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Ascension

2014 · 1 season

A tense, slow-burn mystery that keeps you guessing about what's really happening on the ship.

Created by: Adrian Cruz, Philip Levens
Genres: Sci-fi & fantasy, Drama
Starring: Tricia Helfer, Gil Bellows, Brian Van Holt

Overview: 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.

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Created by: Adrian Cruz, Philip Levens
Genres: Sci-fi & fantasy, Drama
Starring: Tricia Helfer, Gil Bellows, Brian Van Holt

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
conspiracy
isolation
identity
survival
Places: space
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	4
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: sci-fi & fantasy, drama
Created by: Adrian Cruz, Philip Levens
Written by: Philip Levens, Melody Fox, Adrian Cruz
Starring: Tricia Helfer, Gil Bellows, Brian Van Holt, Andrea Roth, Lauren Lee Smith, Brandon P Bell, Jacqueline Byers, Tiffany Lonsdale
Music: Trevor Morris
Cinematography: Pierre Gill
Length: 1 seasons, 3 episodes
Network: Syfy
Country: Canada, United States of America
Languages: English

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