The Expanse (TV series)

The Expanse
Genre	Science fiction Drama
Based on	The Expanse by James S. A. Corey
Developed by	Mark Fergus Hawk Ostby
Starring	Thomas Jane Steven Strait Cas Anvar Dominique Tipper Wes Chatham Paulo Costanzo Florence Faivre Shawn Doyle Shohreh Aghdashloo Frankie Adams Cara Gee Keon Alexander Jasai Chase Owens Nadine Nicole
Composer	Clinton Shorter
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	62 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Naren Shankar Mark Fergus Hawk Ostby Sean Daniel Jason F. Brown Sharon Hall Broderick Johnson Andrew Kosove Laura Lancaster Daniel Abraham Ty Franck Dan Nowak Ben Roberts
Producers	Lynn Raynor Jason Ning Robin Veith Ben Cook Manny Danelon Alan Di Fiore Lewin Webb Robert Munroe Steven Strait Shohreh Aghdashloo Wes Chatham Dominique Tipper
Production locations	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cinematography	Jeremy Benning Michael Galbraith Ray Dumas
Running time	42–63 minutes
Production companies	Penguin in a Parka SeanDanielCo (s. 1–3) Alcon Television Group Just So (s. 4–6) Hivemind (s. 4–6) Amazon Studios (s. 4–6)
Original release
Network	Syfy (s. 1–3)
Release	December 14, 2015 (2015-12-14) – June 27, 2018 (2018-06-27)
Network	Amazon Prime Video (s. 4–6)
Release	December 12, 2019 (2019-12-12) – January 14, 2022 (2022-01-14)
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The Expanse is an American science fiction television series developed by Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby for the Syfy network and is based on the series of novels of the same name by James S. A. Corey. Set in a future where humanity has colonized the Solar System, it follows a disparate band of protagonists — United Nations Security Council member Chrisjen Avasarala (Shohreh Aghdashloo), cynical detective Josephus Miller (Thomas Jane), and ship's officer James Holden (Steven Strait) and his crew — as they unwittingly unravel and place themselves at the center of a conspiracy that threatens the system's fragile peace, while dealing with existential crises brought forth by newly discovered alien technology.

The Expanse received positive critical response, with particular praise for its visuals, character development and political narrative. It received a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and three Saturn Award nominations for Best Science Fiction Television Series. Syfy cancelled the series after three seasons. Amazon later acquired the series, producing three more seasons, with the sixth and final season premiering on December 10, 2021.