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| The Expanse season 7 on Netflix or HBO Max? |
The YouTube channel Sci-trek recently posted a video titled "The Expanse saved again?" that claims Netflix and HBO Max are interested in doing adaptations of Persepolis Rising, Tiamat's Wrath, and Leviathan Falls, the final three books of The Expanse series. The individual behind this channel claims he has insider knowledge.
I don't know how accurate these claims are, but it isn't outside of the realm of possibility that HBO Max and Netflix might seriously consider picking up The Expanse. The show isn't a household name but it has a huge following and any streaming provider that picks it up can expect a surge of subscriptions. The Expanse also offers the possibility for spin-offs, and it could reasonably become another Star Trek, with the potential for shows made decades in the future being set in that world.
Sci-trek claims that if HBO Max or Netflix picks up the show they will want to present it a little differently to have some separation between the original SyFy and Amazon Prime seasons. However, they don't want to change it too much to avoid alienating the existing fanbase.
One thing Sci-trek doesn't address is what will happen with the first six seasons. Right now, Amazon has exclusive streaming rights for what rightsholder Alcon Entertainment has described as a "handful of years." Would any streaming provider want to pick up The Expanse without the right to offer the first six seasons as well? Even if these providers try to have some separation between the first six seasons and the final trilogy, they may not be able to make that final season a stand-alone product. In other words, to understand the final trilogy, viewers would have to have watched the first six seasons as well. If this is the case, then Netflix or HBO Max would want seasons 1 through 6 on their platforms. That means it's unlikely there will be a new season of The Expanse while Amazon has exclusive streaming rights.
Since there is a time skip between the end of season 6 and the beginning of season 7, that may not be a bad thing. If, for example, the show comes back in five years, the actors will have aged a little. In the books, the time skip is 30 years. For the show, that time skip will almost certainly be cut to something more reasonable like 5 to 10 years.
In Updates on a Possible Season 7 of The Expanse on Amazon Prime, I addressed the possibility of Amazon continuing the series. I do think it is very likely that The Expanse will return at some point in the future, either on Amazon Prime or on a competing platform. However, I don't think we should expect that to happen for at least a "handful of years."
Great article let's keep our thumbs crossed I would love to see many more seasons and spin-offs
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