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?
I think Ascension deserves a season 2. We watched it on Netflix so perhaps they could pick it up for season 2.
More, please.
Would love to see season 2 come out, really left hanging. Would be great if it was a Netflix original.
Netflix please buy and bring it back, there’s a shortage of good sci-fi and I really enjoyed this. I mean it was good enough to watch it all in one night. Bring it back for me and my brother hanging out there on a planet all by himself.
I loved this show.
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I would most certainly continue watching this show beyond season 1 given that Netflix releases the new seasons from now on. The plot is great. However, the fact that such things as Netflix are now available means that shows that would have had no problem staying on air prior to Netflix (or businesses alike) due to readily available entire seasons of pre-existing shows.
Yes…this is good syfi. That’s the problem no one seems to want to let the good shows develop into great syfi. Hope you find a network that will allow the show to continue…maybe Netflix will pick it up direct.
Great show, I would watch a regular season!!!
Want more, love it on Netflix.
Excellent show. I’d watch more seasons in a heartbeat. Would I watch it as a “regular weekly TV show”? Of course not. What is this, the 20th century? Who gives a rat’s behind about network TV? That’s probably why they cancelled it based on “ratings”. They’re polling the wrong people. Just produce it and sell to Netflix.
Friggin loved it, so of course it’s cancelled…..sgu,firefly etc…
I will definitely continue to watch Ascension if it is picked up by another network. If not, at least finish the show. Stories are supposed to have a beginning, middle and end, if not strictly in that order, not just a beginning and a middle.
Just started watching the show. Would be great to have another season!
Just watched on Netflix and I can’t believe I’ll be left hanging there! It may not have been the absolute best tv show , but it was interesting, and the new twist at the end was all it needed to have a GREAT season 2!!!
I would like Ascension to continue… at least on Netflix