Apple TV just unveiled a first look at Star City, and the expansion of For All Mankind is officially ready for liftoff. This new drama flips the space race viewpoint to the Soviet side, turning a familiar alt-history moment into a tense, paranoid ride behind the Iron Curtain.
Behind the Iron Curtain, the Space Race Gets Dangerous
Star City drops viewers into the Soviet space program at a pivotal point in this universe’s timeline, when the USSR becomes the first nation to put a man on the moon.
Instead of focusing on the public glory, the series digs into the human cost, following cosmonauts, engineers, and intelligence officers working inside a system built on secrecy, pressure, and constant surveillance.
A Propulsive Thriller From the For All Mankind Team
Created by Ben Nedivi, Matt Wolpert, and Ronald D. Moore, Star City keeps the same big-swing ambition that made For All Mankind such a standout, but sharpens it into something more intimate and nerve-rattling.
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The setup promises espionage-fueled tension, moral compromises, and the kind of slow-burn dread that comes from knowing one wrong move can destroy a career, or a life.
What You Need to Know About Star City
The eight-episode series stars Rhys Ifans, Anna Maxwell Martin, Agnes O’Casey, Alice Englert, Solly McLeod, Adam Nagaitis, Ruby Ashbourne Serkis, Josef Davies, and Priya Kansara. Star City debuts globally on Apple TV on Friday, May 29 with two episodes, followed by one new episode every Friday through July 10.
Are you more excited to see the space race from the Soviet side this time? Which For All Mankind era or storyline do you want Star City to connect to the most? Do you think this spinoff can match the tension and momentum of the original series? Let me know in the comments or @me.
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