Farscape poster
Seen it?

Farscape

TV·1999–2003·4 seasons, 88 episodes·Syfy·Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction·1h·8.6·Created by Rockne S. O'Bannon

Streaming on (US) Amazon Prime VideofuboTVPeacock PremiumPeacock Premium PlusShout! Factory Amazon ChannelSee 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

  1. 01Farscape S03E21Into the Lion's Den Part II: Wolf in Sheep's ClothingS03E21 · 8.4Crais 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.
  2. 02Farscape S02E22Die Me, DichotomyS02E22 · 8.3The 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.
  3. 03Farscape S02E09Out of Their MindsS02E09 · 8.2When 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

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode22Episodes1999–00Aired 7.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Farscape S01E01PremiereMarch 19, 1999 7.0Astronaut 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
  2. S01E02Farscape S01E02Back and Back and Back to the FutureMarch 26, 1999 7.4The crew comes across a ship that is molecularly de-stabilizing. D'Argo makes everyone bring the ship's escape pod aboard when he discovers
  3. S01E03Farscape S01E03Throne for a LossApril 9, 1999 7.2When a group of Tavleks come aboard for trade negotiations, Rygel takes a vitally important crystal from Moya to make himself appear wealthy
  4. S01E04Farscape S01E04PK Tech GirlApril 16, 1999 7.4The crew find an abandoned Peacekeeper ship adrift in space. On board they discover that Crais recently deposited a unit of techs to make re
  5. S01E05Farscape S01E05Thank God It's Friday... AgainApril 23, 1999 7.6The 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
  6. S01E06Farscape S01E06I, E.T.April 30, 1999 7.1A Peacekeeper beacon goes off and Moya has to land on an alien planet to prevent its signal being intercepted and Moya being discovered. Cri
  7. S01E07Farscape S01E07Exodus from GenesisMay 14, 1999 7.2Moya 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
  8. S01E08Farscape S01E08That Old Black MagicJune 11, 1999 6.9Crichton 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
  9. S01E09Farscape S01E09DNA Mad ScientistJune 18, 1999 6.9A 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
  10. S01E10Farscape S01E10They've Got a SecretJune 25, 1999 7.3During routine searches for Peacekeeper beacons, D'Argo falls down a chute, destroys a Peacekeeper shield and gets ejected into open space.
  11. S01E11Farscape S01E11Till the Blood Runs ClearJuly 9, 1999 6.8Crichton 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
  12. S01E12Farscape S01E12The FlaxJuly 16, 1999 6.8While taking a piloting lesson on a transport pod with Aeryn, Crichton gets caught in an energy field which is invisible to their sensors. M
  13. S01E13Farscape S01E13Rhapsody in BlueJuly 23, 1999 6.8Moya responds to a distress call from another pregnant Leviathan. The crew learns, upon arrival at the planet from which the call originated
  14. S01E14Farscape S01E14Jeremiah CrichtonJuly 30, 1999 5.9Several heated arguments with the crew prompt Crichton to take his module for a cruise. While away from the ship, a problem with Moya causes
  15. S01E15Farscape S01E15Durka ReturnsAugust 13, 1999 7.1When a Starburst goes badly wrong, Moya collides with a Nebari ship. On board is Durka, Rygel's former torturer, who has been mind cleansed
  16. S01E16Farscape S01E16A Human ReactionAugust 20, 1999 7.1After discovering a wormhole that appears to lead back to Earth, Crichton takes the chance that it might be his ticket home. He crash lands
  17. S01E17Farscape S01E17Through the Looking GlassSeptember 10, 1999 6.9Moya 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
  18. S01E18Farscape S01E18A Bug's LifeSeptember 17, 1999 6.2A Peacekeeper ship approaches Moya, so Crichton and Aeryn pose as Peacekeeper officers on a secret mission while everyone else gets locked i
  19. S01E19Farscape S01E19NerveJanuary 7, 2000 7.3Crichton and Chiana try to infiltrate a Peacekeeper base to get a vital tissue graft for Aeryn, who will die without it. Crichton gets caugh
  20. S01E20Farscape S01E20The Hidden MemoryJanuary 14, 2000 7.2Although still recovering from her near-death experience, Aeryn is determined to save Crichton, who is being held captive by the Peacekeeper
  21. S01E21Farscape S01E21Bone to Be WildJanuary 21, 2000 5.9Moya is hiding in an asteroid field from a Peacekeeper command carrier. They receive a distress call and Crichton, Zhaan and D'Argo go down
  22. S01E22Farscape S01E22Season's bestFamily TiesJanuary 28, 2000 7.8Rygel steals a transport pod and goes to the Peacekeeper command carrier to betray the others. However he ends up returning to Moya with Cra

