SyFy has announced some bad news for fans of The Expanse. The current third season of the show will be the space drama’s last one on Syfy. The cable network has decided not to renew the show for a fourth season, with the last episode slated to air in early July. Alcon Television Group, which fully finances and produces the critically praised series, plans to shop it to other buyers.
The Expanse was one of the first series greenlighted after the change in programming direction at Syfy, heralding a return to the network’s roots with the engaging, high energy space opera series like Battlestar Galactica. The Expanse which was tipped as a potential successor to BSG was part of a collection of Syfy series that launched in 2015 along with 12 Monkeys, which was renewed for an upcoming fourth and final season.
Speaking of the cancellation announcement Chris McCumber, President, Entertainment Networks for NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment said: “The Expanse transported us across the solar system for three brilliant seasons of television. Everyone at Syfy is a massive fan of the series, and this was an incredibly difficult decision. We want to sincerely thank The Expanse’s amazing cast, crew and all the dedicated creatives who helped bring James S A Corey’s story to life. And to the series’ loyal fans, we thank you most of all.”
The Expanse is one of the most well reviewed sci-fi series on TV, with the current third season scoring 100% on Rotten Tomatoes (vs. 95% for Season 2 and 76% for Season 1).
“We are very disappointed the show will not be returning to Syfy,” said Alcon Entertainment co-founders and co-CEOs Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson. “We respect Syfy’s decision to end this partnership but given the commercial and critical success of the show, we fully plan to pursue other opportunities for this terrific and original IP.”
Let’s hope we don’t have long to wait for the series to be picked up by a buyer that can see this series deserves to go out on its own terms.
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