
Farscape
Streaming on (US) ![]()
![]()
![]()
![]()
See all
Astronaut John Crichton assumes he'll be home in time for dinner. But a freak accident during an experimental space mission catapults him across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield. Suddenly, he's trapped among alien creatures wielding deadly technology - a battle that 20th century sci-fi pop culture never prepared him for. Hunted by a merciless military race, Crichton begins his quest for home from a galaxy far, far away...
Highest-rated episodes all ranked
- 01
Into the Lion's Den Part II: Wolf in Sheep's ClothingCrais and Talyn make the ultimate sacrifice to save the crew of Moya, by Starbursting into the Command Carrier causing it to slowly collapse in on itself. Meanwhile Scorpius and Crichton move closer to the wormhole technology they are both looking for. - 02
Die Me, DichotomyThe crew find a doctor that can heal Moya's burns and remove Crichton's neural chip. Things are complicated however when Crichton is informed he needs additional brain tissue from a donor in stasis who will die when the tissue is removed. Also Scorpius is beginning to take over Crichton's mind. - 03
Out of Their MindsWhen a hostile alien ship fires first at the Moya, the crew, despite the fact that their energy shield is up, finds their minds switched into another person's body. As a result, Crichton is in the body of Aeryn, Aeryn is in the body of Rygel, and Rygel is in the body of Crichton. In the cockpit, Pilot is in the body of Chiana, Chiana is in the body of D'Argo, and D'Argo is in the body of Pilot. They're all forced to adapt to their new bodies as they attempt to figure out what caused the switch.
Castfull cast & details
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
PremiereMarch 19, 1999Astronaut John Crichton attempts to use the Earth's atmosphere to propel his module Farscape 1 at high speeds but he is hit by a radiation w - S01E02
Back and Back and Back to the FutureMarch 26, 1999The crew comes across a ship that is molecularly de-stabilizing. D'Argo makes everyone bring the ship's escape pod aboard when he discovers - S01E03
Throne for a LossApril 9, 1999When a group of Tavleks come aboard for trade negotiations, Rygel takes a vitally important crystal from Moya to make himself appear wealthy - S01E04
PK Tech GirlApril 16, 1999The crew find an abandoned Peacekeeper ship adrift in space. On board they discover that Crais recently deposited a unit of techs to make re - S01E05
Thank God It's Friday... AgainApril 23, 1999The crew visits a planet full of happy workers. Soon D'Argo and Zhaan start working and refuse to return to the ship. Meanwhile Rygel's body - S01E06
I, E.T.April 30, 1999A Peacekeeper beacon goes off and Moya has to land on an alien planet to prevent its signal being intercepted and Moya being discovered. Cri - S01E07
Exodus from GenesisMay 14, 1999Moya gets infested with bugs who have come on board to breed. They turn up the temperature to speed up the process but this causes Aeryn to - S01E08
That Old Black MagicJune 11, 1999Crichton is put into a head-to-head battle with Crais by a magical being named Maldis who feeds off the emotions of others and makes himself - S01E09
DNA Mad ScientistJune 18, 1999A scientist extracts DNA from several of Moya's crew, promising them that with it he will be able to find the locations of their home planet - S01E10
They've Got a SecretJune 25, 1999During routine searches for Peacekeeper beacons, D'Argo falls down a chute, destroys a Peacekeeper shield and gets ejected into open space. - S01E11
Till the Blood Runs ClearJuly 9, 1999Crichton comes across the same conditions that created the wormhole that sent him to Moya. He and Aeryn leave Moya in his module in an attem - S01E12
The FlaxJuly 16, 1999While taking a piloting lesson on a transport pod with Aeryn, Crichton gets caught in an energy field which is invisible to their sensors. M - S01E13
