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 loved the series, it’s popular on Netflix and was very disappointed to hear there wasn’t another series coming out, I hope the makers of ascention decide it’s a project worth investing in.
I’ve watched it twice on Netflix – would love to see more. Maybe we’re the rats in a maze, trying to figure out how to get more of this fascinating show.
Just found it via Netflix, PLEASE BRING IT BACK!!. Its so interesting, best thing since Wayward Pines. ascension is first show since W.P.’s that captivated me like this. BRING IT BACK!.
I’ll add my voice; Boo to cancelling!
PLEASE bring back this show! You can’t tease us with such a great story… AND THEN HALT THE WHOLE THING right in the middle, before even reaching the climax of the story arc!???? A really dumb dumb decision! It’s so IRRESPONSIBLE to actually broadcast/stream this, to the public, when you KNOW you DON’T have a FINISHED PRODUCT!!! I wish I could sue the company behind!!! This I NOT OKAY! You took six hours away from me, building up expectations, and then… NOTHING! Listen and learn. Bring this show back, and finish what you started! It’s NOTHING but right!
Just discovered this show through Netflix…no more episodes?? That really sucks!!!
this is a 2015 article and yet almost every few days someone is commenting on this article. Mostly positive comment. Love the series and yet no season 2!!
my wife is always asking me when season 2 is coming and you guys are e teling no season 2. that really sucks.
I just finished watching all episodes. Binge watched them from start to finish tonight. The show was awesome. Cancelling season 2 is a mistake.
Show was great. Who said its not worth it. Idiot!
No season two?! Insane! There’s plenty of room to expand on this story, which was great so far. It barely started, actually. It had a slow start, but considering the plot twists it was a good thing we got to know the ship’s crew life before we got the bigger picture. If the show was cancelled because there were plenty of people (who also quit watching) quick to judge the show for the first episode alone, then whoever decided to pull the plug is also an idiot who watched the slow start and only read the superficial reviews. These people… Read more »
I liked it i just wish it would have been planned from the start to be a mini series, so we could have seen some kind of ending..
I’m starting to lose the will to watch tv series, everytime someone creates a good show that has the potential to be a great show, they go and cancel it. just watched all 6 episodes on Netflix and really got into it. syfy are fools to dump this show before it had a chance, when they are perfectly happy to waste money on rubbish such as 4 sharknado movie’s, oh wait they are making a 5th one at the moment.
I loved the show, sad it had to end in 6 episodes. Want more!
Great show. I say well done to everyone involved in this.