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?
My issue is great put it on Netflix but when I saw it was only 6 episodes I assumed great mini series movie. Finding out the ended the show with too many questions and then I see it may be cancelled. I agree with the masses. Why get attached to characters just to cancel a great series. I want more atleast to see how it ends. Why bother even airing the show.
I just finished watching Acention on Netflix, and it was possibly the best, most captivating show I have seen. I watched the entire 6 episodes back to back. Personally, I am devastated to learn that that was to be the end of it. Such a great show should definitely have a place on Netflix, with more episodes being made.
I don’t like when a miniseries is so promotioned and does not have an ending. If it is cancelled why don’t inform us before we watch it.
I was very happy to watch ascension until I came upon this, AFTER I watched season one. I’m not a tv person, and this was about one of the only shows I’ve ever gotten interested in and now I have to wonder on what happens next. Please finish this series. It really is a ggreat, interesting show. I would like to see more.
Please bring ascension back! The concept is awesome – remind me of the Stanford prison experiment. Nine watched it on Netflix and I’m ding to see more!
This show kept me entertained. It contained all the elements you seek in a viable show; love, sex, betrayal, commitment, internal and external struggle, hate, envy, and the philosophical question of what is the human condition. Bring it and Firefly back.
Great! I loved the show. Watched it all in one night and now I find out that syfy has cancelled it without giving it a proper ending. Atleast do one more season to correctly finish it! So frusterating! Everytime I find a show I like, the stupid network cancels it!
Well, the story has me fascinated. Had there been better marketing, it would have done well. SyFy has a habit of murdering shows with potential. Take it to a different network. It was refreshing, honestly. It was intelligent and thoughful, and man… right there at the end? Yeah… that show could have done incredibly well. Bummer.
Just watched all 6 episodes today and loved it. I want more. I want to know what happens next. I hope another station picks the show up
Amazing. Best SyFy show since Battlestar Galactica. Someone should pick it up. Ideally Netflix should just produce it, their shows are better anyway.
One of the best and original series I have seen in many years.
Really why go to the trouble to air a show that is a build up to whats to come and only starts to get going at the last episode. Fine if we can see the story actually end on another show but surely the powers that be can actually have a contingency plan as other series have done and produce a show to tie up loose ends and finish the narrative when the natural conclusion second series is cancelled. I feel I wasted my time watching a show that meant jack to me and ultimately was a complete waste of… Read more »
I’m disappointed. I was looking forward to this series. Hopefully someone brings this back.
I watched this show on Netflix. It was way better and much more gripping than for example Orange is the New Black. I think Netflix should take over and produce more seasons of this show. I think that since it’s on Netflix a lot of people are probably watching it (it was in the category of shows/movies that are currently popular) and would make them a decent amount of money.
This was a great show!!! I loved it!!!
I would at least like another 6 episodes so we aren’t left with so many cliffhanger. Like where is Gault, what happens with Stokes, what happens with Krista, and does the Acsension project become exposed to the passengers? Please Scfy don’t leave us hanging?
Completely agree. Just watched it on Netflix this weekend and I’m begging to at least get a press release as to how they planned to end the whole thing.
Absolutely. Syfy finally has a top notch series and they let it go.