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?
would love to see another season soln
I loved the first six episodes. I am soooo sad that this has been cancelled just when a stronger mission has emerged. Please re-consider!
I would love a second season… Great story!
Loved Ascension!!!!!
Need a second series, please!
Loved it… Never would have started if had known this was it.. Maybe someone smarter will pick it up..
That sucks, I’ve been waiting for more!
Hopefully another channel will pick it up, I loved Ascension and want MORE!
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I find it hard these days to find a good tv show, and when I ran across this on netflix the other day I spent a few days binge watching. The show was so clever, i found myself always wondering what was going to happen next. I was terribly disappointed to find that the series ended with so many loose ends. I hope that a network picks this up, I feel that this would do great as a regular series.
They should have kept it going! Now I’m angry because I want 2 know what happens next. It should have at least went 1 more season if it didn’t make it so it could be actually ended instead of just cutting us off!
I can’t believe I watched yet another show I loved (Ascension) to find out there will be no season 2. I give up I’m not going to start watching anything unless it has more then one season. The way they left it too…thanks for nothing SYFY!
i just found Ascension on NetFlicks and really enJoyed it. Love the grippy promise and the sexy women!
I thought that Ascension was great! When the last episode ended with Wendy Crewson taking a header over the railing I was waiting for the next episode to start! What a disappointment! C’mon Netflix! You can take it over! You’ve done a superb job with your other series, why not take this on? You have a loyal fan base!
Just watched the whole thing on Netflix. Sad to see that there will not be any new seasons.
Not much of a sci-fi guy. But this show was really good. Good cast. Beautiful woman. Strong story line. And one curb ball after the next. Really hope like IFC™ or some other network picks up the pieces of this artful mini masterpiece. Its a shame that it was cut off at the knees as soon as we were informed that the power of space travel was already on the docked ship. And the little girl was the link between them. Folding space time continuum and with the power of a strong telekinetic. It was as original as they come.… Read more »