Save ‘Colony’ 60-second fan-fiction contest

If you’re a science fiction fan, chances are you’ve been royally screwed by television networks in the last few years. Despite thrilling season arcs, riveting cliffhangers, and some of the best casts on TV, many of our fave shows have been cut down in their prime. One of the best has to be Colony, a gritty, dystopian vision of the future populated by ruthless oppressors, rebel factions, and a mysterious extraterrestrial threat known only as the Hosts. This year we’re fighting to save Colony alongside a band of innovative genre series like Shadowhunters, Timeless, and Dark Matter that were on their way to become giants of prestige television before some bigshot decision-makers decided to take them down a peg. We want the network execs to sit up and listen this year, so we’re calling on you to carry on Colony’s story for our fan-fiction contest.

How it works

1. You write your concept for an episode of Colony in five sentences or less.
2. We choose the concept we think would make a great teleplay.
3. The writer of the best teleplay concept receives a $100 Amazon gift voucher (to spend on more Colony merch, of course).
4. Just for fun, we’ll work with a professional screenwriter to punch up your concept as a 15-minute fanfiction teleplay script.

The contest ran in 2019 with the same core mechanics and prize structure, turning quick five-sentence pitches into a polished short script for the winner.

Inspiration

• Do the Demis pose a great threat to Earth?
• What happens after the Seattle attack?
• What is Project Phoenix?
• Does Snyder have something catastrophic planned for the Resistance?

Those questions about the Demis, the Seattle attack aftermath, Project Phoenix, and Snyder’s plans were never answered on screen.

Legacy and Streaming Availability

Colony ended after three seasons in 2018 with no revival. All three seasons now stream free on Tubi as of May 2026, giving new viewers and longtime fans easy access to the full run without any subscription cost. The show’s abrupt end left the Bowman family’s story and the larger war against the Hosts unfinished, which is exactly why fan fiction still fills the gaps.

Where the Story Left Off

Season 3 closed on several major cliffhangers without revealing the Hosts’ full nature or the final outcome of the human resistance. The Factory, the Demis, and the larger alien hierarchy remained opaque, while key characters faced uncertain fates after the Seattle events. Those loose ends keep the series alive for anyone who wants to pick up where the writers left off.

Fan Fiction in the Colony Universe Today

Fans continue creating stories years after cancellation. Writers expand on the resistance cells, the inner workings of the Factory, and the relationships between characters who never got a proper send-off. The same impulse that drove the 2019 contest still fuels short stories, novel-length continuations, and episode-style scripts shared across online communities.

Similar Canceled Sci-Fi Shows and Fan Campaigns

Colony was part of a wave of canceled shows mentioned in the original text, including Shadowhunters, Timeless, and Dark Matter. Each series built devoted followings that refused to let the stories die quietly. Fan campaigns, fic archives, and occasional revival rumors show how quickly audiences step in when networks cut a series short.

The 2019 fan-fiction contest captured that energy at the time, turning five-sentence concepts into a 15-minute script for one lucky winner. The same creative impulse lives on whenever someone opens a blank document and wonders what happens next in the Colony universe. With the full series now streaming for free, new viewers can catch up and join the conversation without waiting for an official continuation that never arrived.