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Template:Update This list shows the total running lengths of science fiction television and film series. It separates canon and non-canon where applicable. It also separates original canon from remakes and "re-imaginings".[1] Note that this list contains only the officially released motion picture media (films and TV series) contained within the various science-fiction series. Additional unique motion-picture content from other media is included under the supplemental category. Some series may contain other media (books, comics, video games, etc.) which are not listed here. Most timings are approximate.

Contents

0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A[]

Universe Total time
(days:hours:minutes)
Continuity Film/Series Time Years
Andromeda 3:08:40 Canon: 2000–2005
  • Andromeda TV series
110 episodes ×44 min.
(4840 min.)
2000–2005
Alien and Predator film series [1] 0:15:47 Alien films
  • Alien
116 min. 1979
154 min. 1986
  • Alien 3
145 min. 1992
  • Alien Resurrection
116 min. 1997
Predator films
  • Predator
107 min. 1987
  • Predator 2
108 min. 1990
A vs P
  • Alien vs. Predator
115 min. 2004
  • Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
86 min. 2007

B[]

Universe Total time
(days:hours:minutes)
Continuity Film/Series Time Years
Babylon 5 4:04:39 Canon: 1993 - 2007
  • The Gathering
    (TV movie pilot)
89 min. 1993
  • Babylon 5 TV series
110 episodes ×44 min.
(4840 min.)
1994–1999
4 TV movies
  • In the Beginning
  • Thirdspace
  • The River of Souls
  • A Call to Arms

94 min.
94 min.
94 min.
94 min.

1998
1998
1998
1999
  • Crusade TV series
13 episodes ×44 min.
(572 min.)
1999
  • Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers (pilot)
90 min. 2002
  • Babylon 5: The Lost Tales (direct-to-DVD)
72 min. 2007
Back to the Future 0:05:37 canon
  • Back to the Future
111 min. 1985
  • Back to the Future Part II
108 min. 1989
  • Back to the Future Part III
118 min. 1990
0:09:58 non-canon
  • Back to the Future: The Animated Series
26 episodes ×23 min.
(598 min.)
1991–1993
Battlestar Galactica 1:01:43 original series: 1978 - 1980.
  • Battlestar Galactica
180 min. TV movie pilot
(3 ×45 min. in syndication)
1978–1979
90 min. length episode
(2 ×45 min. in syndication)
14 episodes ×45 min.
(630 min.)
  • Galactica 1980
10 episodes ×45 min.
(450 min.)
1980
2:59:26 current series:[1]
  • Battlestar Galactica (2004)
Miniseries (184 min.) 2003
"Pegasus": double length episode (56 min.) 2005
62 episodes ×44 min.
(2728 min.)
(through "Revelations")
2004–2009
  • Caprica
? ×42 min. Upcoming
supplemental canon
  • Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance
10 "webisodes" (×1.5–4.5 min.) 2006
  • Battlestar Galactica: Razor Flashbacks
7 "webisodes" (×3 min.) 2007
  • Battlestar Galactica: Razor[2]
Television Film (88 min.) 2007
  • Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy
10 "webisodes" (×3-6 min.) 2008/2009
  • Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Television Film (88 min.) 2009
Blake's 7 1:19:20 canon: 1978–1981
  • Blake's 7
52 episodes ×50 min.
(2600 min.)
1978–1981
Blade Runner 0:03:34 canon
  • Blade Runner film
115 min. 1982
"sidequel"
  • Soldier
99 min. 1998
  • Bionic Woman (see Six Million Dollar Man)

C[]

Universe Total time
(days:hours:minutes)
Continuity Film/Series Time Years
The Chronicles of Riddick 0:04:35 canon
  • Pitch Black
110 min. 2000
  • The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury animated film
30 min. 2004
  • The Chronicles of Riddick film
135 min. 2004

D[]

