The Expanse has officially wrapped production on its fourth season. The critically acclaimed sci-fi series will make its debut on Amazon Prime later this year, after having been rescued following Syfy cancelling the series after three seasons. The first three seasons are currently available for streaming on Amazon.
As fans may remember, the third season ended with an epic finale in which James Holden (Steven Strait) saves humanity from itself and the Ring, leading to 1300 other ring portals appearing to humanity. As Holden then notes, this newfound access to a wealth of potential habitable systems will lead to "another blood-soaked gold rush" as mankind wages a new war over resources, one which may destabilize Earth, Mars, and the Belt.
The upcoming season will adapt the fourth of The Expanse novels, Cibola Burn, which largely took place on Ilus. This planet, which resides in one of the new inhabitable systems, has previously been described as "the battleground of new settlers, security forces and the protomolecule in The Expanse Season 4."
With filming on Season 4 officially wrapped, we now have some cast announcements to share, including a very familiar face joining the series as an antagonist, as well as other behind-the-scenes pictures celebrating the end of filming.
So, to take a look at new cast members joining The Expanse for Season 4, as well as other behind-the-scenes pictures, hit the VIEW LIST (ONE PAGE) button below!
Burn Gorman
The biggest cast announcement, Burn Gorman (Torchwood, Pacific Rim, Game of Thrones) will portray Adolphus Murtry, a ruthless and cold-blooded individual who uses force of arms to assume command of the settlement First Landing and enact martial law.
Lyndie Greenwood
Lyndie Greenwood (Sleepy Hollow, Star, SWAT) will be portraying Dr. Elvi Okoye, a biologist who is interested in studying samples from New Terra in order to try to determine the biological make-up of the newfound planet.
Jess Salgueiro
Jess Salguiero (Channel Zero, The Strain, The Boys) will appear in an undisclosed role, but it is likely that it will be a somewhat prominent character since Jess revealed she has been working on Season 4 for the past four months. She is extremely excited about her character and the experience she had working on the show.
Lily Gao
No word on who Lily Gao is portraying, but she has previously starred in Kin and Through Black Spruce. At the very least, we know she will be sharing scenes with Shohreh Aghdashloo (Chrisjen Avasarala).
Rosa Gilmore
Rosa Gilmore (The Handmaid's Tale) will be portraying Dr. Lucia Merton, a doctor grom Ganymede who becomes the physician of First Landing after settling on Ilus.
Dominique Tipper
Dominique Tipper portrays Naomi Nagata, member of the Rocinante, and has been a series regular since the very first episode. Tipper is especially excited about everyone seeing the fourth season, calling it the best one to date and saying all the new characters brought their A game.
Wes Chatham and Frankie Adams
Wes Chatham plays Rocinante engineer Amos Burton and has been with the show since episode 1. Frankie Adams plays Martian marine Bobbie Draper and has been a series regular since Season 2.
Natalie Nelson, Frankie Adams and Brian Hui
Natalie Nelson is a hairstylist, Brian Hui is a makeup artist.
Brian Hui, Frankie Adams and Dominique Tipper
Wes Chatham and Cas Anvar
Wes Chatham and Cas Anvar celebrate a wrap on Season 4 aboard the Rocinante. Cas Anvar portrays Alex Kamal, the Martian pilot of the Rocinante who has been with the show since the first episode.
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