The Real History of Science Fiction
Cast:
Mark Gatiss (narrator), Gale Anne Hurd, Phil Tippett, Douglas Trumbull, Kenny Baker, Anthony Daniels, Keir Dullea, William Gibson, Rutger Hauer, John Landis, Ronald D. Moore, Edward Neumeier (more)Plots(1)
What if our creations turn against us? The idea of creating life has fascinated society since the earliest days of science fiction. From HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey to the Cylons of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica and the world of The Matrix, this is a journey that asks – what does it mean to be human? (Prime Video)
Cast
![Mark Gatiss](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/812/160812007_185f4e.jpg)
Mark Gatiss (narrator)
UK
Best series:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Game of Thrones (2011) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
![Gale Anne Hurd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/109/309/109309443_c88a43.jpg)
Gale Anne Hurd
USA
Best series:
The Walking Dead (2010) (series)
![Phil Tippett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/703/165703656_ac7592.jpg)
Phil Tippett
USA
![Douglas Trumbull](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/781/160781220_b59ae7.jpg)
Douglas Trumbull
USA
![Kenny Baker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/781/160781221_8fd021.jpg)
Kenny Baker
UK
Best series:
The Muppet Show (1976) (series)
Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1989) (series)
5 Second Movies (2007) (series) - a.f.
![Anthony Daniels](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/711/161711915_86376c.jpg)
Anthony Daniels
UK
Best series:
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) (series)
Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales (2015) (series)
Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003) (series)
![Keir Dullea](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/104/162104397_db7b6f.png)
Keir Dullea
USA
![William Gibson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/781/160781224_cacd76.jpg)
William Gibson
USA
Best series:
The X-Files (1993) (series)
Upload (2020) (series)
Wild Palms (1993) (series)
![Rutger Hauer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/860/162860715_f6e54d.png)
Rutger Hauer
Netherlands
Best series:
The Last Kingdom (2015) (series)
Galavant (2015) (series)
The 10th Kingdom (2000) (series)
![John Landis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/891/166891466_e3ea40.jpg)
John Landis
USA
Best series:
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) (series)
The Stand (1994) (series)
Eek! the Cat (1992) (series)
![Ronald D. Moore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/781/160781230_978140.jpg)
Ronald D. Moore
USA
Best series:
Battlestar Galactica (2004) (series)
Robot Chicken (2005) (series)
Portlandia (2011) (series)
Edward Neumeier
USA
![Edward James Olmos](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/460/162460981_58b7cd.jpg)
Edward James Olmos
USA
Best series:
Narcos (2015) (series)
The Simpsons (1989) (series)
Dexter (2006) (series)
![Brian Aldiss](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/097/319/97319186_f0701e.jpg)
Brian Aldiss
UK
![Hampton Fancher](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/120/455/120455663_d22b7a.jpg)
Hampton Fancher
USA
Best series:
Rawhide (1959) (series)
Maverick (1957) (series)
Police Story (1973) (series)
![Haley Joel Osment](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/009/165009377_d5783b.jpg)
Haley Joel Osment
USA
Best series:
The Boys (2019) (series)
The Kominsky Method (2018) (series)
What We Do in the Shadows (2019) (series)
![Paul Verhoeven](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/259/158259631_9e2ee6.jpg)
Paul Verhoeven
Netherlands
![Peter Weller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/575/162575470_88b302.jpg)
Peter Weller
USA
Best series:
Dexter (2006) (series)
House M.D. (2004) (series)
Fringe (2008) (series)