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The Expanse

The Expanse

The stars are better off without us.

20158.16 Seasons62 EpisodesEnded

Overview

A thriller set two hundred years in the future following 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.

Created by Jason F. Brown
Written by Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck
NetworksSyfyPrime Video

Top Cast

Steven Strait

Steven Strait

Jim Holden

Dominique Tipper

Dominique Tipper

Naomi Nagata

Wes Chatham

Wes Chatham

Amos Burton

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Chrisjen Avasarala

Frankie Adams

Frankie Adams

Bobbie Draper

Cara Gee

Cara Gee

Camina Drummer

Nadine Nicole

Nadine Nicole

Clarissa Mao

Keon Alexander

Keon Alexander

Marco Inaros

Jasai Chase-Owens

Jasai Chase-Owens

Filip Inaros

Themes & Keywords

planet marsspacecraftspace battlefuturespace colonyspace travelspaceconspiracyspace stationspace operahard sci-fi

About The Expanse

The Expanse is a drama, mystery, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2015 exploring themes of planet mars, spacecraft, space battle, future, space colony, space travel. Created by Jason F. Brown, it stars Steven Strait, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham. A thriller set two hundred years in the future following 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.

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