Rhapsody in BlueJuly 23, 1999Moya responds to a distress call from another pregnant Leviathan. The crew learns, upon arrival at the planet from which the call originated - S01E14
Jeremiah CrichtonJuly 30, 1999Several heated arguments with the crew prompt Crichton to take his module for a cruise. While away from the ship, a problem with Moya causes - S01E15
Durka ReturnsAugust 13, 1999When a Starburst goes badly wrong, Moya collides with a Nebari ship. On board is Durka, Rygel's former torturer, who has been mind cleansed - S01E16
A Human ReactionAugust 20, 1999After discovering a wormhole that appears to lead back to Earth, Crichton takes the chance that it might be his ticket home. He crash lands - S01E17
Through the Looking GlassSeptember 10, 1999Moya tries to Starburst to prove to the crew that she still can. It goes badly wrong, though, and she gets stuck in Starburst with reality s - S01E18
A Bug's LifeSeptember 17, 1999A Peacekeeper ship approaches Moya, so Crichton and Aeryn pose as Peacekeeper officers on a secret mission while everyone else gets locked i - S01E19
NerveJanuary 7, 2000Crichton and Chiana try to infiltrate a Peacekeeper base to get a vital tissue graft for Aeryn, who will die without it. Crichton gets caugh - S01E20
The Hidden MemoryJanuary 14, 2000Although still recovering from her near-death experience, Aeryn is determined to save Crichton, who is being held captive by the Peacekeeper - S01E21
Bone to Be WildJanuary 21, 2000Moya is hiding in an asteroid field from a Peacekeeper command carrier. They receive a distress call and Crichton, Zhaan and D'Argo go down - S01E22
Season's bestFamily TiesJanuary 28, 2000Rygel steals a transport pod and goes to the Peacekeeper command carrier to betray the others. However he ends up returning to Moya with Cra
Season02
- S02E01
Mind the BabyMarch 17, 2000Crichton, Aeryn and D'Argo are stranded in an asteroid field while Scorpius searches for them. Their safety depends on Crais, who is nearby - S02E02
Vitas MortisMarch 24, 2000D'Argo takes part in a sacred ritual that helps an old Luxan, an Orican, to survive. During the ritual the Orican draws energy from who she - S02E03
Taking the StoneMarch 31, 2000After getting word that her brother is dead, Chiana leaves Moya and goes to a 'grave planet' populated by a race of young people who play da - S02E04
Crackers Don't MatterApril 7, 2000The crew returns from a commerce planet with a load of crackers and a meek alien called T'raltixx, who promises he can alter Moya's electrom - S02E05
The Way We Weren'tApril 14, 2000A datacam tape is uncovered showing Aeryn as part of a Peacekeeper firing squad that executed a previous Pilot aboard Moya. The rest of the - S02E06
Picture If You WillApril 21, 2000While visiting a planet Chiana visits a trader and is given a picture which can supposedly predict the future free of charge. Back on Moya t - S02E07
Home on the RemainsJune 16, 2000With Moya out of food, Chiana leads everyone to a dead Budong where she once worked. Meanwhile on Moya, Aeryn is left to deal with a carnivo - S02E08
Dream a Little DreamJune 23, 2000While waiting inside a transport pod, to be picked up by Moya, Zhaan tells Crichton about being accused and tried for murder during his abse - S02E09
Out of Their MindsJuly 7, 2000When a hostile alien ship fires first at the Moya, the crew, despite the fact that their energy shield is up, finds their minds switched int - S02E10
My Three CrichtonsJuly 14, 2000A strange globe appears on Moya, sucking in Crichton and duplicating him creating two additional people. One who is a de-evolved 'cave man' - S02E11
Look at the Princess Part I: A Kiss Is But a KissJuly 21, 2000Moya arrives at a planet where the people test their genetic compatibility by kissing. Crichton kisses a princess, who is next in line for t - S02E12
Look at the Princess Part II: I Do, I ThinkJuly 28, 2000Plots swirl around Crichton and his fiancee, Princess Katralla. The empress promises Crichton that if he doesn't marry her daughter, she wil - S02E13
