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Red Dwarf: Series XII

6 episodes Premiered Oct 12, 2017 Updated Oct 6, 2026
Previously on Red Dwarf

Season 12 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Red Dwarf Season 11.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 12 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 12: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (3): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S12·E1 Mytharc

Cured

Oct 12, 2017 · 29 min

The crew stumble upon a science centre where vile historical figures have been 'cured' of evil.

S12·E2 Core

Siliconia

Oct 19, 2017 · 27 min

A ship full of rogue androids that broke their programming want to help Kryten do the same. The MILF can only spell trouble for the remainder of the crew.

S12·E3 Core

Timewave

Oct 26, 2017 · 27 min

The boys from the Dwarf discover a ship where all forms of criticism are illegal.

S12·E4 Core

Mechocracy

Nov 2, 2017 · 28 min

The machines of Red Dwarf go on strike. Kryten and Rimmer campaign against each other for their votes in an election to represent them.

S12·E5 Mytharc

M-Corp

Nov 9, 2017 · 27 min

A long-overdue software update spells trouble for the crew when they discover that the Jupiter Mining Corp has been sold!

S12·E6 Mytharc

Skipper

Nov 16, 2017 · 28 min

With the aid of a Quantum Skipper, Rimmer leaves the Red Dwarf to travel the multiverse in search of a dimension where he isn't such a loser.

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