For All Mankind: Season 1

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For All Mankind: Season 2

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Apple TV+ | APPLE+ | Season Premiere Date: November 1, 2019

Summary: The sci-fi series from Ronald D. Moore set in an alternate universe where the USSR had landed on the moon first and NASA continues the space race with a group of astronauts that include Edward Baldwin (Joel Kinnaman).

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E10. A City Upon A Hill
Air Date: December 20, 2019
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S1:E10. A City Upon A Hill
Air Date: December 20, 2019
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S1:E9. Dangerous Liasions
Air Date: December 13, 2019

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Jacob Oller

Oct 28, 2019

For All Mankind is doing so much right with astronaut fiction—grounding it in mundane lives and historicity, while separating it from its big names and dates enough to reach for something more profound than documentary—that minor bumps only rattle the otherwise smooth ride in an exceptional craft. For All Mankind pursues greatness, succeeds, and plants an Apple flag for the world to see. Read full review

Tim Surette

Oct 28, 2019

A lot of the male characters, headlined by Joel Kinnaman and Michael Dorman, are flat and stereotypically predictable, but the show tells its best stories with the women involved in the space program, be it the first class of female astronauts or the wives of the original astronauts. Thankfully, large chunks of episodes are devoted to them. And the space scenes look good too. Read full review

Kelly Lawler

Nov 1, 2019

The show ostensibly stars Joel Kinnaman as a Serious Astronaut Man, but the story becomes far more compelling when other characters take the lead. Episode 3 introduces a group of female astronaut trainees who make the series sing. Read full review

Haleigh Foutch

Oct 28, 2019

While the series initial struggles with some expository explanations and divergent subplots, it picks up steam once it finds its focus. Especially in the back half of the season, where the characters and their overlapping arcs start to come to life and the series finally veers towards some intriguing (albeit understated) sci-fi leaps to match the socio-political inventions of its alt-history. Read full review

Kathryn VanArendonk

Oct 31, 2019

There [are] moments where For All Mankind lives up to the show it could be. And it could still become that show; even in the moments where I found myself annoyed by the lack of snap and fizz, I was still curious about where it was going. Its small tastes of an alternate timeline are intriguing. Read full review

Mike Hale

Oct 31, 2019

Domestic drama occupies a lot of screen time and plays out in ways both predictable and unlikely. For all of its polish and cleverness and suspense, “For All Mankind” ultimately puts the soap in space opera. Read full review

IndieWire Steve Greene

Oct 28, 2019

It takes a few episodes to break free from rehashes of well-worn stories: unfaithful and distant spouses, unruly kids, interfamily envy. Every character on this show is saddled with an initial, perfunctory purpose. It’s only with the benefit of hours spent with them that more dynamic parts of their corner of this galactic web get to emerge — and that’s too long to wait. Read full review

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freshtalent

Nov 9, 2019

Not bad at all! Not sure why the ratings are so low. Definitely some cliche stuff and mediocre of the main actors (the husband and wife astronauts both are just ok). But writing is solid.

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viroodiem

Dec 29, 2019

One of the best new shows of 2019.

Personally hate period peices, especially those glorifying the 60s-80s. That said this alternative history drama is set at such a fast pace that it does not focus much on the culture of those eras. While its certainly not the most scientificallyOne of the best new shows of 2019.

Personally hate period peices, especially those glorifying the 60s-80s. That said this alternative history drama is set at such a fast pace that it does not focus much on the culture of those eras.

While its certainly not the most scientifically accurate, it is an entertaining show that is well written and surprisingly well acted.

Personally I hate that it is on Apple. Clearly these are shows intended to be on Sony before they finally gave up trying to run their own streaming service (that offered several unexpectedly good original shows. More than Hulu has ever made)

While the show does have some glaring flaws in its plot lines, the total package of Season 1 was compelling and it sets up a lot of possibilities for future seasons. Definitely worth a watch.… Expand

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geodeo

Nov 2, 2019

unfotunately the heavy hand of main stream ,cheesy and derivative writing has ruined this show if not all the apple streamed series.

a streaming platform run by apple to imitate ABC and DISNEY are not where i chose to invest my time and money. luckily their pro phones are great - butunfotunately the heavy hand of main stream ,cheesy and derivative writing has ruined this show if not all the apple streamed series.

a streaming platform run by apple to imitate ABC and DISNEY are not where i chose to invest my time and money.

luckily their pro phones are great - but someone in apple is in the way of originality and rawness and will ultimately be responsible for this junk writing off billions.… Expand

1 of 7 users found this helpful16

metacritiqueur

Feb 20, 2021

Politically correct and woke as usual... Welcome to the 2020's series era. The golden era is gone.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 2

75
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: February 19, 2021
Season 1

65
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: November 1, 2019
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  S1:E10. A City Upon A Hill
  Air Date: December 20, 2019
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  S1:E10. A City Upon A Hill
  Air Date: December 20, 2019
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  S1:E9. Dangerous Liasions
  Air Date: December 13, 2019
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  S1:E9. Bent Bird
  Air Date: December 13, 2019
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  S1:E8. Rupture
  Air Date: December 6, 2019
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  S1:E8. Rupture
  Air Date: December 6, 2019
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  S1:E7. Hi Bob
  Air Date: November 29, 2019
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  S1:E7. Hi Bob
  Air Date: November 29, 2019
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  S1:E6. Home Again
  Air Date: November 22, 2019
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  S1:E6. Home Again
  Air Date: November 22, 2019
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  S1:E5. Into the Abyss
  Air Date: November 15, 2019
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  S1:E5. Into the Abyss
  Air Date: November 15, 2019
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  S1:E4. Nixon's Women
  Air Date: November 8, 2019
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  S1:E4. Prime Crew
  Air Date: November 8, 2019
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  S1:E3. Prime Crew
  Air Date: November 1, 2019
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  S1:E3. Nixon's Women
  Air Date: November 1, 2019
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  S1:E2. He Built the Saturn V
  Air Date: November 1, 2019
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  S1:E2. He Built the Saturn V
  Air Date: November 1, 2019
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  S1:E1. Red Moon
  Air Date: November 1, 2019
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  S1:E1. Red Moon
  Air Date: November 1, 2019