Syfy to begin second season of Continuum in June
by Doc on Mar.26, 2013, under Television
Good news – we will not have to wait until next year to see the second season of Continuum in the U.S.
Syfy has announced that they will air the second season of the Canadian production starting on June 7th at 10pm ET/PT, marking both a shift to Fridays and to a later time slot – and also 13 episodes, up from the 10 episodes of Season 1.
Here is the press release:
SYFY’S POPULAR SERIES CONTINUUM WILL RETURN FOR SECOND SEASON
THIRTEEN ALL-NEW EPISODES BEGIN AIRING FRIDAY, JUNE 7
NEW YORK – March 26, 2013 – Syfy has announced its popular time traveling police drama Continuum will return for a second season. The 13 all-new episode season will premiere in its new time period beginning Friday, June 7 at 10PM (ET/PT).
During its first season, Continuum delivered 1.35 million total viewers, 644K Adults 25-54 and 537K Adults 18-49. In its time period, the series ranked #6 in Adults 25-54 and #10 in Adults 18-49 among all cable entertainment programs with at least three telecasts (based on most current data).
New episodes of Continuum pick up after the gripping Season 1 finale when Kiera Cameron (Rachel Nichols/Criminal Minds, Alias) fought a ticking clock to prevent a cataclysmic act of terrorism.
Cameron is a cop from the future who finds herself trapped in the present day, swept along when a group of fanatical terrorists escaped their planned execution in 2077 by vaulting back in time.
Continuum co-stars Victor Webster (Castle, Melrose Place) as detective Carlos Fonnegra and Erik Knudsen (Jericho, Scream 4), who plays teen tech genius Alec Sadler.
Executive producers of Continuum are series creator Simon Barry (The Art of War), Pat Williams (Smallville), and Tom Rowe (Tin Man). Continuum is a Showcase original series and is produced by Reunion Pictures in association with Shaw Media.