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?
We want more!!!
Bring it back bring it back bring it back!
First Firefly, then Stargate Universe, Now ascensionM DAMN YOU SYFY, DAMN YOU
NOOOOOO…bring it back!!!!
Think it has pick up potential, the episodic structure of the show may allow it to lurch forward on different networks or get picked up for a binge style Netflix adventure. Obviously needs to happen sooner than later, or these things lose traction and support.
But it had serious binge ability, found myself watching on my Living Room TV, then laptop, then cell phone, then back to the Living Room so it’d be nonstop.
I need more of this!!!!! As a science fiction enthusiast and a sociologist i was glued to the screen and watched all at once. Please bring it back!!!
AMAZING SERIES!!! WISH I HAD KNOWN THAT IT WAS ON SYF! THEY SHOULD HAVE ADVERITISED IT BETTER, CAUSE I DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE WATCHED IT WHILE IT WAS ON. FOUND IT ON NETFLIX, AND I LOVE IT!!!!!
Bring back the series and make it better.
Such a good mini series, disappointed its not being renewed for a second season when it ended being left open for more.
This show was almost a Twin Peaks in space. But actually, not in space. But “the space child must be born!” Boom, shoot your lesbian girlfriend in the eye. So like I was saying Twin Peaks in space, make more episodes. Go to Netflix or something. ❤️ Thanks!
Please MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This was such a great show!!! So sad when I realized it was only 6 episodes.. Netflix should pick this up and continue the story!!
Argh! Why no second series… It’s been ages since we’ve had some great syfy on the telly!
I see a lot of potential in this show. I was ready to click for the next episode and was shocked that there were no more and that the show had been cancelled. Make more episodes!
This show needs to come back as a series. Just finished watching it on Netflix.