Zygote

If you want science fiction that respects its own premise, Zygote is available on streaming right now. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. 187 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Dakota Fanning leads a cast that never lets the concept overwhelm the characters. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Zygote earns its spot. Zygote treats its concept seriously enough to follow it all the way through. The two remaining crew members of a mining operation in the Arctic Circle fight to survive against an alien creature. Dakota Fanning and Jose Pablo Cantillo lead a cast that never lets the concept overwhelm the characters. It was released in 2017. Zygote resists the temptation to explain everything, trusting the audience to sit with ambiguity. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Zygote is satisfying on multiple levels — something to watch and something to think about after. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. The complete film is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Dakota Fanning grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Once you are in, you will want to talk about it.

Zygote was released in 2017, directed by Neill Blomkamp. The full 23-minute film is available to watch now. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.