Universe Total time
(days:hours:minutes)
Continuity Film/Series Time Years
Doctor Who 16:01:51 canon
  • Original Doctor Who TV series (The first through seventh Doctors)
696 eps.
672 episodes ×25 min.
+2 episode ×50 min.
+14 episodes ×45 min.
+6 episodes ×20 min.
+1 episode ×30 min.
+1 special 90 min.
(17770 min. total)
1963–1989
  • 1996 Doctor Who TV pilot (The eighth Doctor)
85 min. 1996
  • Revived Doctor Who TV series (The ninth through eleventh Doctors)
56 eps.
47 episodes ×45 min.
3 episodes ×50 min.
1 episode ×52 min.
6 specials ×60 min.
1 episode ×65 min.
1 Christmas Special ×72 min.
1 special ×75 min.
(2829 min.)
2005–present
  • "Doctor Who: Children in Need"
    Children in Need special
7 min. 2005
  • "Time Crash"
    Children in Need special
8 min. 2007
  • "Music of the Spheres"
    BBC Proms Special
7 min. 2008
  • K-9 and Company
    TV pilot
50 min. 1981
  • Torchwood
26 eps ×50 min.
5 eps x60mins
(1600 min.)
2006–present
  • The Sarah Jane Adventures
1 New Year's Special (×60 min.)
34 eps ×25 min.
1 Comic Relief Special (5 min)
(860 min.)
2007–present
1:06:39 supplemental canon
and
non-canon
Dalek films
  • Dr Who and the Daleks
  • Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD

79 min.
80 min.

1965
1966

Reeltime Pictures films

  • Wartime
  • Downtime
  • Mindgame
  • Mindgame: Trilogy
  • Daemos Rising

35 min.
70 min.
35 min.
80 min.
53 min.

1987
1995
1995
1998
1998
2004

P.R.O.B.E. films (BBV)

  • The Zero Imperative
  • The Devil of Winterborne
  • Unnatural Selection
  • Ghosts of Winterborne

60 min.
82 min.
47 min.
42 min.

1994
1995
1996
1996

Auton trilogy (BBV)

  • Auton
  • Auton 2: Sentinel
  • Auton 3: Awakening

57 min.
57 min.
55 min.

1997
1998
1999
  • Zygon (BBV)
58 min 2008
  • Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
    Dreamwatch Media video production
70 min. 1995
  • Dimensions in Time
    30th anniversary charity special
13 min. 1993
  • "A Fix with Sontarans"
    A special episode of Jim'll Fix It
9 min. 1985
  • Shada
    Unfinished serial, released with linking narration on VHS
101 min. 1994
  • The Curse of Fatal Death
    charity special
23 min. 1999
  • The Scream of the Shalka
    animated webcast
6 episodes ×10 min.
60 min.
2003
  • Attack of the Graske
    interactive mini episode
14 min. 2005
  • "TARDISODEs"
13 mini-episodes ×1 min.
(13 min.)
2006
  • The Infinite Quest
    animated episode
45 min. 2007
  • "Doctor Who: Tonight's the Night"
    Special segment of Tonight's the Night
3 min. 2009
  • K-9
26 episode x23 min.
(598 min.)
2009–present

E[]

Universe Total time
(days:hours:minutes)
Continuity Film/Series Time Years
Earth: Final Conflict 3:03:10 canon TV series 110 episodes ×41 min.
(4510 min.)
1997–2002
Earth 2 0:17:14 canon TV series 22 episodes ×47 min.
(1034 min.)
1994–1995

F[]

Universe Total time
(days:hours:minutes)
Continuity Film/Series Time Years
Farscape 2:20:20 canon
  • Farscape
Pilot ×90 min.
87 episodes ×44 min.
(3828 min.)
1999–2004
  • Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
182 min.
Firefly 0:12:59 canon
  • Firefly TV series
15 episodes ×44 min.
(660 min.)
2002
  • Serenity film
119 min. 2005
0:00:08 supplemental canon
  • R. Tam sessions short videos
5 short videos (8 min. total) 2005

I[]

Universe Total time
(days:hours:minutes)
Continuity Film/Series Time Years
The Invaders 1:15:01 canon
  • The Invaders TV series
43 episodes ×51 min.
(2193 min.)
1967–1968
  • The Invaders TV miniseries
148 min. 1995

K[]

Universe Total time
(days:hours:minutes)
Continuity Film/Series Time Years
Knight Rider canon
  • Knight Rider TV series
90 episodes ×51 min.
1982–1986
  • Knight Rider 2000 telemovie
1991
  • Knight Rider 2010 telemovie
1994
  • Team Knight Rider TV series
22 episodes 1997–1998
In Production 2008
  • Knight Rider: The Series TV series[when?]