Look at the Princess Part III: The Maltese CrichtonAugust 4, 2000Now married, Crichton and Katralla are frozen into living statues so that they may watch over the presiding governments of the next eighty c - S02E14
Beware of DogAugust 11, 2000When the crew hear rumors of creatures infesting ships in the area, they buy an alien tracker to remove the creatures aboard Moya. But it so - S02E15
Won't Get Fooled AgainAugust 18, 2000Crichton wakes to find himself back on Earth and the Farscape project failing. However, all is not as it seems, with D'Argo, Aeryn and co. c - S02E16
The LocketAugust 25, 2000Moya gets stuck in a temporal anomoly but is unaware of it. Aeryn returns from recon after only a few hours but has aged many years. - S02E17
The Ugly TruthSeptember 8, 2000When Crais and Talyn rendezvous with Moya, the crew boards Talyn, where Crais presents them with a proposal about the young ship's future. M - S02E18
A Clockwork NebariSeptember 15, 2000A group of Nebari come on board Moya and attempt to mind cleanse everyone using a drug. Pilot and Rygel are the only two who can resist the - S02E19
Liars, Guns and Money Part I: A Not So Simple PlanJanuary 5, 2001Stark returns to Moya with a plan to rob a shadow depository and buy a contingent of slaves, one of which is D'Argo's son Jothee. D'Argo att - S02E20
Liars, Guns and Money Part II: With Friends Like These...January 12, 2001The crew is stunned when they learn that Scorpius has bought the slaves out from under D'Argo. Rather than trade Crichton for Jothee, Cricht - S02E21
Liars, Guns and Money Part III: Plan BJanuary 19, 2001Crichton turns himself over to Scorpius in order to free Jothee. With all the mercenaries now aboard Moya, the crew form a plan to rescue Cr - S02E22
Season's bestDie Me, DichotomyJanuary 26, 2001The crew find a doctor that can heal Moya's burns and remove Crichton's neural chip. Things are complicated however when Crichton is informe
Season03Best season
- S03E01
Season of DeathMarch 16, 2001The Diagnosan's assistant, Grunchlk, sets a Scarran loose. Scorpius uses a device to control Grunchlk and plots to escape from the ice plane - S03E02
Suns and LoversMarch 23, 2001Moya docks at a commerce station so the crew can spend some of the money they acquired from the depository. There are complications, however - S03E03
Self Inflicted Wounds Part I: Could'a, Would'a, Should'aMarch 30, 2001Moya approaches a wormhole, gets pulled in, only to collide with another ship and become fused with it. Only one ship can ultimately survive - S03E04
Self Inflicted Wounds Part II: Wait for the WheelApril 6, 2001The crew works out a way of getting free from the other ship and out of the wormhole. Things become more complicated when their new 'friends - S03E05
...Different DestinationsApril 13, 2001While visiting a Peacekeeper memorial, Stark accidentally sends himself, Crichton, D'Argo, Aeryn and Jool back in time where they alter the - S03E06
Eat MeApril 20, 2001In need of supplies, Crichton lands his transport pod on a dying leviathan which is full of hungry cannibals and a scientist who has the abi - S03E07
Thanks for SharingJune 15, 2001Moya and Talyn, who is seriously damaged, rendezvous. They hide in the atmosphere of a planet to prevent the Peacekeepers from finding them. - S03E08
Green Eyed MonsterJune 22, 2001Talyn is swallowed by a giant space creature known as a Budong. Crais' neural connection to Talyn malfunctions and Aeryn is forced to take c - S03E09
Losing TimeJune 29, 2001The crew of Moya start blacking out and missing portions of time. Pilot becomes inhabited by another entity who needs to 'taste' each crewme - S03E10
RelativityJuly 6, 2001Talyn lands on a planet covered mostly with vegetation that will help him to heal. Crichton, Aeryn and Crais leave the ship in search of Xha - S03E11
IncubatorJuly 13, 2001With his wormhole research stalling and his situation desperate, Scorpius inserts the original 'neurochip' into his own brain. He hopes to m - S03E12
