Looks like Vagrant Queen has been permanently dethroned. Syfy has cancelled the TV show after only one season.
The sci-fi Western revolves around Elida (Adriyan Rae), a former queen turned scavenger who’s been on the run since her throne was stolen as a child. A charming old friend of Elida’s, Isaac (Tim Rozon), shows up claiming that her mother Xevelyn is still alive. The two head off with their new ally, a skilled mechanic and pilot named Amae (Alex McGregor), to stage a rescue that will take Elida back into the perilous heart of her former kingdom and up against a deadly foe from her childhood — ruthless and power-hungry Commander Lazaro (Paul du Toit).
It’s sadly not that surprising Syfy has cancelled Vagrant Queen. The series’ first season earned fairly low ratings, averaging a 0.05 in the 18-49 demo and just 224,000 viewers in the live+same day ratings.
The writing seemed to be on the wall when Syfy moved the TV show from its original 10:00 PM Thursday night slot to Fridays at 11:00 PM after only three airings. Not a great sign.
What do you think? Are you a fan of Vagrant Queen? Would you have watched a second season of this Syfy series?
As Killjoys was coming to an end, I was looking forward to Vagrant Queen as a replacement. While I think it could’ve been a good show, it was a letdown in that it was not seemingly as well-produced as Killjoys, and stepped back in time to a show like Farscape – It just seemed too campy.
VQ was over the top, tongue in cheek, entertainment. Given time it would have built a cult following just like Red Dwarf. Such a shame that there is hardly any decent Space Sci-Fy to watch. Shows with magic and strange goings on are not Sci-Fy to me. If they don’t advertise a show then who’s going to watch it? And who watches live TV these days? I watched the whole season in less than a week.
Me too. Thought it was a great, fun show.
Just like Firefly. At least when streaming, you can get to watch the episodes in the right order. LOL.
I would have absolutely watched another 10 seasons of this show!! Action, funny, the internal struggle of not wanting to be alone but also not hurt anyone. It is so frustrating that when a show with a strong female lead gets cancelled so quickly. Especially when based on fans watching in real time. In this day of App driven television when syfy was only allowing a couple of episodes to be “unlocked” per email. Maybe the show would have had better ratings if fans could have accessed it! Fix your mistake syfy and bring back Vagrant Queen!!!
So now another good fun show Syfy has cancelled, not even given a chance or advertised….. What a shame, I was looking forward to the second season. Very disappointed.!!!!
It was an awsome show i would deffenetly watch 2 more seasons of it
Please add another season, cos I just want to know how Isaac got back to his family and also what will become of Elida and Amae. Also how will Elida rule her kingdom. Just add another season so the message of the series will be clear.
I just finished the last episode this morning. I will say, I enjoyed the series, but didn’t fall in love with it. I thought everything tied up nicely, but then, of course, there’s the big cliff-hanger ending. Yes, now I want to know what’s coming next, but still I’m not particularly sad to see it go. I thought the series started out strong and fresh, new and different, with an over-the-top , Tarantino-like comical violence to boot. But towards the end, I started to lose interest. To be honest, I think watching another season might be more of a chore… Read more »
Typical of SyFy to cancel yet another show I liked. I didn’t watch the new Battlestar Galactica for many years because they caused the cancellation of Farscape. Let it be known that I do not watch live TV and will not. I watch tv shows on my own schedule. Because of this, I’m missing from their ratings metrics.
Sad.
I second your statement.
I agree! Bring this back. Netflix….Please…..Amazon Prime….Please! Such a quirky and fun show. Takes you out of life and let’s you go into this crazy adventure! Why leave on a cliffhanger and then we get no nothing! I’d love to hear from the cast to see how they feel. It seemed as if they worked so well together.
Studios should stop making deals with SyFy. They cancel too many promising shows.
Agreed.. Darn shame
I would absolutely without a doubt watch this show. Not only was it fun but it was so great to just get away from the real world and enjoy an amazing out of this world show. But once again you’ve canceled another show before it ever even had a chance to start. Every one of my over 709.000 plus friends all agree with me and all the comments regarding the cancelation of such a dam good show everyone thinks you all are just stupid. Get a clue stop canceling shows that are good no great that let us escape into… Read more »
well…..my husband and i found the show late in the season… WE LOVE IT !!! we think SYFY didnt advertise the show… NEVER ONCE saw an ad for the show ,we just stumbled on it ….THANK GOODNESS WE DVR THE SEASON ….. we watch it over and over…… im very sad theres no more VANGRANT QUEEN !!!! some one save the show !!!! OH CRACKERS !!!!
I really loved this show and its quirky characters. It was so much fun. I already assumed SyFy would cancel it but it’s still disappointing, especially with that cliffhanger.
A show as poor as this deserves the chop regardless of the sex, ethnicity or otherwise of it’s creators – or it’s filming location for that matter. The final quality (and subsequent viewing figures) of a TV show is what really counts, nothing else. And as for black women as lead TV heroes have you seen, for example, last year’s Watchmen? No “lasers”, just fantastic story-telling and amazing acting. I’ll admit there is a long way to go in terms of having any genuine equality within the TV and movie industry, but making allowances ‘just because’ isn’t the answer. In… Read more »
Watchmen might not have been the best example for you to cite here, as it was also canceled after just one season. Great show though. You would be shocked to find out how many mortals had no idea about the Tulsa Massacre (seen in the first episode of the show) and assumed it was fictional, as many other things in that show’s timeline were. As for Vagrant Queen…. I can’t honestly say it’s become an instant favorite like other SyFy series of the past have, but I do think it would be fair to give them a second season. It’s… Read more »
It’s a show. None of that came into play for me.
Vagrant should not have been cancelled
I really enjoyed the show. In the spirit of Xena:WP and Wynonna Earp. Camp girl power goodness with lasers. And for those who are thinking about how representation matters, the show is made up of ALL-WOMEN WRITERS and DIRECTORS, a ***** BLACK WOMAN HERO, and is filmed in South Africa with tons of BIPOC actors and crew. #SaveVagrantQueen