L[]

Universe Total time
(days:hours:minutes)
Continuity Film/Series Time Years
Land of the Giants 1:13:24 canon
  • Land of the Giants TV series
51 episodes ×44 min.
(2244 min.)
1968–1970
Land of the Lost 0:16:29 canon
  • original TV series
43 episodes ×23 min.
(989 min.)
1974–1976
0:09:58 remake canon
  • 1991 TV Series
26 episodes ×23 min.
(598 min.)
1991–1992
Lexx 2:03:20 canon
  • Lexx TV series
4 TV movies ×93 min.
57 episodes ×47 min.
Rated Lexx special = 48 min.
(3080 min.)
1997–2002
Logan's Run 0:02:00 movie canon
  • Logan's Run theatrical film
120 min. 1976
0:10:16 tv series canon
  • Logan's Run TV series
14 episodes ×44 min.
(616 min.)
1977–1978
Lost in Space 2:12:52 canon
  • Lost in Space TV series
83 episodes ×44 min.
(3652 min.)
1965–1968
0:02:10 reimagined[citation needed] feature film
  • Lost in Space theatrical film
130 min. 1998
reimagined[citation needed] TV pilot
  • The Robinsons: Lost in Space
2003

M[]

Universe Total time
(days:hours:minutes)
Continuity Film/Series Time Years
The Matrix 0:08:22 canon Live action features:
  • The Matrix
  • The Matrix Reloaded
  • The Matrix Revolutions

Animatrix animated shorts:

  • Final Flight of the Osiris
  • The Second Renaissance (parts 1 and 2)
  • Kid's Story
  • Program
  • World Record
  • Beyond
  • A Detective Story
  • Matriculated
3 live action features (136, 138, 129 min.),
9 animated shorts (9, 9, 10, 15, 7, 10, 13, 10, 16 min.)
1999–2003
Mobile Suit Gundam[3] 4:20:54 Universal Century canon
  • Mobile Suit Gundam TV anime (50 eps.)
  • Mobile Suit Gundam 3 compilation films
  • Zeta Gundam TV anime (50 eps.)
  • Zeta Gundam: A New Translation 3 compilation films
  • Gundam ZZ TV anime (47 eps.)
  • Char's Counterattack theatrical film
  • 0080: War in the Pocket OVA (6 eps.)
  • Gundam F91 theatrical film
  • 0083: Stardust Memory OVA (13 eps.)
  • 0083: Stardust Memory compilation film
  • Victory Gundam TV anime (51 eps.)
  • The 08th MS Team OVA (12 eps.)
  • G-Saviour Live-action TV film
  • MS IGLOO OVA (6 eps.)
  • Gundam Evolve eps. 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 (10 eps.)
4 TV anime, (198 eps. ×25 min.)
+ 2 theatrical films (124 min., 115 min.)
+ 7 compilation films (137 min., 134 min., 141 min., 90 min., 94 min., 91 min., 120 min.)
+ 4 OVAs (37 eps. ×25 min.)
+ 1 TV live-action film (×93 min.)
1979–2006
1:00:25 After Colony canon
  • Gundam Wing TV anime (50 eps.)
  • Gundam Wing: Operation Meteor compilation OVA (2 eps)
  • Endless Waltz OVA (3 eps.)
  • Endless Waltz: Special Edition compilation film
  • Gundam Evolve ep. 7
1 TV anime (50 eps. ×25 min.)
+ 1 OVA (3 eps., ×25 min.)
+ 1 compilation OVA (2 eps., ×25 min.)
+ 1 compilation film (90 min.)
1995–1997
2:05:55 Cosmic Era canon
  • Gundam SEED TV anime (50 eps.)
  • Gundam SEED: Special Edition 3 compilation movies
  • Gundam SEED Destiny TV anime (50 eps.)
  • Gundam SEED Destiny: Special Edition 4 compilation film
  • C.E. 73 Stargazer OVA (3 eps.)
  • Gundam Evolve eps. 6, 8 (2 eps.)
  • Gundam SEED: The Movie theatrical film (upcoming)
2 TV anime (100 eps. ×25 min.)
+ 7 compilation films (3 ×90 min., 93 min., 2 ×96 min., 105 min.)
+ 1 OVA (3 eps. ×25 min.)
2002–2006
0:20:25 Future Century canon
  • G Gundam TV anime (49 eps.)
  • Gundam Evolve ep. 3
1 TV anime
49 eps. ×25 min.
1994–1995
0:20:50 After War canon
  • Gundam X TV anime (50 eps.)
1 TV anime
50 eps ×25 min.)
1996
1:00:58 Seireki canon
  • ∀ Gundam TV anime (50 eps.)
  • ∀ Gundam 2 compilation movies
1 TV anime (50 eps., ×25 min.)
+ 2 compilation movies (120 min., 128 min.)
1999–2002

