#Expanse books the churn update
#Expanse books the churn series

But Fred shrugs him off, then takes the opportunity to give Holden some fatherly advice: “You’re not responsible for the world do something meaningful with the time you have in it. Given all he knows about the protomolecule, an alien substance humans have been trying and consistently failing to control since The Expanse began, Holden tries to warn Fred-who’s still got his protomolecule stash, thanks to Naomi back in season two. She caused Holden some trouble back in season three, but they’re not enemies, and his interest is piqued when she reveals she’s got intel about an off-the-books protomolecule research facility operating in the Belt. That feeling gets worse after he encounters investigative journalist Monica Stuart (Anna Hopkins). Holden can’t shake the uneasy feeling that whoever or whatever wiped out the entire civilization of protomolecule builders might not appreciate thousands of humans breezing around through their gates.

#Expanse books the churn update

Thanks to Holden’s news feed, we also get a little update on current events: colony ships and mining crews from Earth and Mars are now making regular trips through the Ring Gate.and finding more spooky protomolecule ruins (like we saw on Ilus last season). Given his ruthless display here, it’s not hard to guess which parent he takes after. The teenage “boss man” is someone we met briefly last season: Filip Inaros (Jasai Chase Owens), the product of the long-since-bitterly-ended relationship between Marco Inaros and Naomi Nagata (Dominique Tipper). One Belter is stuck as the clock ticks down, and he’s left behind to die after very minimal hesitation from the mission’s youthful leader. The thrill of discovery takes a grim turn when they’re boarded by a well-armed party of Belters, who rip out all the data recorders, shoot all the scientists, and blow the ship for good measure once they’re all clear. A UN science ship happens to be nearby, and its crew reacts with nerdy delight at their front-row seat to a “bona fide space oddity.” We pick up roughly six months after that launch and watch as one of the rocks breaks apart around Venus. While The Expanse has dug into some of the events surrounding Burton and Erich’s friendship and their past in Baltimore, there’s still plenty of information left out for fans to discover on their own.As the “previously on The Expanse” montage reminds us as “Exodus” begins, season four ended with Belter extremist Marco Inaros (Keon Alexander) flinging a bunch of asteroids in the direction of Earth. When the police start cracking down, Burton and his footsoldiers – loyal lieutenant Erich, former prostitute Lydia, and young enforcer Timmy – become increasingly desperate to find a way out.” The Churn follows a crime boss named Burton as his organization is threatened by a new private security force tasked with cleaning up the city. On a future Earth beset by overpopulation, pollution, and poverty, people do what they must to survive.

“Before his trip to the stars, before the Rocinante, Timmy was confined to a Baltimore where crime paid you or killed you. Corey website, the synopsis for The Churn reads: While it’s not outright explained during The Expanse, there is clear indication that Chatham’s character was the victim of sex trafficking during his childhood.īurton, at the time named Timmy, is later saved by a prostitute named Lydia, and works alongside her, another youth named Erich, and a crime lord named, well, Amos Burton. Prior to his time on the Rocinante, Burton was deeply involved in Baltimore’s underground.

Naturally, as it follows Amos Burton, The Churn takes place within the same universe - but well before Wes Chatham’s character ever leaves Earth.

#Expanse books the churn series

The Expanse is based off the book series of the same name, written by Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham under the pen name James S. Wes Chatham as Amos Burton on The Expanse | Rafy/Syfy/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images