Season 1
The stars are better off without us.
Synopsis
The Expanse (2015), Season 1 — ten episodes to watch online on iFILM, and the opening chapter of one of the most rigorously constructed sci-fi series of its era.
Twenty-third century. Earth, Mars, and the Asteroid Belt share the solar system and despise one another — three civilizations one spark away from war. Three storylines run in parallel: after an ice freighter is destroyed while investigating a derelict ship, surviving officer James Holden broadcasts an accusation that inflames the entire system; on Ceres Station, worn-out detective Miller takes a missing-persons case for a girl named Julie Mao and grows quietly obsessed; on Earth, UN politician Avasarala works in the shadows, pulling threads no one else is watching. By mid-season the strands start converging, and something waiting on Eros Station sits at the other end of them.
Season 1 adapts Leviathan Wakes, the first novel by James S.A. Corey, and front-loads serious world-building that pays dividends across six seasons. Its best move: treating the Belt as a real civilization with its own creole language, its own grievances, and its own dignity. Stream The Expanse Season 1 online on iFILM.
10 episodes
S1·E1Dulcinea
In the outer solar system near Saturn, James Holden and the crew of the ice-freighter Canterbury, investigate a distress call from a mysterious derelict ship, the Scopuli. On Ceres Station, Detective Miller begins an off the book investigation of a missing heiress, Julie Mao.
S1·E2The Big Empty
Holden and crew are trapped in badly damaged shuttle. On Ceres, Miller uncovers clues about Julie Mao. On Earth, Chrisjen Avasarala questions a terrorist.
S1·E3Remember the Cant
Holden and the crew are taken prisoner by the Martian Congressional Republic Navy. Miller deals with unhappy rioters. Avasarala plays politics and gets severely burned.
S1·E4CQB
Holden and crew find themselves in the middle of a desperate battle while still aboard the Martian battleship. Miller’s partner, Havelock, goes missing.
S1·E5Back to the Butcher
Holden finds an unlikely ally. Miller’s obsession with Mao intensifies.
S1·E6Rock Bottom
Miller gains valuable information from a hidden data cube. Holden and his crew learn their host’s agenda.
S1·E7Windmills
Holden and his crew face a Martian military blockade. Miller finds a new reason to forge ahead. Avasarala visits Holden’s family.
S1·E8Salvage
A derelict vessel holds a potentially devastating secret. Holden and his crew cross paths with Miller on Eros. Avasarala receives bad news.
S1·E9Critical Mass
Julie's origin story ends up revealing her trajectory. Holden and Miller work together as they take a look at a strange emergency happening on Eros.
S1·E10Leviathan Wakes
Avasarala uncovers a game-changing secret while the future of the human race might be in Holden and Miller's hands.
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