While it’s quite exciting thatThe Expanse’s successor is (hopefully) coming soon to Amazon Prime Video,the bad news is that the upcoming TV show has a tough road ahead in one specific regard.It has been a long three years since the popular sci-fi TV series ended. Since then, many have championed a season 7 renewal, whether on Prime Video or another streaming service/network. Unfortunately, there have beenno updates concerningThe Expanseseason 7, but its perfect replacement is in the works for Prime Video.
PerVariety,Prime Video has greenlit an adaptation of James S.A. Corey’s trilogy,The Captive’s War.The first book in the series,The Mercy of Gods, was published in August 2024, and the other two are forthcoming. Corey (a pen name for Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck) is the same author behindThe Expanse, and like the former show, the writers are working on the upcoming TV adaptation of their trilogy. Additionally,The Expanse’s showrunner Naren Shankar is executive producingThe Captive’s Warand serves as its showrunner. So, it’s easy to see howThe Captive’s WarisThe Expanse’s successor.
The Expanse Avoided Overtly Showing Alien Races, But The Captive’s War Does The Opposite
Prime Video’s Upcoming Series Must Feature Aliens
Of course, many are looking forward toThe Captive’s War. However, one can’t help but be worried aboutthe upcoming Prime Video sci-fi TV showasit will run into one significant issue thatThe Expansemanaged to avoid—The Captive’s Warmust display its universe’s alien races, whichThe Expansenever truly had to do with the Ring Builders.
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InThe Captive’s Wartrilogy,an alien race, the Carryx, has conquered humanity.The first novel,The Mercy of the Gods, centers around a human research assistant named Dafyd Alkhor, who struggles to keep his humanity and simultaneously survive with the aliens in control. So, it would be impossible to adapt the book’s story without showing much of the Carryx as they are the rulers of this fictional sci-fi universe.
This Apple TV+ Series Shows How The Expanse Season 7 Could Happen (& Overcome Its Biggest Challenge)
Although The Expanse season 7 may never happen, another space show on another platform has proven how more episodes of the adaptation could be made.
Creating A Believable Alien Galaxy Will Be A Challenge For The Captive’s War
Bringing Aliens To Life Is Always Difficult
One of the trickiest parts of making a sci-fi movie or TV show is generating unique alien races that are believable to the audience.The Expansesteered clear of this challenge with ease. However,The Captive’s Warcannot follow in its predecessor’s footsteps given the nature of its plot.If anyone can overcome this problem, though, it’s the minds behindThe Expanse, as they have already proven their talent by making what is considered one ofthe best sci-fi shows of all time.
