J. Abrams,Fringepremiered on Fox in 2008 and aired 100 episodes over five seasons.

While earlierFringeepisodesposed a mystery of the week series, the show later delved deeper into a serialized format.

However,Fringesdefining sci-fi tropes are what truly made it a pioneer of the genre.

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Regardless,Fringewill always remain a part of sci-fi TV show history.

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Olivia, Walter, Peter, and Astrid standing in the woods in season 5 of Fringe

This sci-fi procedural follows the FBI’s secretive Fringe Division and its agents Olivia Dunham, Walter Bishop, and Peter Bishop. Together, they investigate cases regarding strange events that threaten society, including cases of parallel universes, human experimentation, and other strange phenomena.

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