The Expanse (TV)

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The Expanse is a TV series based on the book series of the same name by Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck (under the pseudonym James S.A. Corey), who also serve among the show's producers and writers. The series is produced by Alcon Entertainment and premiered online through several VOD services on November 23, 2015^[1], and premiered on Syfy in the United States, and Space in Canada^[2] on December 14, and 15, 2015. The series ran for 3 season under Syfy and then was picked up by Amazon starting with Season 4 on May 26, 2018.^[3] It will be released on Amazon's Prime Video service and will be marketed as an "Amazon Original" series.^[4] The fourth season will be released on December 13, 2019^[5], will consist of ten episodes, and, unlike previous seasons, will be released all at once.^[6]

Sean Daniel and Jason Brown of the Sean Daniel Company developed the original pitch with Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby. Naren Shankar (mostly known for similar work on CSI) is the show runner. The project has been described by some media outlets as “Game of Thrones in space.”^[7]^[8]

Seasons
#	Episode count	Network	Premiere date	Finale date
Season 1	10	Syfy	Nov 23, 2015	Feb 2, 2016
Season 2	13	Syfy	Feb 1, 2017	Apr 19, 2017
Season 3	13	Syfy	Apr 11, 2018	Jun 27, 2018
Season 4	10	Prime Video	Dec 13, 2019	Dec 13, 2019^†
Season 5	10	Prime Video	Dec 16, 2020	Feb 3, 2021
Season 6	10 (Presumed)	Prime Video	TBA	—
^† Full season released on premiere date.

Trailer

The first official trailer for the show was premiered at the Television Critics Association's winter press tour on January 15, 2015.

Synopsis

A thriller set two hundred years in the future, The Expanse follows the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship’s captain together in a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human history.

Alternate synopsis

The crew of the Canterbury discover a derelict vessel which holds a secret that may be devastating to human existence.

Cast

Main

Steven Strait as James (Jim) Holden
Cas Anvar as Alex Kamal
Dominique Tipper as Naomi Nagata^[9]
Wes Chatham as Amos Burton
Shohreh Aghdashloo as Chrisjen Avasarala
Thomas Jane as Joe Miller^[10] (seasons 1-2) / The Investigator (seasons 3-4)
Paulo Costanzo as Shed Garvey^[9] (season 1)
Florence Faivre as Julie Andromeda Mao (seasons 1-2; special appearance season 3)
Shawn Doyle as Sadavir Errinwright^[11] (seasons 1-3)
Frankie Adams as Bobbie Draper (season 2-present)
Cara Gee as Camina Drummer (season 4; recurring seasons 2-3)

Recurring

Jay Hernandez as Dmitri Havelock^[9] (season 1)
Jared Harris as Anderson Dawes (season 2-3)
Chad L. Coleman as Fred Johnson^[11] (season 1-present)
Cara Gee as Drummer (season 2-present)
Athena Karkanis as Octavia Muss (season 1)
Brian George as Arjun Rao (season 1-2)
Greg Bryk as Lopez (season 1)
Lola Glaudini as Shaddid (season 1)
Elias Toufexis as Kenzo (season 1)
Kevin Hanchard as Sematimba (season 1)
François Chau as Jules-Pierre Mao
Terry Chen as Praxideke Meng (season 2-3)
Nick E. Tarabay as Cotyar (season 2-3)
Peter Outerbridge as Martens (season 2)
Ted Whittall as Michael Iturbi (season 2)
Jeff Seymour as Pyotr Korshunov (season 2)
Mpho Koaho as Private Travis (season 2)
Hugh Dillon as Lt. Sutton (season 2)
Conrad Pla as Colonel Janus (season 2)
Dewshane Williams as Sa'id (season 2)
Sarah Allen as Hillman (season 2)
Anna Hopkins as Monica Stuart (season 3)
David Strathairn as Klaes Ashford (season 3-4)
Elizabeth Mitchell as Anna Volovodov (season 3)
Nadine Nicole as Clarissa Mao (season 3-present)

Production

Naren Shankar - Show runner^[12] and executive producer^[13]

Mark Fergus - TV show creator, writer, and executive producer^[14]^[15]^[13]
Hawk Ostby - TV show creator and writer^[14]
Daniel Abraham - Consulting writer and producer^[16]
Ty Franck - Consulting writer and producer^[16]
Terry McDonough - Pilot director^[17] and executive producer
Jeremy Benning, csc - Cinematographer (season 1-3)
Ray Dumas - Cinematographer (season 3)
Michael Galbraith - Cinematographer (season 3)
WETA - Art / Design^[17]
Anthony A. Ianni - Art director (season 1), Production designer (season 2-3)
Seth Reed - Production designer^[17] (season 1)
Peter Emmink - Art director (season 3)
Kim Mcquiston - Art director (season 2)
Kim Karon - Art director (season 2)
Melissa K. Nicoll - Special effects supervisor
John Papsidera - Casting director (original)
Peter P. Nicolakakos - Set decorator (season 1)
Justin Craig - Set decorator (season 2-3)
Joanne Hansen - Costume designer
Katie Brennan - Head makeup artist (season 2-3)
Maribeth Knezev - Head makeup artist (season 1)
Emanuele 'Manny' Danelon - Unit production manager (season 1-2)
Robin M. Reelis - Unit production manager (season 3)
Agnes Lim - Asset producer
Robert Munroe VFX supervisor
Neishaw Ali - VFX executive producer/producer
- Clint Green - VFX producer
- J.P. Giamos - VFX producer (SPIN VFX)
- Greg Behrens - VFX producer (Mavericks VFX)
- Darren Cranford - VFX producer (Keyframe Digital)
- Peter Denomme - VFX producer (Switch VFX)
Matt Birman - Stunt coordinator
Michael Halley - Animator
John Rakich - Location manager (season 1-2)
Judy Chui - Location manager (season 3)
Deva Anderson - Music supervisor
Dave Staples - Transportation coordinator (season 2)
Dana Howes - Transportation coordinator (season 1, 7 episodes) & (season 3)
Rob Davis - Transportation captain/coordinator
Amy Cuthbertson - Production coordinator
Eric Armstrong - Dialect coach
Nick Farmer - Linguist

Development

Season 1

Season 1 premiered online on November 23, 2015^[1] and on SyFy and Space on December 14, 2015, and consists of 10 episodes of one hour each.

Season 2

Season 2 premiered with a double episode on February 1, 2017^[18] and consists of 13 episodes total.^[19]

Season 3

Season 3 was announced to premiere on April 11, 2018^[20]^[21]^[22] and consist of 13 episodes^[23] like season 2. Season 3 was the last season broadcast in the US on Syfy channel.^[24]

Season 4

Season 4 was announced to premiere on Decemeber 13, 2019^[5] and consist of 10 episodes.^[6]^[25]^[26]This follows after the cancellation by Syfy, and Amazon Studios acquiring The Expanse for season 4.^[27]^[28]