Take shelter and lay low as you experience Paramount+’s options for haunting horror flicks and sci-fi stunners.

(L-R) Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), John Walker (Wyatt Russell), and Red Guardian/Alexei Shostakov (David Harbour) in Marvel Studios' THUNDERBOLTS*. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. © 2024 MARVEL.

If you're like me, you likely stare at your Prime Video home screen for a long time, unsure what to watch next. With so many options, half the battle is choosing the right film to satisfy your immediate need for entertainment.

io9 picks its favorite genre movies of the year, including 'KPop Demon Hunters,' 'Superman,' 'Bugonia,' and more. It’s that time of the year again. The time of year when we look at all of the movies we watched over the past 12 months and pick the best of the best. Welcome to the best sci-fi, fantasy, and horror movies of 2025.

Here’s the thing about fantasy and sci-fi in recent years. It wasn't about spectacle for spectacle's sake. This was a year when worldbuilding slowed down, ideas

So, without further ado, here are the seven best new sci-fi shows of 2025, including some releases that went under the radar... Based on a graphic novel by Héctor Germán Oesterheld which dates all the way back to the late 1950s, The Eternaut – which is a Spanish language original series from Netflix – has great source material.

After its surprise recent removal from Netflix, the brilliant sci-fi thriller Annihilation has just been re-added to Prime Video.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is known as an action star, but where he really excels is in movies that blend action and science fiction.

The year 2025 didn't deliver many financially successful sci‑fi films, but that doesn't mean it lacked standout releases. Add these titles to your list.