Synopsis
Ascension (2014), Season 1 is a three-part Syfy sci-fi mystery you can watch online on iFILM. Back in 1963, the U.S. government quietly launched a starship on a hundred-year mission to seed a new world among the stars.
Fifty years in, a second generation has grown up knowing nothing but the ship's corridors — and then a young woman turns up dead. It is the first killing the vessel has ever seen. Executive officer Aaron Gault works the case while Captain Denninger buries the truth about an explosion, his wife Viondra schemes through the ranks of stewardesses, and the passengers grow louder in asking where they are really headed. By the third hour the real question isn't who pulled the trigger. It's what Ascension actually is.
Creator Philip Levens built the miniseries as a backdoor pilot, which explains how much it packs into so little time. Watch all three episodes if you like enclosed settings, sixties retro design, and a twist that reframes everything before it. Stream Ascension Season 1 online on iFILM.
3 episodes
S1·E1Chapter One
The passengers of a starship on a century-long voyage to populate a new world begin to question the true nature of their covert mission when 50 years into their journey, which began in 1963, a young woman turns up dead of suspicious circumstances.
S1·E2Chapter Two
Aaron investigates an explosion on Ascension, while Captain Denninger covers up its true cause. Elsewhere, Viondra suspects there is a traitor within her ranks of stewardesses after Councilman Rose becomes privy to inside information; something mysterious seems to be happening to young Christa Valis; and James Toback attempts to impress Nora by making a deal to get into Officers Training School.
S1·E3Chapter Three
The Ascension passengers are in for many surprises when the selection of families eligible for birthing rights is announced; the Denningers work together to secure their power and upset Councilman Rose; and Viondra seizes an opportunity to assert her dominance when a mysterious power surge knocks out systems on the ship.
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