‘Dark Matter’ Canceled at Syfy After 3 Seasons | Variety 

“Dark Matter” has been cancelled after three seasons at

The third season finale, which aired last week, will now serve as the series finale. The series centered on an intergalactic crew who awaken on a derelict spaceship with no memories of who they are or how they got there. It starred Marc Bendavid, Melissa O’Neil, Anthony Lemke, Alex Mallari Jr., Jodelle Ferland, Roger Cross, and Zoie Palmer. Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie created the series, which is based on their Dark Horse graphic novel of the same name. Prodigy Pictures produced.

With the cancellation, Syfy’s scripted original lineup now consists of:  “Killjoys,” “The Expanse,” “12 Monkeys,” “Z Nation,” “Wynonna Earp,” “Van Helsing,” “Channel Zero,” and “Blood Drive.” This fall, the network will debut “Happy!” starring Chris Meloni and Patton Oswalt as well as “Superstition” with Mario van Peebles and “Ghost Wars” with Vincent D’Onofrio. They are also prepping the release of Superman prequel series “Krypton” for a 2018 launch.

Syfy is also developing a follow-up series to the cult classic movie “Tremors” with original film star Kevin Bacon, and have ordered a pilot for “Nightflyers,” based on the novella by George R.R. Martin.

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These corporate @#cks always cancel the shows that I like, WTF!? Firefly, Stargate Universe, now Dark Matter, among several others.

If you want to be a part of trying to give Dark Matter a new home, join our campaign on Twitter September 8 2017 US 9 PM EST. Follow @DarkMatterFTL for further instructions. The Raza crew will be there too of course!

I can’t believe they just left us hanging like this! An alien ship comes through a portal and that’s it?? Why would they cancel dark matter?? Try canceling all of the other stupid shows that they have that no one watches. They always cancel the good show. this is just like when they cancelled Star Trek. This show is really equivalent to Star Trek maybe even better. If they would do more advertising for the show and get the word out on it people would watch. I mean seriously it has a 7.5 at least on IMDb. I think 85% on Rotten tomatoes.

This was truly sad, i am afraid to like any show on this network. They will just cancel it.

Folks, if you want to get this renewed, 1) Tweet #TeamRaza and at 2) Netflix. Also do the request title thing from Netflix. There is also a change.org petition. Also do a search for Joseph Mallozzi’s blog in wordpress. It is josephmallozzi DOT wordpress DOT com. I cant link it here, the site wont publish posts that contain links. Boo

– I believe this was started by the actor who plays Four. Almost 20,000 signatures so far, the goal is 25,000

A good show has a beginning, middle and end. You’ve given us a great beginning, interesting characters, and unique plots in the middle, but no end.This show tackled some social issues in our society, but I guess it was too complicated for your target audience. Stick with your stupid series like Wynonna Earp. Maybe Netflix will pick up Season 4 and 5 of Dark Matter.

disgusting they start so many good shows and cancel them for no reason, yet keep the crap going or bring in new stupid shows. No thought to the loyal fans, and they wonder why they are losing fans, well whats the use your going to cancel a show just as its got very interesting and never finish it

They cancel “Dark Matter” and keep “Wynonna Earp?”

Wynonna Earp is supposed to be Wyatt Earp’s great granddaughter…

Um, one problem with that… Wyatt never had any children.

But never mind that… the geniuses at Syfy don’t care.

They’ll keep THAT historically inaccurate and generally horrible show and trash “Dark Matter.”

I don’t mind if shows are stopped after several seasons, as long as they are FINISHED! The worst I can remember is something like the show where the man was killed and resurrected, hen had to go on tthe run,… and finish! And I can’t remember its name. Home and away?

