddick |
canon: 0:04:35 |
3 movies (110, 135, 30 min.) |
|
2000–2004 |
none |
|
Doctor Who |
canon: 13:11:55 |
672 episodes (x25 min.), |
|
1963–present |
|
|
supplemental |
1 episode (x7 min.), |
|
2005-2006 |
none |
||
non-canon: 0:04:15 |
2 movies (79, 80 min.), |
|
1965, 1966, |
none |
||
Earth: Final Conflict |
canon: 3:03:10 |
110 episodes (x41 min.) |
|
1997–2002 |
none |
|
Earth 2 |
canon: 0:17:14 |
22 episodes (x47 min.) |
|
1994–1995 |
none |
|
Farscape |
canon: 2:20:20 |
1 pilot (90 min.) |
|
1999–2004 |
none |
|
Firefly |
canon: 0:12:59 |
15 episodes (x44 min.) |
|
2002–2005 |
none |
|
supplemental |
5 short videos (8 min. total) |
|
2005 |
none |
||
The Invaders |
canon: 1:15:01 |
43 episodes (x 51 min.) |
|
1967–1995 |
none |
|
Land of the Giants |
canon: 1:13:24 |
51 episodes (x 44 min.) |
|
1968–1970 |
none |
|
''Land of the Lost |
canon: 0:16:29 |
43 episodes (x 23 min.) |
|
1974–1976 |
none |
|
remake: 0:09:58 |
26 episodes (x 23 min.) |
|
1991-1992 |
none |
||
Lexx |
canon: 1:23:40 |
65 episodes (x 44 min.) |
|
1997–2000 |
none |
|
Logan's Run |
canon: 0:12:16 |
1 movie (120 min.) |
|
1976–1978 |
none |
|
''Lost in Space |
canon: 2:12:52 |
83 episodes (x44 min.) |
|
1965–1968 |
none |
|
remake: 0:02:10 |
1 movie (130 min.) |
|
1998 |
none |
||
The Matrix |
canon: 0:08:22 |
3 movies (136, 138, 129 min.), |
|
1999–2003 |
none |
|
Planet of the Apes |
canon: 0:19:07 |
5 movies (112, 95, 98, 88, 96 min.) |
|
1968–1974 |
none |
|
non-canon: 0:04:46 |
13 episodes (x22 min.) |
|
1975–1976 |
none |
||
remake: 0:01:19 |
1 movie (79 min.) |
|
2001 |
none |
||
Quantum Leap |
canon: 2:23:09 |
1 pilot (89 min.) |
|
1988–1999 |
none |
|
Red Dwarf |
canon: 1:00:16 |
52 episodes (x 28 min.) |
|
1988–1999 |
none |
|
The Six Million Dollar Man |
canon: 5:05:24 |
158 episodes (x 44 min.), |
|
1973–1994 |
none |
|
Sliders |
canon: 2:16:32 |
88 episodes (x 44 min.) |
|
1995–2000 |
none |
|
Space: 1999 |
canon: 1:17:36 |
48 episodes (x 52 min.) |
|
1976–1978 |
none |
|
Space odyssey |
canon: 00:04:17 |
2 movies (141, 116 min.) |
|
1968-1984 |
none |
|
Stargate |
canon: 7:12:20 |
1 movie (130 min.), |
|
1994–present |
|
|
non-canon: 0:09:32 |
26 episodes (x22 min.) |
|
2002–2003 |
none |
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Star Trek |
canon: 22:08:33 |
1 pilot (64 min.), |
|
1966–2005 |
upcoming Star Trek feature film |
|
non-canon: 0:08:04 |
22 episodes (x22 min.) |
|
1973–1974 |
none |
||
Star Wars |
Absolute Canon (theatrical films): 0:13:23 |
6 movies (125, 127, 135, 133, 143, 140 min.) |
|
1977–2005 |
none |
|
The Expanded Universe: 1:01:07 |
3 TV films (97, 96, 94 min.), |
|
1978–2005 |
|
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Terminator |
canon: 0:06:11 |
3 movies (108, 154, 109 min.) |
|
1984–2003 |
uncertain |
|
The Time Tunnel |
canon: 1:02:00 |
30 episodes (x 52 min.) |
|
1966–1967 |
none |
|
remake: 0:02:00 |
1 pilot episode (x 120 min.) |
|
2002 |
none |
||
Thunderbirds |
canon: 1:02:40 |
32 episodes (x 50 min.) |
|
1965–1966 |
none |
|
remake: 0:01:35 |
1 movie (x 95 min.) |
|
2004 |
none |
||
The Tomorrow People |
canon: 1:00:56 |
68 episodes (x 22 min.) |
|
1973–1979 |
none |
|
remake: 0:09:32 |
26 episodes (x22 min.) |
|
1992–1995 |
none |
||
Total Recall |
canon: 0:17:17 |
1 movie (113 min.) |
|
1990–1999 |
none |
|
V |
canon: 0:22:42 |
19 episodes (x 47 min.) |
|
1983–1984 |
none |
|
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea |
canon: 3:10:25 |
1 movie (105 min.) |
|
1961–1968 |
none |
|
The X-Files |
canon: 8:09:31 |
285 episodes (x42 min.), |
|
1993–2002 |
none |
Notes
The Alien series by itself is 0:10:46; the Predator series by itself is 0:05:30 (counting Alien vs. Predator for both).
K-9 Adventures, a children's series starring K-9, has been announced, but it is not clear whether it will be part of the Doctor Who canon, as it is not being produced by the BBC.
Various plans for more Serenity or Firefly on television or film have been rumored, but nothing has yet been confirmed.
A remake of the film has been announced for 2007.
A new Star Trek film, to be written and directed by J. J. Abrams, has been announced, but has not yet entered production.
Star Wars has a detailed categorization system to organize various levels of canon. See Star Wars canon for an explanation.
A 3-D continuation of this animated series is currently in pre-production.
The live-action Star Wars television series was scheduled to enter pre-production in January 2006, but it is not clear whether it has done so.
A script for a fourth Terminator film has apparently been written and approved by the studio1, but it is unclear when or if it will enter production. Arnold Schwarzenegger is not scheduled to appear in the film2.
See also
- Lengths of fantasy film and television series
- Lengths of superhero film and television series