There won’t be any more Ascension, at least on Syfy. The cable channel has told Deadline that, “We were very happy with Ascension as an event series, but with so much high profile development in the works, we have decided not to pursue a full series.”
Airing in December 2014, Ascension follows an alternate reality in which, in 1963, President Kennedy and the government sent 600 volunteers (men, women, and children) into space on a century-long voyage aboard a self-sustaining generation ship. The cast includes Tricia Helfer, Gil Bellows, Brian Van Holt, Andrea Roth, Brandon P. Bell, Jacqueline Byers, Tiffany Lonsdale, and P.J. Boudousqué.
When Syfy ordered the six hour episodes of Ascension last year, the plan was to make it a regular series if the mini-series was successful enough — ala Battlestar Galactica. The ratings were okay but certainly nothing to write home about.
It’s unclear if the producers will try to find a home for Ascension elsewhere.
What do you think? Did you like the Ascension series? Would you have watched it as a regular weekly TV show?
VERYSA TO HEAR NO SESON 2 THIS WAS A VERY GOOD SHOW
Really good plenty of action good twists hot women good story line please make more
Ascension was a very original and good concept script. Which was why SyFy didn’t renew it. It is worth another season to allow it to get more build up. There aren’t too many show I watch on SYFy any more. As many have written here I hope another station picks it up.
Enjoyed the first season and really would like to see it continue and have a decent ending. I hate it when a TV series ends without closure. It’s not fair to the viewers that support the series and also support the channel.
Yes, I would like to see Ascension as a TV series. SyFy’s current programming stinks. This station produces nothing but blood gore. Reality shows and wrestling — give me break.
I hate that SYfy makes a great show like ascension then leaves us hanging. I think it’s stupid to make something and end it with out closure. At least make another 6 episodes and end it the right way. Keep this up SYFY and I will stop watch your station completely. Bring back Ascension and wrap it up the right way.
Amen
I would have watched this series. The first three episodes were interesting enough with twists which brought me back to the next one, etc,. Then i heard that there would be SIX of them to complete the series. THEN i heard that SyFy cancelled it. Thanks for nothing. Why do you guys always make a show then cancel it over corporate BS and $$ ….i understand that you NEED to make more and more money, but quit playing with us. The show was not a GREAT show…but so what…It was a good show with a good story-line. You got me… Read more »
This really ticks me off. Why do networks create new programs, get viewers hooked, and then carelessly dump any renewal plans? I quite enjoyed Ascension and want closure on all the cliffhanger storylines. Thanks for nothing SYFY. You have just lost a customer. I will not put any more of my personal time into watching your channel.
Me too
We all have different OPINIONS & choices & there NO reason to vulgarly comment on a program you just DO NOT like. We who are commenting for Ascension to be made into a series are asking to be heard. There ARE strong women, & as for JUDGING & separating people by constantly identifying ourselves as a particular race, when we are representative’s of the HUMAN RACE, why keep squabbling over someone’s looks? We are more than just a body. This is a STORY for entertainment & I would love to see how & to what level of humanitys growth that… Read more »
Not surprised. This is not a series for a modern american audience; not enough assertive negroes and women in positions of absolute authority over snivelling gay Caucasian men…
Love for this show to continue on.
With the scifi wrapper off, it’s just another tits and ass drama for new age nutcases (they spent more time on tits and ass than on anything scientific). The acting was so bad it was laughable and there was a complete lack of attention to detail- no one in 1963 uses the word “totally” as an intensifier. The show got kookier as it evolved on- if these were the “smartest people” – they would have figured out they were duped (and in 51 years there were places that the second in command never saw? – c’mon). The “starchild” premise was… Read more »
The show had an original plot and I really liked it. I don’t know why SyFy couldn’t do another limited run season two instead of a full blown series.
Now that’s a great idea! Another “limited” show, another six hours to wrap things up. Not everything needs to be a whole series. I would DEFINITELY watch.
I loved it! Now we will never know what that ending meant. I think Syfy is making a giant mistake. The mini series was great.
Unbelievable. Damn SyFy. Stupid decision after stupid decision. The way it was marketed, and the way it was aired also killed it. 12 Monkeys is decent and got renewed but ascension was so much better. We were never really given a chance to even see where this was going to go. Such a shame. I hope someone else picks it up that can do it right. So frustrating when this happens to a series worth continuing.