The Expanse season 6 arrives on Amazon Prime Video on December 10, but at what time do episodes release? Not even a year after the premiere of season 5, The Expanse season 6 promises plenty of thrills as James Holden (Steven Strait) and the crew of the Rocinante emerge at the forefront of the war against Marco Inaros’ (Keon Alexander) terrorist Free Navy. The Expanse season 6 concludes the series’ long-standing conflict between the powers of Earth, Mars, and the Belt after Marco launched a series of devastating asteroid attacks on Earth in season 5. The Expanse season 6 consists of six episodes and will air on a weekly basis running until January 14.
The Expanse is one of the rare specimens of a TV show reversing its fate after being canceled. The series, based on James S.A. Corey’s novels of the same name, aired on Syfy for three seasons from 2015-2018 before the network pulled the plug on the show despite its overwhelmingly positive reviews. Hence, The Expanse‘s passionate fan base known as the “Screaming Firehawks” launched a social media campaign termed #SaveTheExpanse — which resulted in Amazon Prime Video granting a platform for The Expanse‘s fourth, fifth, and sixth seasons.
Amazon Prime Video has marketed The Expanse season 6’s premiere date as Friday, December 10. However, given the streaming service’s typical release format, The Expanse season 6 premiere, and each episode thereafter, should air at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET the day prior and 12:00 a.m. GMT the day of its scheduled release date. The Expanse season 6 release time method mirrors that of season 5 a year ago, meaning returning viewers won’t have to modify their plans for watching the show.
Having already solidified its status as one of the best science fiction shows on TV with its complex politics and intricate character arcs, The Expanse enters its final season with a multitude of story threads to resolve. Based on the series’ sixth novel, Babylon’s Ashes, as well as the novella Strange Dogs, The Expanse season 6 will not include material from books 7, 8, and 9, promising to leave some questions unanswered and pave a future for on-screen adaptations of the show’s source material. Each of The Expanse‘s two previous seasons on Amazon Prime Video contained 10 episodes, so season 6’s shortened length also points to a condensed rendition of the novels.
The Expanse season 6 sees the returns of the Roci’s other crew members Naomi Nagata (Dominique Tipper), Amos Burton (Wes Chatham), and Clarissa Mao (Nadine Nicole). UN Secretary-General Chrisjen Avasarala (Shohreh Aghdashloo) and former Martian marine Bobbie Draper (Frankie Adams) coordinate in the war effort, while Camina Drummer (Cara Gee) evades Marco’s forces in the Belt after betraying the Free Navy at season 5’s conclusion. Time will tell whether The Expanse season 6 sticks the landing, but fans will know sooner rather than later.
