Last year, The Expanse joined the ranks of several illustrious shows (including Lucifer and Brooklyn Nine Nine) whose popularity and fanbase saved it from cancellation. The adaptation of James S. A Corey’s 9-part science fiction books (which by the way, is a brilliant series) in many ways improves upon the books, almost certainly due to the involvement of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck (the two men who are James S. A Corey), but also due to a brilliant and passionate team.
When SyFy announced the show’s cancellation last year, Amazon picked it up, and on a personal note, season 3 was even better than season 2.
While we got a minute-long teaser trailer earlier this year, the full trailer for season 4 was unveiled at the panel. The description for the upcoming season reads: “With the Ring Gates now open to thousands of new planets, a blood-soaked gold rush begins, igniting new conflicts between Earth, Mars, and the Belt. Meanwhile, on one unexplored planet, the Rocinante crew gets caught in a violent clash between an Earth mining corporation and desperate Belter settlers as deadly new threats from the protomolecule emerge.”
This means that season 4 will focus on the events of the series’ fourth book, Cibola Burn, where humanity is first exploring area outside our own solar system.
Additionally, we learned that Burn Gorman (Torchwood, Pacific Rim, The Man in the High Castle) will be playing the villain, which delights this reporter, not only because I love Gorman, but because I think he will be perfectly suited to play the season’s antagonist.
One thing’s for sure, we can’t wait for what the crew of the Roci have in store for us!
The Expanse season 4 will premiere December 13th 2019 on Amazon Prime.
