2019 in science fiction

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In 2019 the following events occurred in science fiction.

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Deaths

Literary releases

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Novels

Stories collections

Films

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Original

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Actor Brad Pitt at NASA Headquarters promoting film Ad Astra

Sequels, spin-offs and remakes

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Film set of Captain Marvel

Television

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New series

Returning series

Video games

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Awards

Other events

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References

  1. Holland, Steve (4 April 2019). "Vonda N McIntyre obituary | Steve Holland". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  2. Liptak, Andrew (2018-12-30). "All the science fiction and fantasy books we're looking forward to in 2019". The Verge. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  3. "21 of the Most Anticipated Sci Fi Books of 2019". BookBub. 2018-12-31. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  4. Orf, Darren (2019-01-14). "Best Sci-Fi Movies 2019 – New Sci-Fi Movies". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  5. Alita: Battle Angel , retrieved 2019-02-01
  6. Brightburn , retrieved 2019-02-02
  7. Escape Room , retrieved 2019-02-01
  8. Fast Color , retrieved 2019-02-01
  9. The Last Boy , retrieved 2019-02-01
  10. Glass , retrieved 2019-02-01
  11. Iron Sky The Coming Race , retrieved 2019-02-01
  12. Campbell, Maude (2019-01-16). "Best Sci-Fi TV Shows 2019 – New Sci-Fi TV Shows". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  13. Lawrence, Britt. "Netflix Is Going Hard On Sci-Fi With Three Awesome New Shows". Cinemablend. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  14. Sandwell, Ian (2019-01-11). "The Handmaid's Tale season 3: Release date, cast, spoilers". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  15. Patrick, Dennis (2019-02-03). "Top Upcoming Sci-Fi Video Games Of 2019". Gameranx. Retrieved 2019-02-06.

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