Hulu's 8-Part Sci-Fi Masterpiece Makes Delivering A Near-Perfect Finale Look Easy

Published Oct 2, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT Adrienne Tyler is a movies & TV features writer, with a focus on horror. She has written for Netflix, FanSided, & more. She was a regular guest on the Netfreaks podcast and was a YouTuber at some point. Guillermo del Toro said “hi” to her once. Hulu houses an eight-part sci-fi masterpiece that is one of the best sci-fi TV shows of all time, and as such, it’s a masterclass in near-perfect finales. The sci-fi genre is quite popular on TV and has delivered some of the most influential TV shows of all time, such as Star Trek, The X-Files, The Twilight Zone, Black Mirror, and Doctor Who, which were key to shaping the genre. Luckily, the streaming era has also brought some sci-fi masterpieces, though some aren’t as popular as they should be. With a wide variety of streaming platforms now available, both free and subscription-based, it's hard to point out the best one for sci-fi TV shows, as they all have some great original content. However, Hulu can brag about having one of the best sci-fi shows of all time and one of the best shows of the 2020s thanks to Devs. Created, written, and directed by Alex Garland, Devs was released in March 2020 on FX/Hulu, and it’s a miniseries of just eight episodes. Despite being less than 10 episodes long, Devs is one of the best, most intelligent, complex, and satisfying sci-fi TV shows of the decade, though, unfortunately, it’s also one of the most underrated ones. Among the many strengths of Devs is its finale, as it achieved near-perfect status, something that is very rare in the sci-fi genre, as shows tend to have weak, nonsensical, or unsatisfying final episodes. Devs Has A Near-Perfect Series Finale Devs introduces viewers to Lily Chan (Sonoya Mizuno), a software engineer at Amaya, a quantum computing company run by CEO Forest (Nick Offerman). Lily’s boyfriend, Sergei (Karl Glusman), also works at Amaya, and Forest gives him a coveted position on Amaya’s secretive quantum computing team, the title “Devs.” Sergei begins to grow suspicious of the company’s plans, and one day, he’s found dead. Lily, believing there’s something shady about Sergei’s death, begins to investigate. This leads Lily to uncover Amaya and Forest’s darkest secrets, disturbing plans, and some truly unbelievable activities within that secretive team. Devs explores complex themes like death, grief, guilt, free will, and determinism, with the latter being at the core of the show. Despite its complexities, Devs manages to tell a complete story and answer all its big questions in just eight episodes, which speaks volumes about its quality and Garland’s talents as a sci-fi writer. Perhaps the greatest achievement of Devs is having a near-perfect finale, which is hard to achieve in any genre, but mostly in sci-fi. Without giving much away, as the finale of Devs has the biggest reveals and twists of the show, the episode gives proper closure to Lily, Forest, and the company, and shows the ultimate goal of Forest’s project. Devs’ finale leaves no loose ends, answers all questions, and gives its main characters a satisfying ending fitting with their stories, making it one of the best finales of the decade. Great Final Episodes Are Rare In The Sci-Fi Genre Image courtesy of Everett Collection The sci-fi genre gives plenty of creative freedom to artists, allowing them to bring to life complex worlds and technology that doesn’t exist (yet), but that’s also what makes it hard for TV shows to have good final episodes. More often than not, sci-fi shows get more and more complicated, and by the time the finale arrives, they struggle to find a satisfying way to end their stories and address loose ends. It also happens that writers fail to come up with logical explanations and solutions to the mysteries and conflicts they built up throughout the show, which is seen quite often in long-running shows. Devs had the huge advantage of being a miniseries and thus a contained story, which can make it easier to prepare a perfect ending that avoids becoming a cliffhanger or creating more questions than answers. Devs deserves more attention and praise for its overall quality and neat finale, and it’s one of Hulu’s best hidden gems.