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?
Enough. In the the picture the whole thing never could have worked.
Love this show! I’m in my mid-20’s and crave real science-fiction material like this! Sad that SyFy didn’t continue this into a second season, but not surprising as the network has really left the genre without any quality shows/movies to which writers can form a standard. With such a diverse array of concepts including space travel, drama, “conspiracy theory”, human reproduction, and a hint at genetic mutation, it is a wonder that better ratings weren’t achieved. Perhaps that has to do with the fact that syfy geeks like me cannot afford standard television, and had not even been introduced to… Read more »
I just LOVED the series. I am a Huge sci fy fan. I could not wait for the new season to begin. Sorry to hear it will be cancelled!
Ascension must be continued, its the new Star Trek, and we know what happened with it after it was canceled……….
I love this show!! Please bring us second season!
keep ascension going , I really liked the first season, but I really hate it when they start series like ascension all the time then they cancel the series when they haven’t even finished telling you the story . PLEASE KEEP IT GOING !!
I suggest you plead with the people that can make that happen.
feedback@syfy.com https://help.netflix.com/help go to chat or phone bottom of page
Syfy needs to get their heads out of the B•Movie Sarknado ZNation Gutter. I have watched Syfy since Scifi went nation wide. Now they have lost me, no Stargate SG1, Atlantis, & truly left hanging with the cancelation of the SG Universe. Then Battle Stars, Caprica gone! So now I found a reason to watch Syfy again with Ascension. You guys are like the worst tease, you get us up & leave us hanging. I’m sure I’ll find you guys come up as dead air some day soon, because you surely don’t care about your viewers. People want Starwars, Star… Read more »
I watched it in Netflix….They could prepare a good season 2
I loved the series and would like at least to see season 2 so that the story has a decent end
I thought it was break through the next full on day time drama happening set at night for us sifi geeks not a good show but a great show
Please find another home for “Ascension”. I thought it was a great season. Don’t leave us hanging!! Have Netflix keep it going!!!
Please.Please. i really hope that someone somewhere has enough money…
pick this show up.
One of the best sci-fi shows in a long time. Showed the potential to be better than ‘Battlestar’. Pity people can’t see a good show even when it kicks them in the face. Remember ‘Firefly’?
Heck yeah I would watch it. It was really good. I’m surprised the ratings weren’t better… but then again, I think the whole ratings system is a scam. Maybe Netflix should pick it up.
I bet you that its based on a true story and someone pulled the plug before getting too close to reality.
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