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?
They should do a second season at least, good show, it will be good to find out if they discover it has been just an experiment or they are tele transported to the planet where the XO was send.
They must make a season 2 at the very least
Loved the show, would definitely watch a second season! Looking to sign a petition to bring it back!!!
They never gave the show a chance. With only 3 airings it had no time to build up a following and advertising was next it nil. Networks think these shows are supposed to go out and advertise on their own, but people can’t watch a show if they don’t know it’s on. IMHO a second season, preferably in 1 hour increments is deserved. Many people don’t want to set aside two hours of live watch time or precious DVR space when we already think networks will cancel on a dime. I recorded and watched all three 2 hour episodes and… Read more »
One season, start to finish. AMEN to that.
Yes I loved the show. I hope they bring it back.
Loved this mini-series, it was different and had a good story – gutted that there wont be another series – I hope they reconsider soon given all the other dross out there at the moment.
There has been so many sci fi/syfy series cancelled. Ridiculous! this show had a great premise, out of the box thinking. I am speaking from experience, I worked in casting, film and T.V. this needs a few tweeks and it’s good to go. Next time, don’t waste my time.
We loved the show. Lots of inconsistencies in my view, but one has to set that aside in watching SciFi, pretty much without exception.
We loved how surprising things happen – first being at the end of the first episode. Right up to the last episode there were sudden plot developments.
OMG only just watched this series and now to find there is no 2nd series… WTF!!!
Was getting well into it and now this bombshell….. Terrible terrible way to create TV shows, at least they could have done a mini ending which they could show if the series ended…
Loved this miniseries. Really wish there was going be a season 2. great concept
I really enjoyed it. Hate the way they lft us hanging. Hope omeone will pick it up.
Enjoyed it!
Great concept, but sloppy writing, bad acting, bad ending, and way too many holes in the script. For example, who were the 63/70? How could they be part of the original crew if they were kidnapped, and if they were kidnapped to work, then why was it important to find DNA evidence? If the TCP sent in the investigator, then why didn’t they remove her when she contacted the conspiracy mole? Why would the mole send her back in for DNA evidence? That totally did not make any sense. And how does an isolated human reproduction experiment produce a star-child?… Read more »
What bad ending? Did you watch the entire series or something? Cause most of us didn’t ….
I thing the plot/concept was excellent … with nothing but similar plots being bombarded to the general public on most stations … it was quite refreshing to see someone thinking for a change.
I hope its failure isn’t because we have all created “television zombies”; so their minds cannot accept concepts that doesn’t to fall in line with popular trends.
They need to finish this project … maybe then most of your questions would have also been answered.
I agree 100% could not of said it better.
Loved IT,
Great show make move.