The American version of Being Human will be back for another season.
Syfy announced the renewal yesterday.
The fourth season will run 13 episodes and begin production later this year.
The unscripted series Ghost Mine will also be back next season.
The cable outlet also announced a new slate of original scripted and reality series yesterday.
That includes a five-episode horror anthology that will be part of the outlet’s October line-up. The half-hour episodes will tell “creepy morality tales with themes such as envy, jealousy and superficiality” and be produced by Jaimie Foxx.
In addition, we can look for a new project from Ronald D. Moore later this year. Called Helix, the series follows a team of scientists at an Arctic base trying to save the world from annihilation.
There’s also a new series from Bryan Fuller called High Moon, which will follow several lunar colonies planted by Earth governments. But things go haywire when scientists discover a new form of life on the Moon, and all sides will be scrambling to capitalize on the resources of the new discovery.
The other new series is No Place, which is being spearheaded by Hollywood legend Robert Zemeckis. The series would follow the residents of a high-tech gated community, who wake up to find the world outside their neighborhood has disappeared. With food and resources scarce, tensions run high as the residents try to figure out what is happening and how to escape.
Here’s a list of the projects the cable outlet is developing.
Clandestine
This series follows a group of left-for-dead outlaws who hide out in an abandoned Coalition ship. Before long they use the ship to pose as Coalition officers, until they discover a huge conspiracy surrounding the real agenda of the Coalition. This one is definitely intriguing, and sounds like it has a solidFarscape and Firefly vibe. Gale Anne Hurd (The Walking Dead) will executive-produce this one, making it one to watch.
Dominion
This one picks up 20 years after rogue, evil angels take their vengeance on humans, following a freedom fighter who rises up to protect humanity. It promises a solid amount of religious-tinged intrigue, perhaps wrapped up in aSupernatural vibe. Writer Vaun Wilmott (Sons of Anarchy) and director Scott Stewart (Defiance) are putting this one together.
Orion
This “space opera” is a combination of elements ranging from Tomb Raider toFarscape, and follows a female relic hunter tracking down artifacts from her past in deep space. To keep it interesting, the story is set in the middle of a huge intergalactic war, and those artifacts could potentially turn the tide of the campaign. Ron Milbauer and Terri Hughes Burton (Alphas) will write and executive-produce this series, and their experience with a grounded series likeAlphas should help Orion strike the right balance.
Sojourn
Just because we can travel into space doesn’t mean humanity’s bad habits won’t come with us. This series would follow the first detective in space and the ensuing investigation to solve a murder on a starship. The investigation takes the detective deeper down the rabbit hole, digging up a conspiracy to cover up a crime that occurred half a century earlier. Sci-fi vet Phil Levens (Smallville) will write, with Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity) producing.
Shelter
This one takes the classic meteorite headed for Earth trope and tosses in a big mystery, as hand-picked survivors are sent underground into a utopian-esque bunker to keep society moving. But all is not as it seems, and everyone from the bunker survivors to those left on the surface have to figure out why and how this is happening. Plus, toss in a healthy dose of political intrigue, and this one sounds like it could be fun. In case you’re worried it won’t have enough asteroid street cred, Bruce Joel Rubin (Deep Impact) is writing and producing, so this will be one to keep an eye on.
Infinity
It’s been a long time since we had a good old-fashioned Lost In Space story, andInfinity looks to fill that void with a twist. This series would follow the crew of the only interstellar ship in existence, which is sent to meet an alien armada as they enter our solar system. But during the ensuing firefight, the ship is sent through a wormhole and winds up lost on the other side of the universe. The crew would then encounter different alien worlds as they search for a way home. This one is being written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach (Lost).
Silver Shields
This series would follow country boy Caymer as he journeys to the big city after his father is killed. Caymer then decides to follow in his father’s footsteps and join up with the local police force to solve the mystery surrounding his dad’s death. But once he digs a little deeper into the mystery, he comes face to face with all kinds of magical creatures. Alphas alum Robert Hewitt Wolfe is attached to write and produce this series if it makes it to air.
Sounds like they are finally trying to schedule some real science fiction shows(Clandestine sounded good)…hopefully they won’t get cancelled if I get hooked on any one of them. As for Being Human…expected nothing less…it’s been a decent version of the series…wish BBC had renewed the British version as well.
What with all the above plus Ringworld, Childhood’s End and a possible Blake’s 7 reboot, looks like Syfy are back to producing decent Sci Fi again. Has there been a change of management?