The online giant has picked up Season 4 of the sci-fi drama.
May 25, 2018
Fans of The Expanse can breathe a sigh of relief tonight, as Amazon has saved the critically-acclaimed space opera from cancellation. While rumored for a few days now, the official announcement came tonight directly from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos at the National Space Society's International Space Development Conference in Los Angeles.
The outpouring from fans was quite substantial after they got wind that Syfy was passing on a fourth season of their favorite show. A #SaveTheExpanse campaign quickly gained momentum, including an online petition with over 130,000 signatures and a GoFundMe page which paid for an airplane banner that was flown over Amazon Studios in Santa Monica.
While revivals are still not overly common, the list of shows being brought back is growing at a rate never seen before. The speed of the decisions is also faster than ever. The Expanse took only two weeks to be saved, while earlier this month NBC revived comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine just one day after it was cancelled by Fox.
Season 3 of The Expanse on Syfy is just about half-way through its run, with the finale set for late June.
In case you hadn’t heard...@JeffBezos #SavedTheExpanse pic.twitter.com/alW5hSw1my
— Wes Chatham (@weschatham) May 26, 2018
Comments (41)
Great news!
I saw the campaign getting traction but actually pulling it off is something else.
Great news…. I just hope Amazon don’t mess with it, just let the writers, production and cast do what they are already doing…. a fantatstic job
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Now.... Dark Matter pls
And many many more thanks to the production and cast of The Expanse for creating a show worth saving! I can only hope this show will last at least 7 more seasons!!
The only reasons I can see are either, as you say, people hate him because he’s a billionaire. Or, because Trump hates him and people are supporting him on this.
Is there a memo on Bezos that I missed, BTW? This comment section and some of my twitter feed has Bezos/Amazon hatred trickling in, but I am not sure why. Did he diddle some women or is it just cool nowadays to hate on the rich/successful/accomplished?
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