History Trivia / TheExpanse

* AscendedFanboy: Amazon owner Jeff Bezos is a big fan of the books and was reportedly "livid" when Creator/{{SyFy}} outbid him for the rights to the series. He got the chance to save the show after the latter canceled it.

** This is Shohreh Aghdashloo's first role as a [[Videogame/MassEffect2 resolute authority figure who bends the rules to help her people]] [[Videogame/MassEffect3 and save them from destruction in a science fiction franchise]].

* ActorAllusion: Elias Toufexis once again plays a [[Videogame/DeusExHumanRevolution spy with cybernetic implants.]]

* DawsonCasting: Julie Mao is barely past 20. Florence Faivre was in her 30's when she played the character.

* AscendedFanboy: Amazon owner Jeff Bezos is a big fan of the books and was reportedly "livid" when SyFy outbid him for the rights to the series. He got the chance to save the show after the latter canceled it.

* ExecutiveMeddling: [=SyFy=] put pressure on the producers to ignore the books and audition anyone, in regards to race, for the part of Bobbie Draper. To be fair, the description in the novels--a 6' 6" 220 pound Polynesian woman--was hard to live up to. Fortunately the producers ended up finding 5' 11" Frankie Adams, a Kiwi actress who was exactly who they needed.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Digital distribution rights were a key factor in the show's cancellation, although, if anything, it could made easier for a streaming platform to pick the series up.
* UnCancelled: Amazon has announced that it will air Season 4 of the show after SyFy canceled it.

* ExecutiveMeddling: [=SyFy=] put pressure on the producers to ignore the books and audition anyone, in regards to race, for the part of Bobbie Draper. The producers ended up finding Frankie Adams, a Kiwi actress who was exactly who they needed.

* ExecutiveMeddling: [=SyFy=] put an pressure on the producers to ignore the books and audition anyone, in regards to race, for the part of Bobbie Draper. The producers ended up finding Frankie Adams, a Kiwi actress who was exactly who they needed.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Digital distribution rights were a key factor in the show's cancellation, although, if anything, it could make things easier for a streaming platform to pick the series up.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Digital distribution rights were a key factor in the show's cancellation, although, if anything, it made things easier for a streaming platform to pick the series up.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Digital distribution rights were a key factor in the show's cancellation, although, if anything, it makes it easier for a streaming platform to pick the series up.

* ExecutiveMeddling: [=SyFy=] put an pressure on the producers to ignore the books and audition anyone, in regards to race, for the part of Bobbie Draper. The network was justified in that the number of women who stand over six feet tall, have athletic builds, and can act is quite small and the number gets even smaller when looking only for those who are of Polynesian descent. Thankfully, the producers found Frankie Adams, a Kiwi actress who was exactly who they needed.

* JustForFun/RoleAssociation:
** Elias Toufexis plays Kenzo, it's not the first time he's played a hacker, also voicing [[Videogame/DeusExMankindDivided Adam Jensen]].
** [[Series/MythBusters Adam Savage]], a fan of the series, makes a [[TheCameo cameo]] as a Mission Specialist aboard the ''Arboghast'' sent to investigate Venus.

* AscendedFanon: Two of the ships confiscated by the Belter Free Navy in ''Babylon's Ashes'' are named ''[[Literature/AtlasShrugged John Galt]]'' and ''[[Literature/TheMartian Mark Watney]]''. The first is just a ShoutOut, but the ''Mark Watney'' is [[https://twitter.com/jamessacorey/status/650382119449964544 confirmed]] by [[WordOfGod all three authors]] to be named for an InUniverse historical figure, making ''The Martian'' backstory for ''The Expanse.''

* ExecutiveMeddling: [=SyFy=] put an incredible amount of pressure on the producers to ignore the books and audition anyone, in regards to race, for the part of Bobbie Draper. The network was somewhat justified in that the number of women who stand over six feet tall, have athletic builds, and can act is quite small and the number gets even smaller when looking only for those who are of Polynesian descent. Nevertheless, the producers stood their ground and eventually found Frankie Adams, a Kiwi actress who was exactly what they needed.

* AscendedFanon: Two of the ships confiscated by the Belter Free Navy in ''Babylon's Ashes'' are named ''[[Literature/AtlasShrugged John Galt]]'' and ''[[ Mark Watney]]''. The first is just a ShoutOut, but the ''Mark Watney'' is [[https://twitter.com/jamessacorey/status/650382119449964544 confirmed]] by [[WordOfGod all three authors]] to be named for an InUniverse historical figure, making ''Literature/TheMartian'' backstory for ''The Expanse.''

* HeyItsThatGuy: Overlapping with HeyItsThatVoice - Kenzo is [[Videogame/DeusExMankindDivided Adam Jensen!]]