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A Ceres detective and the survivors of an ice hauler chasing the same mystery

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Yes. It's part of the chronological order leading up to the end of the saga.

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Quick recap

Jim Holden is the executive officer of the Canterbury, an ice hauler. He answers a distress call and watches an invisible enemy destroy his ship. Holden blames Mars in an open broadcast and nearly starts a war. On Ceres, Detective Miller is hired to find Julie Mao, a tycoon's daughter. After the Donnager is destroyed, the survivors escape in a Martian corvette and rename it the Rocinante. Holden and Miller meet on Eros and find Julie dead, covered in an alien substance. Both get out of the station with lethal doses of radiation. On Earth, politician Chrisjen Avasarala suspects a setup and moves her family to Luna to wait for war.

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  1. Behind the scenesOrdered straight to series

    Syfy ordered ten episodes straight to series, with no pilot, in April 2014. The channel's president called it Syfy's most ambitious show to date.

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  2. ReferenceAvasarala arrives early

    Chrisjen Avasarala shows up in the very first episode. In the books she doesn't debut until the second novel; the show moved her up because of how much the Earth plot needs her.

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  3. Behind the scenesA language for the Belt

    The Belters' creole, a mix of several languages, was built for the show by linguist Nick Farmer.

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  4. Behind the scenesA Hugo for the finale

    Episode 10, Leviathan Wakes, won the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form.

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