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode22Episodes2000–01Aired 7.3Season avg
  1. S02E01Farscape S02E01Mind the BabyMarch 17, 2000 7.3Crichton, Aeryn and D'Argo are stranded in an asteroid field while Scorpius searches for them. Their safety depends on Crais, who is nearby
  2. S02E02Farscape S02E02Vitas MortisMarch 24, 2000 6.4D'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
  3. S02E03Farscape S02E03Taking the StoneMarch 31, 2000 6.3After 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
  4. S02E04Farscape S02E04Crackers Don't MatterApril 7, 2000 6.3The 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
  5. S02E05Farscape S02E05The Way We Weren'tApril 14, 2000 8.0A datacam tape is uncovered showing Aeryn as part of a Peacekeeper firing squad that executed a previous Pilot aboard Moya. The rest of the
  6. S02E06Farscape S02E06Picture If You WillApril 21, 2000 6.6While 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
  7. S02E07Farscape S02E07Home on the RemainsJune 16, 2000 6.7With 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
  8. S02E08Farscape S02E08Dream a Little DreamJune 23, 2000 7.3While waiting inside a transport pod, to be picked up by Moya, Zhaan tells Crichton about being accused and tried for murder during his abse
  9. S02E09Farscape S02E09Out of Their MindsJuly 7, 2000 8.2When 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
  10. S02E10Farscape S02E10My Three CrichtonsJuly 14, 2000 7.4A strange globe appears on Moya, sucking in Crichton and duplicating him creating two additional people. One who is a de-evolved 'cave man'
  11. S02E11Farscape S02E11Look at the Princess Part I: A Kiss Is But a KissJuly 21, 2000 7.7Moya arrives at a planet where the people test their genetic compatibility by kissing. Crichton kisses a princess, who is next in line for t
  12. S02E12Farscape S02E12Look at the Princess Part II: I Do, I ThinkJuly 28, 2000 7.3Plots swirl around Crichton and his fiancee, Princess Katralla. The empress promises Crichton that if he doesn't marry her daughter, she wil
  13. S02E13Farscape S02E13Look at the Princess Part III: The Maltese CrichtonAugust 4, 2000 7.1Now married, Crichton and Katralla are frozen into living statues so that they may watch over the presiding governments of the next eighty c
  14. S02E14Farscape S02E14Beware of DogAugust 11, 2000 6.5When 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
  15. S02E15Farscape S02E15Won't Get Fooled AgainAugust 18, 2000 7.8Crichton 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
  16. S02E16Farscape S02E16The LocketAugust 25, 2000 7.1Moya 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.
  17. S02E17Farscape S02E17The Ugly TruthSeptember 8, 2000 7.0When Crais and Talyn rendezvous with Moya, the crew boards Talyn, where Crais presents them with a proposal about the young ship's future. M
  18. S02E18Farscape S02E18A Clockwork NebariSeptember 15, 2000 7.1A 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
  19. S02E19Farscape S02E19Liars, Guns and Money Part I: A Not So Simple PlanJanuary 5, 2001 7.7Stark 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
  20. S02E20Farscape S02E20Liars, Guns and Money Part II: With Friends Like These...January 12, 2001 7.5The crew is stunned when they learn that Scorpius has bought the slaves out from under D'Argo. Rather than trade Crichton for Jothee, Cricht
  21. S02E21Farscape S02E21Liars, Guns and Money Part III: Plan BJanuary 19, 2001 7.9Crichton 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
  22. S02E22Farscape S02E22Season's bestDie Me, DichotomyJanuary 26, 2001 8.3The crew find a doctor that can heal Moya's burns and remove Crichton's neural chip. Things are complicated however when Crichton is informe

