{"id":80361,"date":"2018-07-04T02:22:29","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T09:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/why-fans-might-have-to-wait-for-season-4-of-the-expanse-after-the-sci-fi-dramas-amazon-revival"},"modified":"2018-07-04T02:22:29","modified_gmt":"2018-07-04T09:22:29","slug":"why-fans-might-have-to-wait-for-season-4-of-the-expanse-after-the-sci-fi-dramas-amazon-revival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/why-fans-might-have-to-wait-for-season-4-of-the-expanse-after-the-sci-fi-dramas-amazon-revival","title":{"rendered":"Why Fans Might Have To Wait For Season 4 Of \u2018The Expanse\u2019 After The Sci-Fi Drama\u2019s Amazon Revival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"aligncenter blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/why-fans-might-have-to-wait-for-season-4-of-the-expanse-after-the-sci-fi-dramas-amazon-revival.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Life on Mars will continue after all. After three seasons on cable television, the Syfy space war drama <em>The Expanse<\/em> was given the axe on May 10. Since then, support from the show\u2019s fans has helped it find new life: The series has officially been renewed by Amazon for Season 4, which will be streamable. That\u2019s right \u2014 not only will the sci-fi favorite return, but it is now marathon material. So, <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/ew.com\/tv\/2018\/05\/26\/the-expanse-season-4-amazon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">when is <em>The Expanse <\/em>Season 4<\/a>? A premiere date has not yet been announced, but one thing is for sure \u2014 fans and <em>The Expanse <\/em>cast members alike can\u2019t get enough of the show\u2019s revival.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Expanse, <\/em>based on the <em>New York Times <\/em>bestselling <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Expanse-7-Book-Series\/dp\/B071XSV52H?tag=lifeboatfound-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-amzn-asin=\"B071XSV52H\">eight-part book series<\/a> co-written by Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck under the pen name James S. A. Corey, is set in a fully colonized solar system on the brink of war. There are three main parties that make up this narrative \u2014 Earth, Mars, and the asteroid belt \u2014 and their biggest mission is universal peace. Just like Rome wasn\u2019t built in a day, though, universal peace wasn\u2019t achieved in three seasons, so it only makes sense that Amazon picked up the story for continuation on a new platform.<\/p>\n<p>It helps that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/live-feed\/expanse-officially-revived-season-4-at-amazon-1115160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a big fan of the books on which the show is based<\/a>, according to the <em>Hollywood Reporter<\/em>, and he wasn\u2019t ready to see the TV series go. He made the <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/amp.reddit.com\/r\/TheExpanse\/comments\/8m7o4g\/jeff_bezos_just_announced_that_they_are_picking\/?__twitter_impression=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">public announcement<\/a> on May 25 at a National Space Society panel where the show\u2019s cast and crew were in attendance.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bustle.com\/p\/when-is-season-4-of-the-expanse-the-sci-fi-drama-was-saved-from-cancellation-9610269\">https:\/\/www.bustle.com\/p\/when-is-season-4-of-the-expanse-the...on-9610269<\/a> --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life on Mars will continue after all. After three seasons on cable television, the Syfy space war drama The Expanse was given the axe on May 10. Since then, support from the show\u2019s fans has helped it find new life: The series has officially been renewed by Amazon for Season 4, which will be streamable. 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