Calling all thriller fans! Apple TV has unveiled a first look at its upcoming For All Mankind spin-off, Star City, and it looks seriously good.
Billed as a "propulsive paranoid thriller," the series follows a key moment in the alt-history retelling of the space race, when the Soviet Union became the first nation to put a man on the moon. But this time, the story is told from the perspective of the Soviet Union, exploring how cosmonauts, engineers, and intelligence officers risked everything for the ambitious space program.
© Courtesy Of AppleNot only does the series boast a seriously impressive cast, including Motherland's Anna Maxwell Martin and House of the Dragon's Rhys Ifans, but it's a spin-off of the compelling sci-fi series, For All Mankind. The original show is also an alternative version of 1969 and follows what happens after the Soviet Union beat the United States to the moon.
With the same team of creators onboard, Ben Nedivi, Matt Wolpert and Ronald D. Moore, it's safe to say this one will have us all glued to our screens. Get the details below…
What is Star City about?
The series takes viewers back to a key moment in the alt-history retelling of the space race, when the Soviet Union became the first nation to put a man on the moon. But this time, the story is told from behind the Iron Curtain.
© Courtesy Of AppleThe series delves into 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," according to the synopsis.
Who stars in Star City?
© Courtesy Of AppleThe thriller boasts an impressive cast of familiar faces.
Starring alongside Rhys Ifans and Anna Maxwell Martin in the series are Agnes O'Casey (Black Doves), Alice Englert (Bad Behaviour), Solly McLeod (House of the Dragon), Adam Nagaitis (Chernobyl), Ruby Ashbourne Serkis (I, Jack Wright), Josef Davies (Andor) and Priya Kansara (Bridgerton).
© Courtesy Of AppleHow to watch Star City
The eight-episode series will premiere globally on Apple TV with two episodes on 29 May, after which new episodes will be released weekly every Friday until 10 July.