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode22Episodes2001–02Aired 7.8Season avg
  1. S03E01Farscape S03E01Season of DeathMarch 16, 2001 8.0The Diagnosan's assistant, Grunchlk, sets a Scarran loose. Scorpius uses a device to control Grunchlk and plots to escape from the ice plane
  2. S03E02Farscape S03E02Suns and LoversMarch 23, 2001 6.6Moya docks at a commerce station so the crew can spend some of the money they acquired from the depository. There are complications, however
  3. S03E03Farscape S03E03Self Inflicted Wounds Part I: Could'a, Would'a, Should'aMarch 30, 2001 7.4Moya approaches a wormhole, gets pulled in, only to collide with another ship and become fused with it. Only one ship can ultimately survive
  4. S03E04Farscape S03E04Self Inflicted Wounds Part II: Wait for the WheelApril 6, 2001 7.9The 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
  5. S03E05Farscape S03E05...Different DestinationsApril 13, 2001 8.1While visiting a Peacekeeper memorial, Stark accidentally sends himself, Crichton, D'Argo, Aeryn and Jool back in time where they alter the
  6. S03E06Farscape S03E06Eat MeApril 20, 2001 7.1In 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
  7. S03E07Farscape S03E07Thanks for SharingJune 15, 2001 7.6Moya and Talyn, who is seriously damaged, rendezvous. They hide in the atmosphere of a planet to prevent the Peacekeepers from finding them.
  8. S03E08Farscape S03E08Green Eyed MonsterJune 22, 2001 7.9Talyn is swallowed by a giant space creature known as a Budong. Crais' neural connection to Talyn malfunctions and Aeryn is forced to take c
  9. S03E09Farscape S03E09Losing TimeJune 29, 2001 6.9The crew of Moya start blacking out and missing portions of time. Pilot becomes inhabited by another entity who needs to 'taste' each crewme
  10. S03E10Farscape S03E10RelativityJuly 6, 2001 7.2Talyn 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
  11. S03E11Farscape S03E11IncubatorJuly 13, 2001 8.2With his wormhole research stalling and his situation desperate, Scorpius inserts the original 'neurochip' into his own brain. He hopes to m
  12. S03E12Farscape S03E12MeltdownJuly 14, 2001 8.0When 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
  13. S03E13Farscape S03E13Scratch 'n' SniffJuly 20, 2001 7.7While 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
  14. S03E14Farscape S03E14Infinite Possibilities Part I: Daedalus DemandsJuly 27, 2001 8.2When Crichton is accused of sharing wormhole stabilizing technology with a race known as the Charrids by the Ancient who calls himself Jack.
  15. S03E15Farscape S03E15Infinite Possibilities Part II: Icarus AbidesAugust 3, 2001 8.2Jack (The Ancient) unlocks the wormhole knowledge in Crichton's mind so together they can build a device to destroy the Scarran dreadnought.
  16. S03E16Farscape S03E16Revenging AngelAugust 10, 2001 8.0There 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
  17. S03E17Farscape S03E17The ChoiceAugust 17, 2001 8.1Still grieving for Crichton, Aeryn travels to a planet to make contact with someone claiming to be her father. After meeting with him, Aeryn
  18. S03E18Farscape S03E18FracturesAugust 24, 2001 7.6A group of escaped prisoners come aboard Moya. They are followed shortly by Aeryn, Crais and Rygel who have finally returned from Talyn.
  19. S03E19Farscape S03E19I-Yensch, You-YenschApril 5, 2002 7.4D'Argo and Rygel meet Braca and Scorpius in a cafe to conduct negotiations when it is unexpectedly attacked.
  20. S03E20Farscape S03E20Into the Lion's Den Part I: Lambs to the SlaughterApril 12, 2002 8.2Crichton 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.
  21. S03E21Farscape S03E21Season's bestInto the Lion's Den Part II: Wolf in Sheep's ClothingApril 19, 2002 8.4Crais and Talyn make the ultimate sacrifice to save the crew of Moya, by Starbursting into the Command Carrier causing it to slowly collapse
  22. S03E22Farscape S03E22Dog with Two BonesApril 26, 2002 7.9Moya takes Talyn's remains to the sacred burial ground where D'Argo is forced to destroy a rogue Leviathan that is attacking other ships.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season04Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode22Episodes2002–03Aired 7.4Season avg
  1. S04E01Farscape S04E01Crichton KicksJune 7, 2002 7.4Crichton, who is now aboard a dying Leviathan named Elack, works on his theories of wormhole physics. But when a female alien named Sikozu l
  2. S04E02Farscape S04E02What Was Lost Part I: SacrificeJune 14, 2002 7.5Elack 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
  3. S04E03Farscape S04E03What Was Lost Part II: ResurrectionJune 21, 2002 7.2When 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
  4. S04E04Farscape S04E04Lava's a Many Splendored ThingJune 28, 2002 7.5While 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
  5. S04E05Farscape S04E05PromisesJuly 12, 2002 7.0D'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
  6. S04E06Farscape S04E06Natural ElectionJuly 19, 2002 7.4While in close proximity to a wormhole, Moya is preoccupied and doesn't notice a slowly moving object heading towards her. Moya collides wit
  7. S04E07Farscape S04E07Season's bestJohn QuixoteJuly 26, 2002 7.7While on a transport pod, Chiana nags Crichton to try out a virtual reality game. A transmission comes through from D'Argo concerning a prob
  8. S04E08Farscape S04E08I Shrink Therefore I AmAugust 2, 2002 7.7A group of bounty hunters come aboard Moya and take everyone hostage. When Crichton arrives back with Noranti, he destroys the bounty hunter
  9. S04E09Farscape S04E09A Prefect MurderAugust 9, 2002 7.6With Moya immobilized in Tormented Space, Crichton, Aeryn, Chiana, D'Argo and Sikozu seek temporary respite on a planet inhabited by histori
  10. S04E10Farscape S04E10Coup by ClamAugust 16, 2002 7.2The crew consume food, sharing amongst themselves, unaware that if these special mollusks are not ingested by the same person, it becomes to
  11. S04E11Farscape S04E11Unrealized RealityAugust 23, 2002 7.5Crichton 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
  12. S04E12Farscape S04E12KansasJanuary 10, 2003 7.5After accidentally returning to Earth, Crichton discovers it he is in 1985 and he has altered the time line, causing his father to be schedu
  13. S04E13Farscape S04E13Terra FirmaJanuary 17, 2003 7.5Moya arrives at Earth in present day, Christmas. The crew show their ships and technology to Earth's scientists. Crichton starts writing a j
  14. S04E14Farscape S04E14Twice ShyJanuary 24, 2003 7.2Moya takes on a new passenger when Chiana insists that they rescue the young female from the men exploiting her. However, they soon learn th
  15. S04E15Farscape S04E15Mental as AnythingJanuary 31, 2003 7.2Scorpius signs D'Argo, Crichton and Rygel up for a training camp where the students learn mental discipline by battling in an artificial env
  16. S04E16Farscape S04E16Bringing Home the BeaconFebruary 7, 2003 7.7At a commerce settlement, Aeryn, Chiana, Noranti and Sikozu make a deal for a sensor distorter to shield Moya from detection. Construction w
  17. S04E17Farscape S04E17A Constellation of DoubtFebruary 14, 2003 7.0Crichton watches a documentary that Moya receives from Earth about their recent visit showing interviews with Crichton's relatives and other
  18. S04E18Farscape S04E18PrayerFebruary 21, 2003 7.3Crichton and Scorpius travel to one of the 'unrealized realities' where Crichton believes he heard Stark say "Katratzi". Meanwhile on a Scar
  19. S04E19Farscape S04E19We're So Screwed Part I: Fetal AttractionFebruary 28, 2003 7.6Moya arrives at a station where the Scarran vessel transporting Aeryn is docked.
  20. S04E20Farscape S04E20We're So Screwed Part II: Hot to KatratziMarch 7, 2003 7.5Moya arrives at Katratzi. Crichton attends the peace talks between the Scarrans and the Peacekeepers... with a nuclear bomb.
  21. S04E21Farscape S04E21We're So Screwed Part III: La BombaMarch 14, 2003 7.5The 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
  22. S04E22Farscape S04E22Bad TimingMarch 21, 2003 7.5With their Crystherium stores low, the Scarrans must travel to Earth through a wormhole to replenish their supply, as those flowers grow the

