Amazon MGM has The Expanse creators' next sci-fi show in development, but the space opera continues a concerning trend that plagues the TV genre.

The Expanse writers’ upcoming space opera with Prime Video continues a sci-fi trend that’s cause for concern. Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham, who write under the pen name James S.A. Corey, pivoted from human-centric, near-future sci-fi in The Expanse to an alien-centric, distant-future sci-fi story in The Captive’s War.