With three books in the series call The Expanse by James S.A. Corey, which is a pen name for two collaborators, Syfy has given the green light to a ten episode TV series that will land in 2015. The project got a straight to series order as the property is in a very competitive situation. It’s also the first series for the Alcon Television Group to get the go ahead as that group along with writers Mark Fergus and Hawk Otsby, who worked on Children of Men and Iron Man. The pair will serve as writers and executive producers on the series as it goes into production.
“The Expanse is epic in scale and scope and promises to be Syfy’s most ambitious series to date,” said Syfy President Dave Howe. “Bringing this coveted book franchise to television with our partners at Alcon and the Sean Daniel Company is a giant win for Syfy, reinforcing our overall strategy to produce bold, provocative and compelling sci-fi fantasy stories.”
With comparisons to Battlestar Galactica, Blade Runner and Game of Thrones with the books, there will be a lot of expectations from the fans for it, especially in terms of the visual quality since Syfy still has that second rate look to many of their shows.
Plot concept: A thriller set 200 years in the future, The Expanse follows the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship’s captain together in a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human history.