Mass Effect is a 2010 futuristic drama series, developed by Bill Dubuque and Casey Hudson. Mass Effect premiered on January 3rd 2010 on BOX Premium Cable in the United States. Based on its reception, BOX renewed the series for a second season of another 10 episodes, which premiered on January 9th 2011. Four episodes into the second season, BOX announced that the show would return for a third season with another 10 episodes. It began airing on January 7th 2012. Two days after the third season concluded, BOX renewed the show for a fourth and fifth season with 10 episodes each, which was confirmed to premiere in 2013 & 2014