season 5 might be coming to a close, but the new spin-off show, , is just getting started.premieres with two episodes on Apple TV on May 29 at 12 a.m.PT/3 a.m.
ET.presents an alternate history of the Space Race, one where the Soviet Union reached the moon first.is told from the American point of view.
In , the script is flipped, as the story explores what happened from the perspective of the Soviets.Related Why you need to watch this Netflix documentary before NASA returns to the Moon It's a haunting reminder of the cost of spaceflight as we return to the Moon.Posts 5 By Tony Phillips Star City tells the Soviet Union's side of the Space Race Let's head to the moon In the current season of , much of the action takes place on Mars, where about 5,000 humans now live during the 2010s.
The Apple TV show begins in 1969, when a Soviet cosmonaut becomes the first man on the moon, causing NASA to push for an American to achieve the same feat.The first season covers the late 1960s and 1970s.returns to the late 1960s to continue the alternate retelling of the Space Race.
However, the show puts the Soviets at the center of the action.The spin-off's trailer suggests a paranoid thriller more than a traditional sci-fi show.Per Apple's logline, shows "the lives of the cosmonauts, the engineers, and the intelligence officers embedded among them in the Soviet space program, and the risks they all took to propel humankind forward." Rhys Ifans headlines as the Chief Designer, the key figure behind the success of the Soviet space program.
Many fans of will recognize Ifans, who played Otto Hightower.ensemble includes Anna Maxwell Martin as Lyudmilla Raskova, Agnes O’Casey as Irina Morozova, Alice Englert as Anastasia Belikova, Solly McLeod as Sasha Polivanov, Adam Nagaitis as Valya Markelov, Ruby Ashbourne Serkis as Tanya Markelova, Josef Davies as Sergei Nikulov, and Priya Kansara as Lakshmi.is created by Ronald D.
Moore, Matt Wolpert, and Ben Nedivi, the same trio behind .Speaking of , the season 5 finale airs on May 29.Apple has already renewed the long-running show for a sixth and final season.
It's unknown if will return for a second season.New episodes of will release every Friday through July 10.Star City Science Fiction Thriller Release Date May 29, 2026 Network Apple TV Showrunner Ben Nedivi, Matt Wolpert Powered by Expand Collapse
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