The Expanse
“The stars are better off without us.”
A thriller set two hundred years in the future following the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship's captain together in a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human history.
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In season one, the disappearance of rich-girl-turned-political-activist Julie Mao linked the lives of Ceres' detective Joe Miller, accidental ship captain James Holden and U.N. politician Chrisjen Avasarala. Amidst political tension between Earth, Mars and the Asteroid Belt, these three individuals unravel the single greatest conspiracy of all time.
1.Dulcinea
7.714-12-201548mIn 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...
2.The Big Empty
7.615-12-201546mHolden and crew are trapped in badly damaged shuttle. On Ceres, Miller uncovers clues about Julie Mao. On Earth, Chrisjen Avasarala questions a terrorist.
3.Remember the Cant
7.622-12-201546mHolden and the crew are taken prisoner by the Martian Congressional Republic Navy. Miller deals with unhappy rioters. Avasarala plays politics and gets severely burned.
4.CQB
8.229-12-201545mHolden and crew find themselves in the middle of a desperate battle while still aboard the Martian battleship. Miller’s partner, Havelock, goes missing.
5.Back to the Butcher
7.705-01-201645mHolden finds an unlikely ally. Miller’s obsession with Mao intensifies.
6.Rock Bottom
7.812-01-201645mMiller gains valuable information from a hidden data cube. Holden and his crew learn their host’s agenda.
7.Windmills
7.719-01-201644mHolden and his crew face a Martian military blockade. Miller finds a new reason to forge ahead. Avasarala visits Holden’s family.
8.Salvage
8.326-01-201644mA derelict vessel holds a potentially devastating secret. Holden and his crew cross paths with Miller on Eros. Avasarala receives bad news.
9.Critical Mass
7.902-02-201642mJulie'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.
10.Leviathan Wakes
8.202-02-201644mAvasarala uncovers a game-changing secret while the future of the human race might be in Holden and Miller's hands.
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