![]() ![]() Fox also cancelled the ensemble comedy series “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” earlier this month, only for NBC to pick the show up for another season one day later. Fox announced they were reviving Tim Allen’s multi-cam comedy “Last Man Standing” for a fall 2018 launch after ABC cancelled the show last year after six seasons. This marks the latest instance in the past few weeks in which a previously cancelled series found new life on a new network or streaming service. Corey), “The Expanse” stars Steven Strait, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Dominique Tipper, Cas Anvar, Wes Chatham and Frankie Adams. Based on the New York Times bestselling book series collectively known as “The Expanse,” written by Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck (under the pen name James S. The story unfolds across a colonized solar system 200 years in the future, when two strangers become unwittingly swept up in a vast conspiracy. From reddit campaigns to airplanes, we say thank you. We are fully aware that this wouldn’t have been possible if it wasn’t for the staggering outpouring of support from the most creative, hardest working sci-fi fans around the world. We also want to thank Laura Lancaster, head of Alcon Television for her tireless efforts. “We are deeply grateful that Jeff Bezos, Jen Salke, and their team at Amazon have shown such faith in our show. “We couldn’t be more excited that ‘The Expanse’ is going to continue on Amazon Prime,” said Alcon Entertainment co-founders and co-CEOs Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson. Shortly after it was cancelled, it was reported that Amazon was in talks to continue the series, which is produced and fully financed by Alcon Television Group. “The Expanse” is currently airing its third season on Syfy, with the cable networking having cancelled the series earlier this month. To stay up to date on everything Game of Thrones, follow our all-encompassing Facebook page and sign up for our exclusive newsletter.“ The Expanse” has officially been picked up at Amazon for a fourth season.Īmazon CEO Jeff Bezos made the announcement at the National Space Society’s International Space Development Conference in Los Angeles Friday night. It’s going to be an interesting time for TV, although I worry that they’re after a hit show first and a good show second. To that end, in addition to picking up The Expanse, Amazon is also making series based on The Lord of the Ringsand The Wheel of Time. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos pretty much demanded that his company produce the heir to the throne. ![]() Lots of networks are currently trying to make “the next Game of Thrones,” but Amazon has been more blatant than most. They want this to be like their Game of Thrones.” “They want this show to go to tens of missions of people. And if they can have a bit more sex and violence…well, I’m sure they’ll be responsible about it. “They want this show to be a great show,” Anvar said of Amazon. Well, I’d never want to stand in the way of things becoming darker and sexier.īut seriously, Anvar has a point that fewer restrictions when it comes to episode length and commercial breaks could make for better, more responsive storytelling. We don’t have the restrictions in terms of content: it’s darker, it’s sexier, it’s a little more gritty, it’s a little more real. But we weren’t reaching the audiences that we could reach and it was being done in a format that didn’t serve the kind of show we were: with commercial breaks and the four acts and all that stuff… e’re not restricted by time, we don’t have to bang on 47 minutes every episode, we don’t have to worry about commercial breaks. It looked good, it really did serve the books, it honored the story and everything, it was a beautiful, high quality show. “In hindsight, being cancelled was the best thing that ever happened to us.” That sounds like something someone who was cancelled would say, but alright. “Amazon is the best home for us,” he said. Cast member Cas Anvar (who plays Martian fighter pilot with a southern drawl Alex Kamal) recently talked to Fandom Spotlight about what fans can expect, and how things will be different. The show had a cult following but not enough mainstream popularity, so SyFy cancelled it after its third season.īut lo, Amazon came to the rescue and will release a fourth season later this year. Corey, the show is a little like Game of Thrones in space, checking in with multiple characters spread across the solar system each episode as they vie for control of natural resources being drawn from the asteroid belt beyond Mars. Based on the ongoing series of novels by James S. The Expanse is the little sci-fi epic that could. ![]()
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