# Scavengers Reign

18 Hacker News commenters recommended Scavengers Reign and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for an inventive, truly alien planet ecosystem, told like a Robinson Crusoe story in a nature documentary style.

## Why people recommend it

- Inventive, truly alien planet ecosystem (4 comments): "One of the few sci fi shows that makes an alien world truly feel alien." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47060499)) "great semi-documentary about alien planet ecosystem, very peaceful" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47059774)) "Beautiful and strange alien biological ecosystems everywhere." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50018078))
- Robinson Crusoe meets nature documentary (2 comments): "Robinson Crusoe by way of a nature documentary of a very bizarre alien planet." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47057237)) "Robinson Crusoe by way of a nature documentary of a very bizarre alien planet" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47058196))
- Among the best sci-fi shows (2 comments): "Absolutely mindblown. Possibly the best scifi _thing_ I've ever watched." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49284704)) "one of the best shows I've seen" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50014939))
- Hooks viewers, binge-worthy (2 comments): "I will binge anything he makes with the double bullseye of these shows" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47057489)) "If it hooks you, you'll love the show." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47059408))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Star Trek: The Next Generation](https://hackerapproved.com/p/star-trek-the-next-generation.md): 88 recommend
- [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine](https://hackerapproved.com/p/star-trek-deep-space-nine.md): 59 recommend
- [The Expanse](https://hackerapproved.com/p/expanse.md): 51 recommend
- [Silo by Apple TV](https://hackerapproved.com/p/silo.md): 27 recommend
- [Altered Carbon (Netflix series)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/altered-carbon.md): 23 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Scavengers Reign", https://hackerapproved.com/p/scavengers-reign/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).