Given Syfy’s track record, it’ll more likely be a cult smash than a pop culture phenomenon, but some more recent successes — combined with the fact this series is a quasi-collaboration with George R.R. Martin — might be a solid enough lead-in to turn Nightflyers into a ratings win.
For example, the fact that the Nightflyers team constructed “acres” for a spaceship set has to get the hardcore sci-fi crowd excited to see it.
The behind-the-scenes team did share some useful information about the show during the video.
And it also gives a sense of how much money the production team was comfortable spending in the hopes that this show takes off with a big audience.