P[]

Universe Total time
(days:hours:minutes)
Continuity Film/Series Time Years
Planet of the Apes 0:19:07 Original Series
  • Planet of the Apes (1968 film)
112 min. 1968.
  • Beneath the Planet of the Apes
95 min. 1970
  • Escape from the Planet of the Apes
98 min. 1971
  • Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
88 min. 1972
  • Battle for the Planet of the Apes
96 min. 1973
  • Planet of the Apes TV series
14 episodes ×47 min.
(658 min.)
1974.
0:04:46 non-canon
  • Return to the Planet of the Apes animated TV series
13 episodes ×22 min.
(286 min.)
1975–1976
0:01:59 re-imagining:[1]
  • Planet of the Apes 2001 film
119 min. 2001
  • Predator (see Aliens vs Predator)

Q[]

Universe Total time
(days:hours:minutes)
Continuity Film/Series Time Years
Quantum Leap 2:23:09 canon
  • Quantum Leap TV series
1 pilot (89 min.)
+ 95 episodes ×44 min. (4180 min.)
1988–1994

R[]

Universe Total time
(days:hours:minutes)
Continuity Film/Series Time Years
Red Dwarf 1:01:24 canon
  • Red Dwarf TV series
55 episodes
52 episodes ×28 min.
+ 2 episodes ×23 min.
+ 1 episodes ×25 min.
(1527 mins)
1988–2009
RoboCop 1:03:32 canon * RoboCop 103 min.
Director's Cut
1987
* RoboCop 2 117 min. 1990
* RoboCop 3 104 min. 1993
* RoboCop TV series 22 episodes ×44 min. 1994
* RoboCop: Prime Directives 4 episodes ×90 min. 2001
0:26:00 Animated Series * RoboCop: The Animated Series 12 episodes ×30 min. 1988
* RoboCop: Alpha Commando 40 episodes ×30 min. 1998–1999

S[]

