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Is The Ark coming back?

The Ark (2023–present) — drama · science-fiction on Syfy

The answer: Yes — returns July 29, 2026. Next episode · S03E01 · "It All Happened So Fast" · on Syfy
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Genre
Drama · Science-Fiction
Network / streamer
Syfy
Premiered
February 1, 2023
Runtime
~60 min per episode
TVMaze rating
6.1 / 10
2seasons
36episodes
12upcoming
6.1/ 10

About The Ark

Yes — The Ark returns on July 29, 2026, on Syfy. The show is scheduled to premiere its third season after a hiatus, with the next episode set to air on that date.

The Ark is a science-fiction drama that first premiered in 2023. It is set 100 years in the future, focusing on a planetary colonization mission aboard a spacecraft called Ark One, which encounters a catastrophic event causing significant destruction and loss of life. With over a year remaining before reaching their destination planet, the remaining crew faces shortages of supplies and a lack of leadership, forcing them to adapt and work together to survive and stay on course.

The series features a cast led by Christie Burke as Lt. Sharon Garnet, Richard Fleeshman as Lt. James Brice, and Stacey Michelle Read as Alicia Nevins. It has a rating of 6.1 on TVMaze and each episode runs approximately 60 minutes. The show has aired two seasons, with the most recent season concluding in October 2024.

The Ark episode schedule

12 upcoming · 24 aired . Next episode: July 29, 2026.

Upcoming · 12

DateEp.Title
July 29, 2026 S3·E1 It All Happened So Fast
August 5, 2026 S3·E2 The Lucky Ones
August 12, 2026 S3·E3 Deja Vu
August 19, 2026 S3·E4 In Plain Sight
August 26, 2026 S3·E5 Founding Father
September 2, 2026 S3·E6 The One
September 9, 2026 S3·E7 A Pretty Nasty One
September 16, 2026 S3·E8 Cesspool
September 23, 2026 S3·E9 Wisdom of the Crowd
September 30, 2026 S3·E10 I Told You Not to Come
October 7, 2026 S3·E11 Critical Failure
October 14, 2026 S3·E12 Any Means Necessary

Aired · 24

DateEp.Title
October 2, 2024 S2·E12 Fortunate
September 25, 2024 S2·E11 It Will Be Over Soon
September 18, 2024 S2·E10 It Should Have Been You
September 11, 2024 S2·E9 Cycle of Violence
September 4, 2024 S2·E8 We Don't Kill Our Own
August 28, 2024 S2·E7 It Can't Be True
August 21, 2024 S2·E6 Pretty Big Deal
August 14, 2024 S2·E5 Museum of Death
August 7, 2024 S2·E4 The Other You
July 31, 2024 S2·E3 Anomaly
July 24, 2024 S2·E2 Kill or Be Killed
July 17, 2024 S2·E1 Failed Experiment
April 19, 2023 S1·E12 Everybody Wins
April 12, 2023 S1·E11 The Last Thing You Ever Do
April 5, 2023 S1·E10 Hoping for Forever
March 29, 2023 S1·E9 The Painful Way
March 22, 2023 S1·E8 Every Single Person Matters
March 15, 2023 S1·E7 A Slow Death Is Worse
March 8, 2023 S1·E6 Two by Two
March 1, 2023 S1·E5 One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
February 22, 2023 S1·E4 We Weren't Supposed to Be Awake
February 15, 2023 S1·E3 Get Out and Push
February 8, 2023 S1·E2 Like It Touched the Sun
February 1, 2023 S1·E1 Everyone Wanted to Be on This Ship

The Ark cast