Miniseries · Syfy
Ascension
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Tricia Helfer
Viondra Denniger
3 eps
Gil Bellows
Harris Enzmann
3 eps
Brian Van Holt
Captain William Denninger
3 eps
Andrea Roth
Dr. Juliet Bryce
3 eps
Lauren Lee Smith
Samantha Krueger
3 eps
Brandon P Bell
First Officer Oren Gault
3 eps
Jacqueline Byers
Nora Bryce
3 eps
Tiffany Lonsdale
Emily Vanderhaus
3 eps
P.J. Boudousqué
James Toback
3 eps
Amanda Thomson
Lorelei Wright
3 eps
Brad Carter
John Stokes
3 eps
Ryan Robbins
Duke Vanderhaus
3 eps
Wendy Crewson
Katherine Warren
3 eps
Al Sapienza
Councilman Rose
3 eps
Ellie O'Brien
Christa Valis
3 eps
John Ralston
Robert Bryce
3 eps
Jessica Sipos
Jackie
3 eps
Aliyah O'Brien
Eva Marceau
3 eps
Rachael Crawford
Ophelia
3 eps
Mark Camacho
Martin Carillo
3 eps
Michelle Mylett
Presley Delon
3 eps
Hannah Saunders
New Stewardess
3 eps
Sebastian Pigott
Rawles
2 eps
Taylor St. Pierre
Dwight Crouch
2 eps
Sandi Ross
2 eps
Cynthia Preston
Laura Enzmann
2 eps
Jason Cavalier
Security Officer
2 eps
Moe Jeudy-Lamour
Orderly
2 eps
Martin Thibaudeau
Machine Shop Foreman
2 eps
Isaiah Gero-Marsman
Young Gault
2 eps
Sylvia Stewart
Young Gault's Mother
2 eps
Eric Davis
Dr. Enzmann (Young)
2 eps
Yvanna-Rose Leblanc
Young Ophelia
2 eps
Michael Nangreaves
Mitchell Egland
2 eps
Vanessa Grimaldi
New Stewardess
2 eps
Hilary Hilaire
Student #2
2 eps
Olivia Winston
Student #3
2 eps
Victor Zhao
Student #4
2 eps
Ryan Ali
Mid-Level Student
2 eps
Damien Marques
Doug Bodwin
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Ascension actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Ascension reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
In 1963, the U.S. government launched a covert space mission sending hundreds of men, women and children on a century-long voyage aboard the starship Ascension to populate a new world. Nearly 50 years into the journey, as they approach the point of no return, a mysterious murder of a young woman causes the ship’s population to question the true nature of their mission.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E03
Chapter Three
The Ascension passengers are in for many surprises when the selection of families eligible for birthing rights is announced; the Denningers work together to secure their power and upset Councilman Rose; and Viondra seizes an opportunity to assert her dominance when a mysterious power surge knocks out systems on the ship.
- Directed by Mairzee Almas, Nick Copus
- Written by Philip Levens, Melody Fox
S01E02
Chapter Two
Aaron investigates an explosion on Ascension, while Captain Denninger covers up its true cause. Elsewhere, Viondra suspects there is a traitor within her ranks of stewardesses after Councilman Rose becomes privy to inside information; something mysterious seems to be happening to young Christa Valis; and James Toback attempts to impress Nora by making a deal to get into Officers Training School.
- Directed by Vincenzo Natali, Rob Lieberman
- Written by Adrian Cruz, Philip Levens
S01E01
Chapter One
The passengers of a starship on a century-long voyage to populate a new world begin to question the true nature of their covert mission when 50 years into their journey, which began in 1963, a young woman turns up dead of suspicious circumstances.
- Directed by Stephen Williams
- Written by Philip Levens
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E03
Chapter Three
- Directed by Mairzee Almas, Nick Copus
- Written by Philip Levens, Melody Fox
S01E02
Chapter Two
- Directed by Vincenzo Natali, Rob Lieberman
- Written by Adrian Cruz, Philip Levens
S01E01
Chapter One
- Directed by Stephen Williams
- Written by Philip Levens
S00E01
What is Ascension?
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Created by
- Damion BlackCreator
Executive production
- Jason BlumExecutive Producer
Writing
- Adrian CruzWriter
- Philip LevensWriter
- Melody FoxWriter
Direction
- Mairzee AlmasDirector
- Nick CopusDirector
- Vincenzo NataliDirector
- Stephen WilliamsDirector
- Rob LiebermanDirector
Cinematography
- Pierre GillDirector of Photography
Music
- Trevor MorrisOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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