Universe Total time
(days:hours:minutes)
Continuity Film/Series Time Years
The Six Million Dollar Man 5:05:24 original
  • TV movies
6 TV films ×88 min.
(528 min.)
1973
  • The Six Million Dollar Man TV series
101 episodes ×60 min.
(6060 min.)
1974–1978
  • The Bionic Woman TV series
57 episodes ×60 min.
(3420 min.)
1976–1978
2007 series
  • Bionic Woman
2007–2008
Sliders 2:16:32 canon: 1995–2000 88 episodes ×44 min.
(3872 min.)
1995–2000
Space: 1999 1:17:36 canon: 1976-1978
  • Space: 1999 TV series
48 episodes ×52 min.
(2496 min.)
1976–1978
Space Odyssey 0:04:17 canon: 1979-1984
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey film
141 min. 1968
  • 2010 film
116 min. 1984
Stargate 0:02:10 canon: film
  • Stargate film
130 min. 1994
9:07:29 canon: series
  • Stargate SG-1 TV series
213 episodes ×42 min.
1 special episode ("Threads") ×63 min.
(9009 min.)
1997–2007
  • Stargate: The Ark of Truth made-for-DVD film
102 min. 2008
  • Stargate: Continuum made-for-DVD film
98 min. 2008
  • Stargate Atlantis TV series
100 episodes ×42 min.
(4200 min.) (through end of 5th season)
2004–2009
  • Stargate Universe TV series
? ×43 min. 2009–present
0:09:32 non-canon
  • Stargate Infinity animated TV series
26 episodes ×22 min.
(572 min.)
2002–2004
Star Trek 22:16:21 Canon: 1966–2009
  • Star Trek TV series
1 pilot ×64 min.
+79 episodes ×50 min.
(4014 min.)
1966–1969
  • Star Trek: The Motion Picture
136 min. 1979
  • Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
116 min. 1982
  • Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
105 min. 1984
  • Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
136 min. 1986
  • Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
107 min. 1989
  • Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
113 min. 1991
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation TV series.
178 episodes ×44 min.
(7832 min.)
1987–1994
  • Star Trek Generations
118 min. 1994
  • Star Trek: First Contact
106 min. 1996
  • Star Trek: Insurrection
103 min. 1998
  • Star Trek Nemesis
116 min. 2002
  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine TV series.
176 eps. ×44 min.
(7744 min.)
1992–1999
  • Star Trek: Voyager TV series.
172 eps. ×44 min.
(7568 min.)
1994–2001
  • Enterprise (aka Star Trek: Enterprise) TV series
52 eps ×44 min.
+46 eps ×42 min.
(4220 min.)
2001–2005
  • Star Trek
127 min. 2009
0:08:04 semi-canon
  • Star Trek: The Animated Series
22 episodes ×22 min. (484 min.) 1973–1974
Star Wars 0:13:23 Canon[4] (theatrical films)
  • Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
133 min. 1999
  • Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
143 min. 2002
  • Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
140 min. 2005
  • Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
125 min. 1977
  • Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
127 min. 1980
  • Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
134 min. 1983
1:01:07 Supplemental Canon:
  • The Holiday Special TV film
97 min.
  • Ewok TV films: 1, 2
96 & 94 min.
  • Droids TV series
  • Ewoks TV series
15 & 35 episodes ×22 min.
  • Clone Wars TV series (2-D run)
60 min.
  • Clone Wars TV series (3-D run)[5]
  • unnamed live-action TV series[6]
Upcoming

T[]

