The Expanse, the critically acclaimed space-based sci-fi series, now calls Amazon Studios its home after being rescued from cancellation by Syfy. During a panel for the show this weekend at San Diego Comic-Con, the show shared a video from the main cast and crew, thanking their passionate fans for helping save the show and giving the series a bright future with Amazon.
In addition to thanking fans, the video features some recently released concept art of the planet Ilus from season 4. The showrunner and cast also tease what's to come in the show's fourth season, which will adapt the novel
Cibola Burn. Check out the SDCC video message below:
Executive producer and showrunner Naren Shankar also spoke at the SDCC panel about season 4 and how it begins a new chapter for the show. As fans remember, season 3 ended with portals to 1300 habitable systems opening up inside the Ring. Now with endless possibilities, the show will venture into a new frontier that should excite fans:
We’re in what is really second big movement of the books — it’s a new chapter. They’re no longer constrained by just being able to go in the solar system. New worlds have opened up. How humanity deals with his vast new frontier in a situation where resources have been constrained and how that effects society…that the big next chapter of The Expanse.
Shankar also discussed how the move to Amazon will affect the show both creatively and behind the scenes. Now that the series is on a streaming platform rather than network television,
The Expanse does not have to worry about language, content or time restrictions:
It’s going to be more awesome. We no longer have the language restrictions. [We can] curse like a sailor. We don’t have the nudity restrictions… and the 4K and HDR will look amazing on Amazon. We’re no longer constrained by a 43-minute box. We can put some air into it, let things breathe a little bit more. So we’re excited to be on Amazon Prime.
Are you excited for the next season of
The Expanse? Season 4 is expected to debut on Amazon Prime sometime in 2019.