Syfy’s Ascension mini-series graced our screens in 2014 as the channel’s first mini-series in six years. While some had hoped it would follow the Battlestar Galactica route and be commissioned as a full series, it appears it is not to be.
Mild spoilers if you haven’t seen the show…
Ascension was based around a somewhat improbable ’60s-era high-class, glamorous (and backstabbing) society contained within a generational spaceship on a hundred year long journey to the stars. Think Mad Men meets Lost in Space.
Or perhaps not, as it turned out that Ascension was not actually a spaceship at all but something of a strange social experiment. Behind the scenes, there was mystery and intriigue as factions attempted to take control of the set-up. With this convoluted backstory, it is difficult to see quite how storylines could have been sustained across one or more full series, so this announcement isn’t a total surprise. Syfy said of the move:
We were very happy with Ascension as an event series, but with so much high profile development in the works, we have decided not to pursue a full series.
While Syfy have turned down the option of a series, it’s still possible that producers Universal Cable Productions, Lionsgate TV, and Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions could approach other networks or outlets to see if they are interested.
What did you think of Ascension? Do you think the show deserved a full series? Did the glamour and intrigue satisfy you or leave you cold? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below or via Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, or Google+.
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