Continuum: Season Two Coming to Syfy

Syfy has announced they will start airing season two of Continuum on Friday, June 7th, at 10pm. The news doesn’t come as any big shock since the TV series has been a moderate success for Syfy and, more to the point, Showcase renewed the Canadian show for a second round back in August.

Here in the US, the first season of Continuum averaged 1.05 million viewers with a 0.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic. There are 13 episodes in season two, up from the first season’s 10 installments.

Here are the details:

SYFY’S POPULAR SERIES “CONTINUUM” WILL RETURN FOR SECOND SEASON

THIRTEEN ALL-NEW EPISODES BEGIN AIRING FRIDAY, JUNE 7

NEW YORK – March 26, 2013 – Syfy has announced its popular time traveling police drama Continuum will return for a second season. The 13 all-new episode season will premiere in its new time period beginning Friday, June 7 at 10PM (ET/PT).

During its first season, Continuum delivered 1.35 million total viewers, 644K Adults 25-54 and 537K Adults 18-49. In its time period, the series ranked #6 in Adults 25-54 and #10 in Adults 18-49 among all cable entertainment programs with at least three telecasts (based on most current data).

New episodes of Continuum pick up after the gripping Season 1 finale when Kiera Cameron (Rachel Nichols/Criminal Minds, Alias) fought a ticking clock to prevent a cataclysmic act of terrorism.

Cameron is a cop from the future who finds herself trapped in the present day, swept along when a group of fanatical terrorists escaped their planned execution in 2077 by vaulting back in time.

Continuum co-stars Victor Webster (Castle, Melrose Place) as detective Carlos Fonnegra and Erik Knudsen (Jericho, Scream 4), who plays teen tech genius Alec Sadler.

Executive producers of Continuum are series creator Simon Barry (The Art of War), Pat Williams (Smallville), and Tom Rowe (Tin Man). Continuum is a Showcase original series and is produced by Reunion Pictures in association with Shaw Media.

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What do you think? Are you a fan of this TV series? Are you hoping that there’s a third season?