Category:2040

 is the fortieth year of the 21st century. It follows 2039 and precedes 2041. As this is a year that has yet to pass, all media relating to the year takes place in the science fiction genre.

2040 is the setting for the 1994-1995 television series Space Precinct. The series takes place on the planet Altor in the Epsilon Eridani System and features the 88th police precinct of Demeter City, which is officiated by both humans and aliens. Lieutenant Patrick Brogan joins the precinct after spending time as a police detective in New York City on Earth. He partners up with Officer Jack Haldane to solve crimes not dissimilar to what Brogan is used to on Earth, but with many suspects and perpetrators hailing from strange alien worlds.