Space Precinct: Deathwatch

A cosy, colourful cop show in space, with rubbery aliens and familiar detective beats that make it easy, undemanding company.

It is a colorful, high-energy adventure filled with teamwork against otherworldly threats.

A routine buddy-cop investigation that slides into government-conspiracy sci-fi, watchable but unremarkable, with occasional sparks of tension.

A loud, goofy action romp through a sanitized future that plays like a cartoon with jokes and bullets.

A slight, talky tie-in that mostly recaps and gestures at menace rather than delivering it.

A tense, cerebral chase through a future where time itself is a crime scene, cool in premise but grim in execution.

A comfortable, old-fashioned crime show where mismatched partners banter their way through cases, easy to dip into and never too heavy.

A gritty, tense ride through a lawless city, with a cynical hero and a pulsing synth score.

A workmanlike nineties sci-fi detective yarn, more functional than thrilling, coasting on cheap futuristic atmosphere and procedural plotting.

A hushed, claustrophobic puzzle box that keeps you leaning in, rationing answers while the walls of its world press steadily closer.

A pulpy, paranoid sci-fi ride that mixes punchy action with a wry, cynical wink at consumer culture.

A brisk, straightforward crime thriller that moves quickly through its investigation without asking much of the viewer.