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For fans of Isaac Asimov: what to watch, read & play next

Cross-media picks for Isaac Asimov fans — films, series, games and books in the same vein.

The picks here share a sensibility Asimov readers will recognise at once: ideas that take over the story, science that generates genuine moral and practical stakes, and a faith that rigorous thinking — however imperfect its practitioners — is the best tool we have. From a lone robot carrying out a duty it barely understands (Finch, OPUS: The Day We Found Earth) to a colony ship gone wrong (The Ark, Mr. Robot), the thread is always curiosity colliding with consequence.

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Frequently asked

What should I watch if I love Isaac Asimov's writing?

Start with The Andromeda Strain — scientists racing to contain an alien pathogen with method and urgency — or Finch, a quieter film about a robot grappling with what humanity actually means.

Are there games for Isaac Asimov fans?

Yes: Mr. Robot (2008) is almost a direct homage, casting you as a service mechanoid saving a colony ship when the central computer fails; Choice of Robots is an interactive novel where your choices shape your robots' ethics across 300,000 words.

Which books in this list are closest to Asimov's own work?

The Early Asimov, Book Two collects his own stories; Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction Firsts is his personal selection of landmark SF concepts — both put readers directly in contact with the puzzle-first storytelling his fans love.

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