5 Years Later, Prime Video's Best Hard Sci-Fi Show Is Still Unmatched

When talking about TV shows with legacies, attention always drifts to the likes of Game of Thrones and Stranger Things among a handful of others. But once in a while, we get niche television experiences that mark a set of people for life, whose impact becomes limited because of unknown circumstances. A legacy that should be part of the discussion is that of The Expanse. First a SYFY original that eventually made the jump to Prime Video halfway through its run, The Expanse is based on James S.A. Corey’s book series of the same name. Focusing mainly on the crew of the Rocinante — a stolen ship filled with a ragtag crew — the show slowly incorporates many key players across the solar system that influence the course of galactic history.