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Shows like Farscape all similar shows

The closest matches on shared genres, ranked by match strength and popularity.

  1. 01Action·Adventure·Science-FictionStargate SG·11997–2008Ben Browder and Claudia Black also star·Same network — Syfy8.8Compare
  2. 02Action·Adventure·Science-FictionThe Mandalorian2019–2023·Disney+Streaming on Disney PlusAfter the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, another warrior emerges in the Star Wars universe.8.5Compare
  3. 03Action·Adventure·Science-FictionLoki2021–2023·Disney+Streaming on Disney PlusLoki follows the trickster and shape-shifter god who pops up throughout human history as an unlikely influencer on historical events.8.1Compare
  4. 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.8.4Compare
  5. 05Action·Adventure·Science-FictionStar Trek: Strange New Worlds2022–present·Paramount+Streaming on Paramount Plus PremiumStar Trek: Strange New Worlds follows Captain Pike, Science Officer Spock and Number One in the decade before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S.7.9Compare
  6. 06Action·Adventure·Science-FictionAhsoka2023–present·Disney+Streaming on Disney PlusSet after the fall of the Empire, Ahsoka follows the former Jedi knight Ahsoka Tano as she investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy.7.6Compare

Head-to-head pick any opponent

Stack Farscape's full episode-rating history against a rival, on one chart.

Keep exploring top shows