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 Acension was looking foward to season 2. What a great show.
WE NEED SEASON TWO NOW LETS START A GOFUNDME FOR PETES SAKE I NEED TO KNOW WHY CHRISTA IS THE CENTER OF THE EXPERIMENT AND WHERE THE HECK GAULT WENT.
please bring ascenssion back!
We can’t believe this show was cancelled. The concept was amazing and character development perfect. Regular tv is out the door IMO. Rescue us Netflix! Pick up this show and finish this mission. “Beam us aboard”!
My wife and I loved the show! To be honest we had never heard of it until it showed up on Netflix. It took us all of two days to “blast” through the 6 hour long episodes! Love the story, Love the characters! We want more! I hope Netflix sees the potential and continues this amazing show where Syfy was too daft to see the they had a hit on their hands. Maybe a little more promotion would have done it for my wife and I to notice it earlier. But it’s on them and I hope some other network… Read more »
I agree!! We loved it.
Was hooked, binge watched on Netflix. Would be great to have continue to season 2 even 3. Or a feature like serenity following firefly.
Seriously it’s getting cancelled after only 3 parts? Come on Syfy, give us at least a second season now with Netflix picking it up…
I liked the idea of it at first and I was hooked enough to watch the whole thing. I liked the idea of a 1960’s era culture continuing on until today because I love all that retro stuff having grown up in the Space Age. But what I didn’t like were all the plot holes and total disregard for plausibility and science. I found it very hard to believe that a crew of that size could be convinced that they had actually traveled to space. How did they explain the gravity? Did they really produce all the food and drink… Read more »
they also claimed early on that most of the modern advances are due to their inventions… such as rfid chips and MRI machines
so they could of invented all that too
Hope there is a season 2
Thought Ascension was great, very disappointing that there won’t be a season 2
Original concept with the right balance of action and drama, weaving multiple story threads and perspectives. Seldom do you find a series where the characters can evoke love and hate in equal measures. Syfy should have run multiple times to gauge actual interest. Many fans, especially younger ones, don’t even commit to a series until there are multiple seasons. Why should anyone invest their time to be left with a cliffhanger?
I really REALLY liked this show. I would really like to see a continuous sereis. But just like Firefly it most likely won’t happen.
What?! No season 2? Of course. This sends me flashbacks of Terra Nova and Primeval. SyFy has hurt me once again.
I loved the concept that ascension brought to tv. It was great to have 2 very different story lines going on within the show. I wish it would come back to at least give us a conclusion. Sorry to hear it’s not coming back.
A great concept and good writing .Not the same old post apocalyptic predictable crap . Good cast. Now i’m left hanging . Thanks to net flix
I watched it and I’ll bet others started viewing it there as well . Maybe NET FLIX could take the baton . I was really disappointed
that there wasn’t a season 2 .