There’s a petition to renew the show. It was shared by the actor who plays 4. Let’s see if we can get this thing back up. https://www.change.org/p/syfy-renew-dark-matter-for-season-4?recruiter=31008783&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=share_petition

And this is why I stopped watching the SciFi channel several years ago. Oops, I guess it’s the SyFy channel now. How whimsical. These guys/gals are worse then Fox. Total morons. That’s it for me. I thought I would try them out again to see if anything is changed. Apparently not. No more SyFy for me. I’ve learned my lesson. Good riddance.

If NBC wants to make some money with this channel they need to install some content programming expertise and fire the MBA grads who are running it now. They have no idea how to run this channel.

Unbelievable. Great cliffhanger and it gets cancelled? I loved this show as I did Stargate Atlantis! They cancelled that too after 5 seasons! Up yours SYFY!

Lol lol I swear I thought I was alone on this shit monkey ass…. lil baby girl having visions of the future and now what?? Smdh smh

That’s suprising. I like Dark Matter better than Killjoys. In fact, I’m starting to get bored with Killjoys. I like Blood Drive, as weird as it is, but can forsee getting burned out on it quickly. I liked the first season of Wynonna Earp, but it got boring after that. None of the others do much for me, although I haven’t yet tried Channel Zero. Bring back Dark Matter!

This is my second comment. I will watch sci-fi again but this time I will take note of any adverts and make a point of never buying those items.

Up yours, SyFy.. There are fans all over the world! You murder all the space series!!

I will never watch Syfi again. Every story has a beginning a middle and an end but not necessarily in that order. This series did not bother with an end. This is unforgivable to anyone who invested time in this series. To be left hanging in mid air. Well done syfi, you dick heads.

Get Lost, SyFy.. There are fans outside your country! You kill all the real SyFy series!!

What in the =(!”#=(“!=/=!/%! Those =!(“#/=!/”=/%!=%..who the (“#¤=”#)=¤%(“#)% for !”¤=(#%=(%.

What a disappointment. (decepção sempre tiram as melhores series )

Why do they always cancell the good stuff. What am I going to watch now.

I’m SO VERY disappointed that syfy would cancel such a fantastic show. I get so sick of the networks never EVER listening to the viewers! 😡

2’s kid, 3’s robot girlfriend and the knowledge of him being responsible for her sickness, 5’s sister, Android discovering her humanity and ultimately taking the side of her crew in the upcoming Robot Wars, also meeting her creator, The Black Ships, Corporate war, Raza (possibly) ending up in the invading aliens dimension,4’s and 6’s fate. Why SyFy, why? If Killjoys get’s a 4th season, im going to do something regrettable.

Then you better get to work. Killjoys was already renewed for seasons 4 and 5.

GAH!! Are you serious? This is Firefly all over again. I feel so betrayed….they can’t even let them do a 2 hour wrap up? Seriously?

SyFy was producing 3 shows with the same basic premise.

Bad or washed up characters with a heart of gold, fighting the system.

Season three was barely watchable, especially the first half.

I would watch a Netflix spin off as our favorite Android travels the Galaxy in search of knowledge, her own kind and yes, even love.

No plot, just comic book shootouts in those warehouses.

Bloody hell, this is a great show, interesting characters, why cancel, what a disgrace, just typical, when something is good somebody nose must be out of place.

This really sucks. There was still so much to tell and most of the plot lines and character arcs are still unresolved. We never even found out who Five’s sister is. They just ended the show in the middle. Such a shame.

Some star or four had a season four clause and rating trigger.

Sci-Finance department could not afford the next ratchet up the star level.

And in the end we all loose. Yeah we lose as well – bet we get loose.

Networks are running a business and if the gross is not enough to cover the next range.

That sucks! They cancelled one of the best sfi-fi tv series? And instead they continue The Expanse which on the other hand is one of the worst series I have seen so far? Who the hell takes such stupid decisions?

Wankers, great show that should have continued. With shows like Blood Drive surviving you would have to wonder what goes through these clowns heads. I for one only liked one show on SyFy si I suppose you have lost me.

