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HULU | Release Date: September 14, 2018

Summary: Laz Ingram (Natascha McElhone) heads up a crew that attempts to become the first humans on Mars in this sci-fi drama series created by Beau Willimon.

Genre(s): Drama, Science Fiction

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S1:E8. Near and Far
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S1:E7. The Choice
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S1:E6. Collisions
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IndieWire Ben Travers

Sep 4, 2018

Season 1 Review: The middle section of Season 1 features some of the best character development, perspective shifts, and overall writing this year. Read full review

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Chicago Sun-Times

Richard Roeper

Dec 14, 2018

Season 1 Review: This is an ambitious, bold, beautiful, occasionally trippy, big-picture sci-fi drama. Read full review

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Uncle Barky Ed Bark

Sep 14, 2018

Season 1 Review: For now, you’re advised to ride out The First, sluggishness and all. There are enough bright spots to bring it all home, with Mars very gradually getting closer to becoming more than just a talking point. Read full review

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Slate

Willa Paskin

Sep 13, 2018

Season 1 Review: The First is a glossy, often-inert tale of devotion and spaceflight. Its first two episodes treat inevitabilities as questions, and unfold with the zip of a DVR-ed sporting event for which you already read the box score. ... But The First does get better after its first two episodes (before getting worse again) by jettisoning inevitability. ... As flawed as I found the first season, I’ll admit, it hooked me enough that I’m interested to see how they live life on Mars. Read full review

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CNN

Brian Lowry

Sep 14, 2018

Season 1 Review: The First does a credible job of contemplating the costs of space travel, where, to quote an old line, no one can hear you scream. But wading through season one of this stiff but earnest series, it's possible someone will hear you snore. Read full review

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Boston Globe

Matthew Gilbert

Sep 12, 2018

Season 1 Review: The show isn’t a disaster by any means, and it features a few strong performances. But it lacks forward momentum as it lingers indulgently in some of its least interesting conflicts. Read full review

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Collider Adam Chitwood

Sep 4, 2018

Season 1 Review: At every turn, The First is far more interested in lingering shots of Tom in pensive thought, or delivering a monologue about man’s destiny for space travel, or grieving for his dead wife. And perhaps that would’ve been fine if the show had something else to offer, but it also misses the mark in telling a genuinely compelling story about space travel. Read full review

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 14, 2018
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  S1:E8. Near and Far
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  S1:E7. The Choice
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  S1:E6. Collisions
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  S1:E5. Two Portraits
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  S1:E4. Where Life Is
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  S1:E3. Cycles
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  S1:E2. What's Needed
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  S1:E1. Separation
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