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"The Expanse" | Premieres Wednesday, Dec. 16 on Prime Video
Plot: Season five of the series picks up as multitudes of humans leave the solar system in search of new homes and vast fortunes on the earth-like worlds beyond the alien Ring, and a heavy price for centuries of exploitation of the Belt finally comes due and a reckoning is at hand.
Our Take: "The Expanse" continues to be one of my favorite sci-fi series to date, with 4 seasons and counting full of thinky sci-fi, interplanetary political battles, nuanced characters, and edge-of-your-seat action. Following in the footsteps of "The Boys," the first three episodes of Season 5 will drop on Dec. 16, then switch to a weekly cadence for the remainder of the season, so your hopes of a weekend binge will have to be put on hold. With a recent sixth and final season renewal, it looks like Christmas has come early. — Vanessa
Plot: Season five of the series picks up as multitudes of humans leave the solar system in search of new homes and vast fortunes on the earth-like worlds beyond the alien Ring, and a heavy price for centuries of exploitation of the Belt finally comes due and a reckoning is at hand.
Our Take: "The Expanse" continues to be one of my favorite sci-fi series to date, with 4 seasons and counting full of thinky sci-fi, interplanetary political battles, nuanced characters, and edge-of-your-seat action. Following in the footsteps of "The Boys," the first three episodes of Season 5 will drop on Dec. 16, then switch to a weekly cadence for the remainder of the season, so your hopes of a weekend binge will have to be put on hold. With a recent sixth and final season renewal, it looks like Christmas has come early. — Vanessa
TitlesThe Expanse, New Terra
Photo by Rafy Photography