(Photo: Aleksandar Letic/Ark TV Holdings, Inc./Syfy)

The Ark finally has a premiere date for its second season. Syfy announced the return date for the sci-fi drama series with the release of several first-look photos. The series was renewed for a second season in April 2023, ahead of the first season finale.

Starring Christie Burke, Richard Fleeshman, Reece Ritchie, Stacey Read, and Ryan Adams, The Ark follows the crew of a spaceship as they try to find a new planet for the human race to call home.

Syfy revealed the following about the return of the series:

“The Ark” premieres Wednesday, July 17 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SYFY.

“The Ark” takes place 100 years in the future when planetary colonization missions have begun as a necessity to help secure the survival of the human race. In season two, after the brave crew of Ark One reaches their destination and finds it uninhabitable, they must survive long enough to locate a new home for themselves and all the ships that follow.

The first season of “The Ark” reached 6.5 million viewers across all platforms.

The series stars Christie Burke, Richard Fleeshman, Reece Ritchie, Stacey Read and Ryan Adams.

Dean Devlin (“Independence Day,” “Stargate”) and Jonathan Glassner (“Stargate SG-1”) are co-showrunners and executive producers alongside Marc Roskin and Rachel Olschan-Wilson of Electric Entertainment. Jonathan English of Balkanic Media and Mark Franco of Electric Entertainment serve as producers.

More photos from season two of The Ark are below.

(Photo: Aleksandar Letic/Ark TV Holdings, Inc./Syfy)

(Photo: Aleksandar Letic/Ark TV Holdings, Inc./Syfy)

(Photo: Aleksandar Letic/Ark TV Holdings, Inc./Syfy)

(Photo: Aleksandar Letic/Ark TV Holdings, Inc./Syfy)

(Photo: Aleksandar Letic/Ark TV Holdings, Inc./Syfy)

What do you think? Have you watched this Syfy series? Do you plan to check out season two in July?