5 Great Sci-Fi TV Shows on HBO and Max Right Now (April 2025)

Noah Wyle is justifiably getting his flowers right now for his stellar work in The Pitt, but the ER actor has been regularly appearing on the small screen for decades. In between his popular hospital dramas, Wyle found the time to battle invading aliens in the enjoyably goofy sci-fi drama, Falling Skies.

Months after the world had been taken over by the Espeni, what’s left of humankind has assembled into groups of paramilitary forces around the globe. Tom Mason is the leader of one of those units, and he’s determined to not only fight the invaders but also find out what they want from Earth. That won’t be easy, and he’ll have to forge uneasy alliances with other humans he normally wouldn’t get along with while also trying to raise his teenage son (Connor Jessup). 

Falling Skies lasted for five seasons, and the longer it was on the air, the more far-fetched its stories became. It’s still enjoyable to watch, though, and Wyle proves he’s just as good at kicking alien butt as he is saving lives in an emergency room.