Syfy has today renewed its original drama series The Ark for a second season. The renewal comes ahead of the first season finale next week on April 19.
The drama stars Christie Burke, Reece Ritchie, Richard Fleeshman, Stacey Read, Ryan Adams, Pavle Jerinic, Shalini Peiris, Christina Wolfe and Tiana Upcheva.
Dean Devlin and Jonathan Glassner created the drama. They executive produce with Marc Roskin and Rachel Olschan-Wilson. Electric Entertainment, Balkanic Media and PFI Studios produce.
"We couldn't be more excited to get back into space with the crew of the Ark," said Devlin and Glassner. "Syfy continues to be an amazing partner and home for this series."
"The success of The Ark is just another example of delivering on a promise to provide a wide spectrum of quality shows across our linear, cable and streaming portfolios," added Lisa Katz, President of Scripted Programming, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. "Heading into space with Dean has truly been a trip worth taking and we're tremendously excited about how this otherworldly adventure will continue in season two."