The Possibility of an Expanse Season 7
The Possibility of an Expanse Movie
While The Expanse team went into Season 6 knowing it would almost certainly be the show’s last, they chose to tell the story that included a Laconia-set subplot adapted from Expanse novella Strange Dogs. Unlike basically every other the story in Season 6, the Laconia subplot about a girl named Cara and her efforts to save brother Xan with the help some alien creatures was very forward-focused. It also properly introduced Admiral Duarte, a character who becomes incredibly important in the remaining books in the series. The decision to give so much of Season 6’s precious narrative time could have been made as a way to expand the scope of this world, and to pay homage to these future book plots, and/or it could hint that the Expanse production team have not completely ruled out the possibility of a future for this adaptation. For The Expanse to come back, there would have to be a financial model that would support it (the industry is ever-changing), and the cast and creators would have to agree that they would be able to do justice with that budget. Unlike some popular TV shows, The Expanse team is filled with people who seem to genuinely enjoy making the show. As Shankar put it: “The door is open to other things. And if the stars align, I think you’d find a lot of people willing to participate in it.”
The Possibility of an Expanse Sequel Series
Many have speculated about the potential for a The Expanse sequel series sometime in the future, after a sustained hiatus. There is a lot of room for this in the source material, as there is a 30-year time jump between Babylon’s Ashes, the sixth book in the series, and Persepolis Rising, the seventh book in the series. It’s doubtful that the cast and crew would wait for 30 years to bring this show back, but if, five years from now, they were able to find funding to continue this story—and the fan interest remains—then it seems possible. We are living in an age of peak media, which means there are more models than ever before for producing profitable screen stories. This has resulted in many long-dead series getting new life years or sometimes decades after they were thought ended. From my perspective, there will always be some hope for an Expanse return. As book series co-author and TV show EP Daniel Abraham told io9: “As we always say, there are three more books. There’s a lot more story to tell. Big world! Things could happen.” But, for now, let’s rest here awhile, and feel grateful for the six seasons of incredible storytelling we got.
