Perfect Sci-Fi Western Series That Offer the Best of Both Genres

The sci-fi Western blends traditional Western plots, tropes, and settings with science fiction elements such as futuristic technology or aliens. Stories that mix frontiers and advanced tech go back to the 19th century; many point to the 1868 book The Steam Man of the Prairie by Edward S.

Ellis, which features cowboys and a steam-powered man. Television has produced a wide range of examples. Defiance, set in 2046 in an alien-occupied city-state built on the ruins of St. Louis, follows Joshua Nolan, his adopted alien daughter, and Mayor Amanda Rosewater.

The Wild Wild West places secret agents in a Victorian-era world of Vernean technology, while Killjoys follows three bounty hunters—Dutch, John, and D'avin—working across a four-planet system called the Quad. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. outfits its hero with rockets, diving suits, and other anachronistic devices.

United States, St. Louis

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