Ascension
Ascension Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 |
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About
"A Cold War space secret unravels fast"
In 1963, the US secretly launched a generation ship on a century-long voyage to colonize another star system. Decades later, aboard the drifting Ascension, a young woman's murder exposes the tensions, secrets, and rigid social order that have built up among the descendants of the original crew. The tone is moody, retro-futuristic mystery with a slow-burn conspiracy pulse, closer to a locked-room thriller than space opera. It's a tight three-part miniseries, and it leans hard on atmosphere and one big reveal rather than sprawling plot.
the eerie 1960s-in-space aesthetic and a genuinely startling mid-story twist.
you want a long-running series rather than a self-contained three-part mystery.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Chapter One | 7.3 | 792 | 66 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Chapter Two | 7.3 | 647 | 79 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Chapter Three | 7.3 | 641 | 86 min |