SyFy have ordered a new sci-fi series titled The Ark with executive producers Dean Devlin (Stargate, Independence Day, The Librarians, The Outpost) and Jonathan Glassner (Stargate SG-1, Falling Skies, The Outpost).
Wasting no time at all - that's nice - it goes into production in March.
The federal goverment has issued a press release detailing that season 2 of sci-fi sinkhole drama, La Brea, will pump $118 million into the Australian economy when it is filmed in Victoria.
In terms of ratings it seems to have been a big hit in the US and was renewed for a second season before the first had finished airing.
Paramount have released the official trailer for season 2 of Picard, just a few days after announcing its premiere date (March 3).
We would say that it looks like they're trying to revisit one of The Next Generation's high points - its eloquent and poignant time jumping finale - except for the presence of Guinan.
Another one for January 27 is the premiere of season 2 of sci-fi comedy Resident Alien, starring Alan Tudyk of Firefly flame, on 9 Now.
Which we're getting at the same time as everyone else. That has become the norm for streaming services, which are global, but local free-to-air channels are their own masters.