Items15The creator’s order
  1. 1The Expanse (2015)The Expanse (2015) 8.5/10 on IMDbFirst aired 14 Dec 2015The Rocinante needs a pilot, an engineer and people prepared to take responsibility when equipment or judgement fails. Small maintenance decisions can become matters of survival. The wider politics are substantial, but the crew feel convincing because professional trust has to coexist with…0
  2. 2Planetes (2003)Planetes (2003) 8.1/10 on IMDbFirst aired 4 Oct 2003Collecting orbital rubbish comes with quotas, equipment problems and colleagues who want different futures. This anime treats routine work as a necessary part of space travel. It is the strongest pick here for the gap between an industry's grand public story and the people cleaning up after it.0
  3. 3Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020)Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020) 7.8/10 on IMDbFirst aired 6 Aug 2020The officers who handle repetitive jobs finally get the centre of a Star Trek series. Shared quarters, career anxiety and frustrating assignments give the comedy a recognisable workplace shape. Some references reward prior viewing, but the appeal of being competent without receiving the glory is…0
  4. 4Battlestar Galactica (2004)Battlestar Galactica (2004) 8.7/10 on IMDbFirst aired 18 Oct 2004Pilots, technicians, medics and commanders depend on each other's work while living with exhaustion and an unforgiving hierarchy. Decisions made on the bridge reach the hangar floor. Begin with the 2003 miniseries, and expect an intense military workplace rather than a reassuring professional team.0
  5. 5Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) 8.1/10 on IMDbFirst aired 3 Jan 1993A station brings security, engineering, commerce and diplomacy into a place people cannot simply leave behind after a mission. The recurring residents make workplace compromises accumulate. Early episodes need patience, but the long relationships are precisely what make the later institutional…0
  6. 6Firefly (2002)Firefly (2002) 8.9/10 on IMDbFirst aired 20 Sept 2002Serenity is a home and a business whose next job has to keep fuel and food coming. Distinct skills make the crew's dependence easy to understand, while money and loyalty rarely align neatly. The short, cancelled series leaves more to explore, with the film Serenity continuing its story.0
  7. 7The Orville (2017)The Orville (2017) 8.0/10 on IMDbFirst aired 10 Sept 2017Bridge duties coexist with awkward relationships, career disappointments and colleagues who cannot stop being themselves at work. The ship's uneven competence becomes more interesting as the series takes its assignments seriously. Its broad early comedy is a hurdle, but the ensemble gradually…0
  8. 8Star Trek: Voyager (1995)Star Trek: Voyager (1995) 7.9/10 on IMDbFirst aired 16 Jan 1995A long journey home makes shifts, specialisms and the emotional wear of confinement part of the adventure. The crew are not all from the same original organisation, which gives professional cooperation useful friction. Some resource problems reset conveniently, but the returning working…0
  9. 9Cowboy Bebop (1998)Cowboy Bebop (1998) 8.9/10 on IMDbFirst aired 3 Apr 1998Bounty hunting rarely pays as smoothly as the crew would like, and an empty fridge can matter as much as the next lead. The original anime mixes exceptional individual skill with a household that barely functions. Its episodic jobs let personal histories emerge through the practical business of…0
  10. 10Red Dwarf (1988)Red Dwarf (1988) 8.4/10 on IMDbFirst aired 15 Feb 1988A technician and his former bunkmate carry petty workplace status into the most absurd possible isolation. The mining-ship setting gives even cosmic nonsense the flavour of colleagues stuck on an extended bad shift. Effects and humour vary by era, but the small grudges remain wonderfully…0