Home > Ascension > Season 1 « TV Series Page Ascension: Season 1 (2014) Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 62% Average Rating: 5.83/10 Season Reviews: 21 Fresh: 13 Rotten: 8 Critics Consensus: The characters in Ascension lack the depth that is necessary for its dramatic elements, but its premise may be smart enough to hold the interest of sci-fi fans. 61% Average Rating: 5.41/10 Season Reviews: 13 Fresh: 8 Rotten: 5 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: The characters in Ascension lack the depth that is necessary for its dramatic elements, but its premise may be smart enough to hold the interest of sci-fi fans. AUDIENCE SCORE 71% liked it Average Rating: 3.8/5 User Ratings: 336 ADD YOUR RATING - NOT INTERESTED + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Not Interested Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Not Interested Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 Chapter One, Part 1 Sci-fi series about a century-long starship mission to populate a new world begins 51 years into the journey with the discovery of a murdered woman onboard. More 2 (Episode 2) The murder mystery deepens, and the investigation threatens to expose secrets about Project Ascension. More 3 (Episode 3) An explosion on Ascension is investigated, while Enzmann deals with a consultant hired to look into Stokes' death. More 4 Christa seems to be the focus of mysterious events on Ascension. Meanwhile, Krueger gets closer to the truth about the project. More 5 (Episode 5) Lorelei reveals a secret from beyond the grave that disrupts Ostara and provokes a power struggle on Ascension. More 6 (Episode 6) Christa's powers create chaos on Ascension and Globus, allowing Krueger and Stokes to escape. More Ascension: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (118) Tv Season Info "Ascension," a six-part miniseries, follows the inhabitants of starship Ascension, launched in 1963 as part of a secret U.S. space mission meant to populate a new world. As passengers celebrate reaching the halfway mark of the ship's century-long voyage, a murder occurs. At the request of the Captain (Brian Van Holt), Executive Officer Aaron Gault (Brandon P. Bell) investigates the crime. As inquiries continue, tensions rise, raising questions aboard ship. Unbeknownst to the passengers, questions are also being raised on Earth. Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy Network: SyFy Premiere Date: Dec 15, 2014 Creator: Philip Levens Exec. Producers: Philip Levens, Jason Blum, Mark Stern, Ivan Fecan, Tim Gamble, Brett Burlock Cast Tricia Helfer as Viondra Denniger Brian Van Holt as William Denninger Andrea Roth as Dr. Juliet Bryce Gil Bellows as Harris Enzmann Brandon Bell as Aaron Gault Jacqueline Byers as Nora Tiffany Lonsdale as Chief Astronomer Emily Vanderhaus P.J. Boudousqué as James Toback Ryan Robbins as Duke Vanderhaus Lauren Lee Smith as Samantha Krueger Ellie O'Brien as Christa Valis Al Sapienza as Councilman Rose Brad Carter as Stokes Amanda Thomson as Lorelei Wright Show More Cast Episodes 1 Chapter One, Part 1 Sci-fi series about a century-long starship mission to populate a new world begins 51 years into the journey with the discovery of a murdered woman onboard. More 2 (Episode 2) The murder mystery deepens, and the investigation threatens to expose secrets about Project Ascension. More 3 (Episode 3) An explosion on Ascension is investigated, while Enzmann deals with a consultant hired to look into Stokes' death. More 4 Christa seems to be the focus of mysterious events on Ascension. Meanwhile, Krueger gets closer to the truth about the project. More 5 (Episode 5) Lorelei reveals a secret from beyond the grave that disrupts Ostara and provokes a power struggle on Ascension. More 6 (Episode 6) Christa's powers create chaos on Ascension and Globus, allowing Krueger and Stokes to escape. More Critic Reviews for Ascension Season 1 All Critics (21) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (8) An intriguing sci-fi premise becomes seriously less so. The first episode is worth watching for the buildup and the surprise, but many viewers will abandon spaceship at the end. Dec 15, 2014 | Full Review… Tom Conroy Media Life Top Critic The problems presented in the show's first hour are fairly superficial, and -- barring a drastic midseries turn -- that's unlikely to change. Dec 15, 2014 | Full Review… Alex Suskind Grantland Top Critic Clearly, there are lots of things to like about Ascension. The characters are well-enough developed in the early going that I could actually have done without the murder mystery - or, for that matter, the space strangeness. Dec 15, 2014 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review… Gail Pennington St. Louis Post-Dispatch Top Critic Syfy taps into a couple of resonant themes with Ascension, and tells the story well if not very subtly. Dec 15, 2014 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… David Hinckley New York Daily News Top Critic Ascension is hokey and hyper-staged. But there's a twist at the end of the first night that should have you coming back. Dec 15, 2014 | Full Review… David Hiltbrand Philadelphia Inquirer Top Critic Ascension aspires to be a cautionary tale on a grand scale. But its cardboard characters and a paint-by-the-numbers script just aren't up to the task. Dec 12, 2014 | Rating: C- | Full Review… Ed Bark Uncle Barky Top Critic The story of the crusading space ship and the need to form a new world is compressed in this first episode and becomes a standard murder mystery which just happens to be taking place on a space ship. Jul 16, 2018 | Full Review… Julie McDowall The Herald (Scotland) SyFy's ambitious new mini-series event, entitled Ascension, will either leave you with a sense of bewilderment and frustration by the end of its two-hour premiere, or have you salivating at the mouth for a taste of what's to come. Dec 16, 2014 | Full Review… David Griffin ScreenRant The more we discover about the nature of the mission the juicier and more surprising Ascension gets, with its unsettling detours into social Darwinism. The less revealed about the story the better. Dec 15, 2014 | Full Review… Matt Roush TV Guide There are several intriguing concepts built into Syfy's Ascension, but the execution is not quite up to snuff in the first episode and infuriating by the conclusion. Dec 15, 2014 | Full Review… Rob Owen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette View All Critic Reviews (21) Audience Reviews for Ascension: Season 1 There are no featured audience reviews yet. Click the link below to see what others say about Ascension: Season 1! View All News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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