MeltdownJuly 14, 2001When Talyn draws dangerously close to a sun because he is being pulled by some mysterious force, Talyn's crew learn that a creature named Mu - S03E13
Scratch 'n' SniffJuly 20, 2001While enjoying their holiday away from Moya, Crichton, D'Argo, Jool and Chiana get a little too drunk. The next day when Crichton and D'Argo - S03E14
Infinite Possibilities Part I: Daedalus DemandsJuly 27, 2001When Crichton is accused of sharing wormhole stabilizing technology with a race known as the Charrids by the Ancient who calls himself Jack. - S03E15
Infinite Possibilities Part II: Icarus AbidesAugust 3, 2001Jack (The Ancient) unlocks the wormhole knowledge in Crichton's mind so together they can build a device to destroy the Scarran dreadnought. - S03E16
Revenging AngelAugust 10, 2001There is an accident whilst D'Argo is demonstrating what his ship can do. He blames Crichton and knocks him out. In his unconscious state, C - S03E17
The ChoiceAugust 17, 2001Still grieving for Crichton, Aeryn travels to a planet to make contact with someone claiming to be her father. After meeting with him, Aeryn - S03E18
FracturesAugust 24, 2001A group of escaped prisoners come aboard Moya. They are followed shortly by Aeryn, Crais and Rygel who have finally returned from Talyn. - S03E19
I-Yensch, You-YenschApril 5, 2002D'Argo and Rygel meet Braca and Scorpius in a cafe to conduct negotiations when it is unexpectedly attacked. - S03E20
Into the Lion's Den Part I: Lambs to the SlaughterApril 12, 2002Crichton and the rest of Moya's crew arrive at the Command Carrier to try and put an end to Scorpius' mad obsession with wormhole research. - S03E21
Season's bestInto the Lion's Den Part II: Wolf in Sheep's ClothingApril 19, 2002Crais and Talyn make the ultimate sacrifice to save the crew of Moya, by Starbursting into the Command Carrier causing it to slowly collapse - S03E22
Dog with Two BonesApril 26, 2002Moya takes Talyn's remains to the sacred burial ground where D'Argo is forced to destroy a rogue Leviathan that is attacking other ships.
Season04
- S04E01
Crichton KicksJune 7, 2002Crichton, who is now aboard a dying Leviathan named Elack, works on his theories of wormhole physics. But when a female alien named Sikozu l - S04E02
What Was Lost Part I: SacrificeJune 14, 2002Elack arrives at a planet and Crichton, Chiana and Rygel are reunited with D'Argo and Jool who are at an archaeological site run by Jool's p - S04E03
What Was Lost Part II: ResurrectionJune 21, 2002When D'Argo and Sikozu come up with a plan to crash Elack (the dying Leviathan) into the Peacekeeper pursuit craft, Crichton is forced to ge - S04E04
Lava's a Many Splendored ThingJune 28, 2002While the crew has stopped off on a planet, Rygel leaves the rest of the group and is caught in an unbreakable orange substance as he's stea - S04E05
PromisesJuly 12, 2002D'Argo, Rygel, Crichton, Chiana and Sikozu get back to Moya, only to find that Scorpius is there waiting for them along with Aeryn, now suff - S04E06
Natural ElectionJuly 19, 2002While in close proximity to a wormhole, Moya is preoccupied and doesn't notice a slowly moving object heading towards her. Moya collides wit - S04E07
Season's bestJohn QuixoteJuly 26, 2002While on a transport pod, Chiana nags Crichton to try out a virtual reality game. A transmission comes through from D'Argo concerning a prob - S04E08
I Shrink Therefore I AmAugust 2, 2002A group of bounty hunters come aboard Moya and take everyone hostage. When Crichton arrives back with Noranti, he destroys the bounty hunter - S04E09
A Prefect MurderAugust 9, 2002With Moya immobilized in Tormented Space, Crichton, Aeryn, Chiana, D'Argo and Sikozu seek temporary respite on a planet inhabited by histori - S04E10
Coup by ClamAugust 16, 2002The crew consume food, sharing amongst themselves, unaware that if these special mollusks are not ingested by the same person, it becomes to - S04E11
Unrealized RealityAugust 23, 2002Crichton gets sucked into a wormhole while he is studying it, but instead of exiting the wormhole on the other end he becomes trapped with a - S04E12
