Syfy launches “Nightflyers” (10 p.m. Sunday, TV-MA), a mind-bending space opera set in the year 2093. Based on a novella by George R.R. Martin (“Game of Thrones”), this 10-part series blends psychological horror with speculative science fiction, employing lavish production values to spellbinding effect.
Gretchen Mol (“Boardwalk Empire”) stars as psychiatrist Dr. Agatha Matheson. With Earth doomed, the Nightflyer spacecraft has traveled to the edge of the solar system to meet up with a ship from a superior alien race in the hopes that their technology may be used to save humanity.
A slow-building thriller, “Nightflyers” will appeal to Martin’s many readers and fans. It also evokes elements from several films by director Stanley Kubrick.
