Tonight | The Expanse Season 2 on SBS Viceland: the Rocinante crew faces a widening conspiracy – The Expanse Season 2 SBS Viceland begins in a colonised solar system where tensions between Earth, Mars and the Asteroid Belt continue to grow.
What To Expect
Set 200 years in the future, the series follows a solar system divided by politics, resources and mistrust. Season 2 places the Rocinante crew in an even more precarious position.
The protomolecule threatens the safety of the entire solar system, while the larger conspiracy behind its release begins to be exposed.
The season also introduces Bobbie Draper, played by Frankie Adams. Bobbie is a Martian Marine whose fierce nationalism is tested when she is thrust into the conflict between Earth and Mars.
Episode one, Safe, follows Miller, Holden and the crew of the Roci after their narrow escape from Eros. Episode two, Doors & Corners, sees the crew stage a dangerous raid in search of information about the mysterious protomolecule.
The Expanse Season 2 SBS Viceland gives science fiction fans political tension, military conflict and a mystery that reaches across the solar system.
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When To Watch
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For anyone catching up later, The Expanse Season 2 remains available through SBS On Demand, making the article useful both as a same-day reminder and as a quick guide to where the program can be streamed.
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The Expanse Season 2 airs Saturday 18 July 2026 at 9.00pm on SBS Viceland and SBS On Demand.
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