Universe Total time
(days:hours:minutes)
Continuity Film/Series Time Years
Terminator 1:06:02 canon: 1984–2009
  • The Terminator film
108 min. 1984
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day film
137 min. 1991
  • Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines film
109 min. 2003
  • The Sarah Connor Chronicles TV series
31 episodes ×43 min.
(1333 min.)
2007–2009
  • Terminator Salvation film
115 min. 2009
The Time Tunnel 1:02:00 original: 1966–1967
  • The Time Tunnel TV series
30 episodes ×52 min.
(1560 min.)
1966–1967
0:02:00 remake:
  • Unaired pilot episode of a remake TV series
1 pilot episode (×120 min.). 2002
Thunderbirds 1:02:40 original canon:
  • Thunderbirds TV series
32 episodes (×50 min.) 1965–1966
semi-official sequel
  • Thunderbirds 2086
24 episodes.
0:01:35 remake:
  • Thunderbirds film
1 movie (×95 min.) 2004
The Tomorrow People 1:00:56 original canon
  • classic Tomorrow TV series
68 episodes ×22 min.
(1496 min.)
1973–1979
0:09:32 remake
  • new Tomorrow TV series
26 episodes ×22 min.
(572 min.)
1992–1995
Transformers[7] 2:17:56 United States original canon: 1984–2000
  • The Transformers TV series
98 eps ×22 min.
  • The Transformers: The Movie film
84 min.
  • Beast Wars TV series
52 eps ×22 min.
  • Beast Machines TV series
26 eps ×22 min.
5:14:45 Japanese canon: 1985–2004
  • Japanese canon includes all of the U.S. canon except 3 episodes of The Transformers., and adds the following:
  • Scramble City direct-to-video release
  • Transformers: The Headmasters TV series
(35 eps.)
  • Transformers: Super-God Masterforce TV series
(42 eps.)
  • Transformers: Victory TV series
(32 eps.)
  • Transformers: Zone OVA
  • Beast Wars II TV series
(43 eps.)
  • Beast Wars II film [8]
  • Beast Wars Neo TV series
(35 eps.)
00:14:20 Transformers: Robots in Disguise:
  • Transformers: Robots in Disguise TV series
39 episodes (×22 min.) 2001
02:08:50 "Unicron Trilogy": 2002-2006
  • Transformers: Armada TV series
(52 eps.) ×22 min.
  • Transformers: Energon TV series
(51 eps.) ×22 min.
  • Transformers: Cybertron TV series
(52 eps.)
00:06:54 Live Action Film
  • Transformers[9]
144 min. 2007
  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
150 min. 2009
00:15:24 Transformers Animated
  • Transformers Animated TV series
42 episodes (×22 min.) 2008–2009

V[]

Universe Total time
(days:hours:minutes)
Continuity Film/Series Time Years
V 0:22:42 canon
  • V 1983 miniseries
197 min. 1983
  • V: The Final Battle 1984 sequel miniseries.
272 min. 1984
  • V: The Series 1984 TV series
19 episodes 47 min.
(893 min.)
1984–1985
re-imagining[citation needed]:
  • V (2009 TV series)
2009–Present
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 3:10:25 canon:
  • 1961 film
105 min. 1961
  • 1964-1968 TV series
110 episodes ×44 min.
(4840 min.)
1961–1968

X[]

  • The Lone Gunmen TV series
Universe Total time
(days:hours:minutes)
Continuity Film/Series Time Years
The X-Files 8:09:31 canon
  • The X-Files TV series
201 episodes ×42 min.
(8442 min.)
1993–2002
  • The X-Files: Fight the Future film
121 min. 1998
  • Millennium TV series
67 episodes ×43 min.
(2881 min.)
1996–1999
13 episodes ×43 min.
(559 min.)
  • The X-Files: I Want to Believe film
104 min. 2008

See also[]

  • List of anime series by episode count
  • List of television programs by episode count

Notes[]

  1. a b c The term "reimagining" is used by producers of some new versions of films or television series to distinguish them from more faithful remakes. The producers of the 2001 version of Planet of the Apes[1] and the 2003 version of Battlestar Galactica[2] chose to describe those projects as "re-imaginings" of the source material rather than as remakes.
  2. ^ Includes footage from the 7 "Razor Flashbacks" 3 minute "webisodes".
  3. ^ The Alien series by itself is 0:10:46; the Predator series by itself is 0:05:30 (counting Alien vs. Predator for both).
  4. ^ K-9, a children's series starring K-9, has been announced, but it is not clear whether it will be part of the Doctor Who canon, as it is not being produced by the BBC.
  5. ^ A remake of the film has been announced for 2007.
  6. ^ The total sum of all the Gundam canons is 10:21:27
  7. ^ Star Wars has a detailed categorization system to organize various levels of canon. See Star Wars canon for an explanation.
  8. ^ A 3-D continuation of this animated series is currently in pre-production.
  9. ^ The live-action Star Wars television series was scheduled to enter pre-production in January 2006, but it is not clear whether it has done so.
  10. ^ The 2007 film does not appear to adhere to any of the existing Transformers canons.
  11. ^ The sum total of *all* Transformers series is approximately 08:15:01.
  12. ^ The Beast Wars II film consisted of two previously unaired (in Japan) episodes of the Beast Wars series, followed by a 45 minute original animation, which is the only part of the run time considered here.

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