KansasJanuary 10, 2003After accidentally returning to Earth, Crichton discovers it he is in 1985 and he has altered the time line, causing his father to be schedu - S04E13
Terra FirmaJanuary 17, 2003Moya arrives at Earth in present day, Christmas. The crew show their ships and technology to Earth's scientists. Crichton starts writing a j - S04E14
Twice ShyJanuary 24, 2003Moya takes on a new passenger when Chiana insists that they rescue the young female from the men exploiting her. However, they soon learn th - S04E15
Mental as AnythingJanuary 31, 2003Scorpius signs D'Argo, Crichton and Rygel up for a training camp where the students learn mental discipline by battling in an artificial env - S04E16
Bringing Home the BeaconFebruary 7, 2003At a commerce settlement, Aeryn, Chiana, Noranti and Sikozu make a deal for a sensor distorter to shield Moya from detection. Construction w - S04E17
A Constellation of DoubtFebruary 14, 2003Crichton watches a documentary that Moya receives from Earth about their recent visit showing interviews with Crichton's relatives and other - S04E18
PrayerFebruary 21, 2003Crichton and Scorpius travel to one of the 'unrealized realities' where Crichton believes he heard Stark say "Katratzi". Meanwhile on a Scar - S04E19
We're So Screwed Part I: Fetal AttractionFebruary 28, 2003Moya arrives at a station where the Scarran vessel transporting Aeryn is docked. - S04E20
We're So Screwed Part II: Hot to KatratziMarch 7, 2003Moya arrives at Katratzi. Crichton attends the peace talks between the Scarrans and the Peacekeepers... with a nuclear bomb. - S04E21
We're So Screwed Part III: La BombaMarch 14, 2003The plan to rescue Scorpius from Katratzi fails and all because of the hybrid himself. He claims it was for the crew's own good, but, regard - S04E22
Bad TimingMarch 21, 2003With their Crystherium stores low, the Scarrans must travel to Earth through a wormhole to replenish their supply, as those flowers grow the
Shows like Farscape all similar shows
The closest matches on shared genres, ranked by match strength and popularity.
- 01Action·Adventure·Science-FictionStargate SG·11997–2008Ben Browder and Claudia Black also star·Same network — SyfyCompare
- 02Action·Adventure·Science-FictionThe Mandalorian2019–2023·Disney+
After the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, another warrior emerges in the Star Wars universe.Compare - 03Action·Adventure·Science-FictionLoki2021–2023·Disney+
Loki follows the trickster and shape-shifter god who pops up throughout human history as an unlikely influencer on historical events.Compare - 04Action·Adventure·Science-FictionLanterns2026·HBOLanterns follows new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, Earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.Compare
- 05Action·Adventure·Science-FictionStar Trek: Strange New Worlds2022–present·Paramount+
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds follows Captain Pike, Science Officer Spock and Number One in the decade before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S.Compare - 06Action·Adventure·Science-FictionAhsoka2023–present·Disney+
Set after the fall of the Empire, Ahsoka follows the former Jedi knight Ahsoka Tano as she investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy.Compare
Head-to-head pick any opponent
Stack Farscape's full episode-rating history against a rival, on one chart.
Keep exploring top shows
Short on time? The pilot-to-finale shortcut, only the episodes that matter.
MatchupCompare with another showTwo shows' episode ratings on one chart — settle it.
NetworkBest Syfy showsMore from the same network, ranked by rating.
GenreBest action shows & filmsThe top of the action pile, across both mediums.
GenreBest adventure shows & filmsThe top of the adventure pile, across both mediums.
Fandom hubThe sci-fi & fantasy hubThe whole fandom on one bookmarkable page — rankings, premieres, what's new.













