Gearing up for a sci-fi summer? Then you won’t want to miss the return of The Ark on Syfy.

Season 2 of the space colonization series officially premieres on Wednesday, July 17. The network revealed the premiere date along with a closer look at the upcoming season. Check out the first look images from season 2 of The Ark below.

Richard Fleeshman (“LT. James Brice”), Tiana Upcheva (“Eva Markovic”) in The Ark season 2
Jelena Stupljanin (“Evelyn Maddox”) with new recurring guest star for season 2, Jadran Malkovich (“Dr. Marsh") in The Ark

The Ark takes place 100 years in the future when planetary colonization missions have begun as a necessity to help secure the survival of the human race. In season two, after the brave crew of Ark One reaches their destination and finds it uninhabitable, they must survive long enough to locate a new home for themselves and all the ships that follow.

The series stars Christie Burke, Richard Fleeshman, Reece Ritchie, Stacey Read, and Ryan Adams. It comes from sci-fi vets Dean Devlin (Independence Day, Stargate) and Jonathan Glassner (Stargate SG-1), who serve as executive producers and co-showrunners. Marc Roskin and Rachel Olschan-Wilson of Electric Entertainment also executive produce.

According to Syfy, the show’s first season reached 6.5 million viewers across all platforms. If you didn’t catch the show when it aired the first time, or if you just want a refresher watch ahead of season 2, you can stream season 1 of The Ark now on Peacock.

Otherwise, you can see the season 2 premiere on July 17 at 10pm on SYFY.

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