Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is currently streaming in Australia on Amazon Prime Video, and it earns its premise rather than just borrowing genre trappings. Across 2 seasons, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. 1,010 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Lena Headey's performance is the anchor the more ambitious scenes need. Start it on Amazon Prime Video whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. What makes Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles work is that the ideas never crowd out the people having them. The series picks up four years after the events of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with John and Sarah Connor trying to stay under-the-radar from the government, as they plot to destroy the computer network, Skynet, in hopes of preventing Armageddon. Lena Headey and Thomas Dekker lead a cast that keeps the bigger ideas grounded in something human. It ran for 2 seasons (2008–2009), and the writing holds up across every one of them. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 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.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is satisfying on multiple levels — something to watch and something to think about after. If you have already watched Defiance, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is a natural next step. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. Lena Headey grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Once you are in, you will want to talk about it.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles was cancelled in 2009, created by Josh Friedman — and 2 seasons are available to watch from start to finish. 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.