If you want people to be invested in your shows you can’t do this!!! You have to honour those that have been loyal and at least give us a proper ending!!!!! This is NOT ok!!!!!

Who decided about such a thing? What a moron??? DM was except Existenz one of the best show of the kind. I’m pissed on!

Dark Matter was the best sci fi show in a decade, edging out Killjoys by the barest margin. Both shows deserved to keep going. If there’s a fan campaign to get the pencil pushers to reconsider, I’m in!

I loved the show. What’s wrong with them

Wow.. Is that a bad decision…!! I am completely fed up with investing into a show, a great show like Dark Matter, to then have it cancelled half way through. . Its like someone taking a book away from you before you’ve finished it. Syfy .. Sack the idiot that made that decision. .

And please somebody else pick this show up. ..

The same station that cancelled “Firefly” after one season. Are we surprised?

Dark Matter was the best original syfy had. They renewed inferior Van Helsing & & even worse Killjoys.

Omg!!!! That’s the worst news ever!! Dark matter is a great show that has loads more to give. That’s a foolish move by syfy!!!! :\'(

Noooooo! That’s the best show they’ve made since battlestar! I need closure!

I’ll never understand why they do that. As good capitalists they always have the matra “Money first!” ahead in their minds and so they knew from first episode of 3rd. Season that the show was to be cancelled in the end of the season. So, why not providing writers with info so that they can write upfront a decent and satisfactory closing? Answer, they lack the respect we fans deserve from keeping watching their Network. Very disappointing really!

Our plucky Android travels the Galaxy in search of her own kind.

The Syfy channel is out of there mines. They put terrific show on and the people can’t wait for next eposode. And what does the Syfy channel do cancel it. Dark Matter was well written very good actors. But flying sharks is suppose to be good tv. Another swrew up by a channel thats done this over and over again. Maybe Netflix will pick this up cause they want to please there paying costumers.

I wish I was surprised. I really do. But of course SyFy cancel what is probably their *best* original show with an excellent cast, solid ratings and a good fanbase, just after sending the cast to SDCC a few months back, and leave some other steaming piles of crap running. It’s what they do.

And in a retrograde fashion as well. At least they had the decency with Defiance to give the writers enough time to make their finale an actual finale, instead we’re left with a massive cliff hanger and two fingers to the fans. SyFy my arse you give about as much love to the genre and its fans as any of the main networks.

I await their breaking their ‘no comment’ silence for some un-enlightening platitudes about the fandom, the cast, the producers, and preparations for even ‘better’ shows to come. No doubt the reason was the show was popular, but expensive and possibly getting more so with contract renegotiations, and they wanted the money for Patton Oswald, Vincent D’Onofrio, Kevin Bacon et al. But why should we get into those shows either if they’re going to keep pulling the plug on stuff like this.

I don’t understand how can this show get cancelled over all that other trash, killjoys is so cringe worthy bad, full of terrible acting lame plots and not even mentioning the amount of Gay shit in the show

Netflix please take over production this show.

Pathetic, as usual! We fans deserve at least some respect and have one last run, two or three closing episodes, to round up and end the show. Netflix is doing that with Sense8 and ScyFy is perfectly able of doing it too!

But, what really stuns me is the great amount of other regular or even bad productions that they and other channels keep producing instead of keeping shows as Dark Matter running.

Huge disappointment on SyFy’s part – the producers dropping Marc Bendavid (One) was their first mistake

I’m thoroughly heartbroken that this great show was cancelled. I am outraged that the last episode was such a great cliff hanger and lead in to another season. They could have wrapped it up and been kinder to us. SHAME ON SYFY. I have never been so damn disgusted with a network in my life and I am freakin’ 63 years old. Who is “The Lady”? How could they do this to us? How can I ever trust the SYFY network again? They should have been given an opportunity to wrap things up for the fans. It’s like Dallas being cancelled and we never knew who shot J. R.! GRRRRR!!!