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We don’t have enough homegrown sci-fi on TV these days. In recent years the UK has produced more one-season wonders than bona fide new hits, leaving genre stalwarts Doctor Who and Red Dwarf to carry the torch.
While the Time Lord is frequently held up as a British cultural icon, however, I don’t think the boys from the Dwarf get the credit they deserve. This is a show in its 30th year, that continues to be both loaded with unconventional sci-fi ideas and very funny – an achievement that deserves to be shouted about. So with Red Dwarf XII heading Earthwards in October, I had the privilege of meeting the show’s stars, with one mission: to ask them your questions (p40).
Elsewhere in this packed-to-bursting issue, we’ve been on set for Star Trek: Discovery (p78); headed to New York to see how Netflix is taking the law into its own hands with its The Punisher series (p58); tried to find out if androids are still dreaming of electric sheep in Blade Runner 2049 (p48); and spoken to director Matthew Vaughn about his incredibly dapper spy sequel, Kingsman: The Golden Circle (p64).
With the likes of Stranger Things, Justice League and Star Wars: The Last Jedi on the way between now and Christmas, SFX will continue to be filled with the biggest sci-fi and fantasy releases. Subscribe now to make sure you never miss an issue – details on p38.