“The Expanse” Stars Say ‘Juice,’ Practical Sets Make SyFy Series Something Special

Under the pen name James S.A. Corey, Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck have created a beloved sci-fi novel series set hundreds of years from now in which the solar system has been colonized. But with control, comes rising tension, and the disappearance of a young woman could bring a world on the brink of war into all-out conflict. In SyFy’s adaptation of the novels, Detective Joe Miller (Thomas Jane) and rogue ship captain Jim Holden (Steven Strait) must work together while traveling the solar system to expose a conspiracy whose secrets might destroy human existence as we know it.

At New York Comic Con, Strait joined fellow actors Cas Anvar and Florence Faivre in the world famous CBR Tiki Room to discuss working on the SyFy series that debuts with a two-night premiere starting December 14. They talk about how reading the source material helped them get a better handle on their characters, the show’s impressive — and massive — practical sets from both a visual and an acting perspective, as well as which of them has the most sci-fi geek cred.