'' The Expanse'' is an American science fiction television series that premiered on December 14, 2015, on

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. The series was developed by

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, based on the series of novels by Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, writing under the pseudonym James S. A. Corey. Set in a future where humanity has colonized the Solar System, it follows United Nations executive Chrisjen Avasarala ( Shohreh Aghdashloo), police detective Josephus Miller ( Thomas Jane), and ship's officer James Holden (

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) and his crew as they unravel a conspiracy that threatens peace in the system and the survival of humanity. On May 11, 2018, Syfy canceled the series after three seasons. However, on May 26, Amazon Video announced it had picked up the series for a fourth season. In July 2019, Amazon renewed the series for a fifth season, which premiered on December 15, 2020. In November 2020, the series was renewed by Amazon for a sixth and final season, which premiered on December 10, 2021.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2015–16)

Season 1 roughly follows the events of the first half of the book '' Leviathan Wakes''.

Season 2 (2017)

Season 2 concludes the events of the book ''Leviathan Wakes'' and starts plotlines from ''

Caliban's War ''Caliban's War'' is a 2012 science fiction novel by James S. A. Corey (pen name of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck). It is about a conflict in the Solar System that involves Earth, Mars, and the Asteroid Belt (colonies of people living on asteroid ...

'', as well as adapting the short story "

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Season 3 (2018)

Season 3 concludes the plot lines from ''Caliban's War'' in episodes 1–6 and uses material from ''

Abaddon's Gate ''Abaddon's Gate'' is a science fiction novel by James S. A. Corey (pen name of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck). It is about a conflict in the Solar System that involves Earth, Mars, and the Asteroid Belt (colonies of people living on asteroids, re ...

'' for the remaining episodes.

Season 4 (2019)

Season 4 is almost entirely adapted from the fourth book, ''

Cibola Burn ''Cibola Burn'' is a 2014 science fiction novel by James S. A. Corey (pen name of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck) and the fourth book in The Expanse series. It follows the crew of the ''Rocinante'' as they join the flood of humanity out into the ga ...

'', with the novella " Gods of Risk" providing source material for episode 2.

Season 5 (2020–21)

Season 5 adapts material from '' Nemesis Games''.

Season 6 (2021–22)

Season 6 is the final season and focuses on plotlines from ''

Babylon's Ashes ''Babylon's Ashes'' is a science fiction novel by James S. A. Corey, the pen name of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, and the sixth book in their '' The Expanse'' series. The title of the novel was announced in early July 2015 and the cover and ...

'' and the " Strange Dogs" short story.

Webisodes

''The Expanse: One Ship'' (2021–22)

''The Expanse: One Ship'' is a series of webisodes released alongside the sixth season. The episodes are available in the X-Ray bonus content section via Prime Video and feature "small little character moments" aimed to provide more depth to the mainline story.

Ratings

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

References

External links

* on

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