Where to watch Starman?

In the US, Starman is streaming on fuboTV.

Our critics most often pair it with Max Headroom, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, The Prisoner, Otherworld.

Is Starman worth watching?

2 of our critics, from Boomer, Gen X, put Starman on their lists; it appears in 4 Listen Watch Play lists so far.

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Series

Starman (1986)

Name: Starman
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Released: 1986

2 critics 4 lists ★ 7.0 TMDb ✓ Verified on TMDb 60 min 1 seasons DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

Starman is an American science fiction television series, starring Robert Hays and Christopher Daniel Barnes and continuing the story from John Carpenter's 1984 film. The series ran on the ABC network from September 19, 1986 to May 2, 1987. The series was an adaptation and sequel to a movie of the same name produced in 1984.

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Quick answers

Where to watch Starman?: In the US, Starman is streaming on fuboTV.
Is Starman worth watching?: 2 of our critics, from Boomer, Gen X, put Starman on their lists; it appears in 4 Listen Watch Play lists so far.
Shows like Starman?: Our critics most often pair it with Max Headroom, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, The Prisoner, Otherworld.
When did Starman come out?: 1986 · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy.

The Generation GapWhat our critics say

The Broadcast FossilBoomer

Picking up where John Carpenter’s film ended, Robert Hays stepped into the title role with boundless charm and wide-eyed gentleness. The show turned into an episodic road journey across blue-collar America, with an alien father getting to know his teenage son in dusty motels. It possessed the patient pacing of classic mid-eighties broadcast drama, shot on location with warm sunlight and genuine dust. ABC moved it across multiple time slots before canceling it after twenty-two episodes, cutting short a beautifully decent journey.

from “11 great TV shows the networks should have never pulled off the air.” →

The Cathode RebelGen X

Starman (1986) picked up where the movie left off, sending an alien trying to get home across America. It was a gentle, often melancholic road trip, with Robert Hays embodying the alien's innocence and curiosity perfectly. This show felt different; it wasn't about explosions, but about understanding humanity through an outsider's eyes. It had a quiet, persistent charm, a real heart that flickered brightly on late-night syndication.

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