For All Mankind (2019)

Genre

drama television series, science fiction television series, alternate history television series

Country

United States

Length

5 seasons, 50 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 973 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In an alternate timeline where the Soviet Union reaches the moon first, the United States intensifies its space race efforts. The show follows NASA astronauts, their families, and officials through decades of a prolonged cold war in space.

suspensefulinspiringmelancholicgrittyearnestpensiveslow-burnthoughtful

What happens

For All Mankind is an American science fiction drama television series created by Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert, and Ben Nedivi and produced for the Apple TV streaming service. The series dramatizes an alternate history depicting "what would have happened if the global space race had never ended" after the Soviet Union succeeds in the first crewed Moon landing ahead of the United States. The title is inspired by the lunar plaque left on the Moon by the crew of Apollo 11, which reads, in part, "We Came in Peace for All Mankind". The series stars an ensemble cast including Joel Kinnaman, Michael Dorman, Sarah Jones, Shantel VanSanten, Jodi Balfour, Wrenn Schmidt, Sonya Walger, and Krys Marshall. Cynthy Wu, Casey W. Johnson, and Coral Peña joined the main cast for the second season. Edi Gathegi joined in the third. Toby Kebbell, Tyner Rushing, Svetlana Efremova, and Daniel Stern joined in the fourth. Mireille Enos, Costa Ronin, Sean Kaufman, Ruby Cruz, and Ines Asserson joined in the fifth. The series features historical figures, played by actors or appearing through archival footage, including astronauts and NASA officials as well as American presidents and other politicians. For All Mankind premiered on November 1, 2019. The show's second season was critically acclaimed and was nominated for the TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama. In 2023, the writers said that, from the beginning, they had discussed that their goal was that there would be "about seven seasons" and that the story will span "at least 70 years". In April 2024, the series was renewed for a fifth season, and it was announced that Star City, a spinoff series focusing on the Soviet space program, was in development, which premiered on May 29, 2026. The fifth season premiered on March 27, 2026. Prior to the fifth-season premiere, the series was renewed for a sixth and final season, set to premiere in 2027. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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