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’d be honest. The idea behind it was amazing. The reason it failed in my opinion was because it turned out to be an experiment. How lame is that? It introduces the characters on the ship. It sparks our interest. Then like a slap across the face we find out its all just an experiment. Within a few minutes we no longer care about the ship. Why? Its not real. Nothing they do even matters.
The thought of a generational ship with their own story would’ve been just fine. Thanks for ruining a possible amazing show…
I also felt that way at first, but then it turned out there was way more behind the ship-as-experiment storyline. An amazing series
I agree with most of the opinions on this site. I am a huge Science fiction fan but the Sci-Fy channel is pretty muchly garbage. They have no follow through on anything. I now wait for Sci-Fi shows to come out on Netflix or rentable dvd. I checked in here to see if a second season of accession was in the works but as I feared, there are no plans. They really left the series hanging this time with half the questions unanswered.
It blows me away how often SyFy can make a good show. I just wish they could see the value of their shows past how many people viewed it on 1 specific day. I don’t know anyone who watches TV the way they did in the 1960’s anymore. I hope they realize soon that we are in the 21st century. Networks like Netflix realize now how people view TV. It comes down to the quality of the story and production. If they are good, the viewers will come. Netflix pays millions to liscence or produce shows each year. They don’t… Read more »
This series is awesome! Please bring back the series. Thanks.
I binge watched the entire series today. I was hooked. There was a lot more story to pursue. Like Revolution, another series that died prematurely, I was hooked, and would have been watching every chance I had. Hopefully, it gets picked up. There is a lot of story left in Ascension.
This was one of the best things I have watched in a while. Disappointed that there won’t be more. .
I loved the show and would definitely continue watching! Maybe Netflix will pick it up.
Fantastic show! I hope Netflix picks up season 2 since SyFy is obviously lame!
Please bring it back it was one of the best story linesiI have seen in awhile
Ascension was awesome so me and my wife binge watched all six episodes in one day this is by far the awesome series and should not of been canceled we need to season two
Awesome show! I would definitely watch it! I cant get enough of a show like this one. It Can easily be one of the best shows on air especially since other big hit shows calling it quits with their own series. Put it back on! And advertise the hell out of it to get your viewers!
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Like the person said above. This show is true syfy without vampires and zombies.
Ascension is the best tv show syfy ever aired. It could’ve propelled them to equal standing as fx or even amc, this show has everything.
THIS WAS ONE OF THE BEST CONCEPTS FOR A SERIES, AS I HAVE SEEN IN YEARS.
THE FACT THAT IT IS CANCELED WEIGHS NEGATIVELY ON SYFY! I WONDER HOW MANY BAD DECISIONS THEY CAN AFFORD TO MAKE BEFORE THEY THEMSELVES ARE CANCELED?
I KNOW I AM CANCELING SYFY FROM MY DISH TV CHOICE…..NOW AND PROBABLY FOREVER.
BYE, BYE SYFY!
This was the first thing SyFy has produced in almost a decade that I could watch. They have really lowered the bar, and therefore my expectations. This show would have had me watching them again.
I can only wholeheartedly agree with A above….SyFy constantly churn shows and seem totally incapable of sticking with anything that is well made, engaging and interesting.
Perhaps they can make more room for some Vampire or Zombie garbage instead.
It sucks..but its more economical to pump out a bunch of crap movies and crap TV shows. Instead of investing in a series that will bring them to the same level as AMC or fx
Awesome concept. I really enjoyed watching it. I hope someone will make more.
And this is why SyFy has a small audience compared to most channels. They constant cancel the good stuff.
First SG:A, then SG:U, then Ascension, Eureka, Alphas, Caprica… I could go on.
But every time I start watching a SyFy show, I just can’t get in to it because I have that horrible feeling at the back of my mind telling that if I get attached to the show, they’ll cancel it.
I think we can agree that is a bad way to make your target audience feel.
I completely agree A, they create such engrossing scifi dramas then dump them… then this is on top of the company execs also passing up on great tv show that got canned on other networks like Terminator, Firefly, Dollhouse & most recently Constatine. I mean really they should know to take a chance cuz they picked up Stargate SG-1 from Showtime, look how successful that was!! Now they have crap like helix which really doesn’t have a good storyline, IMO The current SyFy execs need to be liquidated by NBC n fresh talent needs to be installed.
I AGREE!