The 40 Best Space Opera TV Shows

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Updated October 19, 2023 8.5K votes 1.2K voters 24.4K views
Over 1.2K Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Greatest Space Opera Shows
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Vote up your favorite shows set in space that are packed with battles, romance, adventure and melodrama.
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The very best space opera shows on television, ranked from best to worst by votes of hundreds of scifi fans like yourself. This list of the greatest space opera shows also includes pictures from the shows when available so that you know what the show is. That seems obvious. Popular space opera TV shows have been creating new generations of fanboys for decades and their seems to be no end in sight because everybody loves space! Who doesn't want to go where no man has gone before? And do so in dramatic fashion?

Don't let your favorite space opera television programs in history get to the bottom of the list- be sure to vote them up so they have the chance to reach the top spot. The list of space opera television shows below includes information like the program's cast, creator and premiere date when available.

List ranges from classics like Battlestar Galactica to Farscape and beyond, and answers questions like, "What is the best space opera show of all time?" and "What are the greatest space opera shows?"

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