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 season 2
Another series with no outcome. What is wrong with the networks. Have a little respect for your viewers. We pay s high price for television finish what you start. Fed up.
I truly enjoyed watching this series and the more it developed the more intrigued I was. How I wish it could have carried on. Maybe a film with an extended version and great conclusion is in order! There are so many aspects to the plot and characters that could be developed further and in so many ways, the options are infinite.
Sad to see that we won’t find out how things ended. The way the show was panning out left me with a lot of intrigue I find hard to shake. This seems like a show where the longer it progresses, the better the character development. I was just starting to pick my favorites :/.
Have been watching Ascension on UK Pick TV. Excellent series. Love there story line and great acting.
Pity good show
That really sucks! I liked this show, and was hoping to, at least, see how some of the loose ends would be tied up… Thanks a lot…
Once again the greedy uncult execs bearers of network ratings have quashed a potential gem. Ratings (its hard to deal with subject matters that essentially put a mirror on a complacent segment of society), viewership numbers (reality shows best friend…that says it all!) and cash ($$$$ and only $$$$).
Please bring back Ascension, Sooo disappointed!! it’s like it ended half way through!!
This really needed another series.
it was fantastic. They should have gone another season. watch it on Netflix . Its the first I even heard of it.
Definitely wish there was another season!! This show has a lot of potential and would love to see how it all comes together!!!
I am so sad that there wasn’t at least a second mini-series of Ascention to at least bring it to an end, tying up all the loose ends!
Realy! They keep carp like housewives, dancing balderdash, Jersey crap, and other crap, but cancel decent shows before they can develops the rest of the story only after only 6 episodes. REALY!
One of the best series ever, and it is sad they cancelled it.