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The Expanse

The Expanse

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The Expanse

"The stars are better off without us."

2015- 2022

6 Seasons

62 Episodes

8.1(2873 votes)

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Drama

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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.

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Amazon Prime Video

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Production Companies

Legendary Television

Hivemind

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

9 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Created by: Mark Fergus
Hawk Ostby
Showrunner: Jason F. Brown
Broderick Johnson

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