Apple TV's upcoming For All Mankind spinoff Star City oozes Cold War-era paranoia
Source: Engadget
Overview
Apple TV+ released a full trailer for Star City, a spinoff of For All Mankind that explores the alternate‑history space race from the Soviet perspective. The trailer emphasizes Cold War‑era paranoia, featuring secret photographs, phone tapping, and disappearances against the backdrop of space exploration.
Plot and Setting
Star City is set in the 1970s, a departure from the time‑jump structure of For All Mankind (which began in 1969 and progressed to 2012 by season five). According to showrunners Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi, the spinoff “lives in the 1970s” and establishes its own genre.
The series will focus on how the Soviet Union managed to land astronauts on the Moon before the United States and the immediate aftermath for its space program. This contrasts with For All Mankind, which imagines a timeline where Russia beats the U.S. to the Moon in the 1960s, creating a butterfly effect that reshapes history.
Cast
- Rhys Ifans
- Anna Maxwell Martin
- Agnes O’Casey
- Alice Englert
Release Details
- Premiere date: May 29 (two episodes)
- This coincides with the conclusion of season five of For All Mankind.
- For All Mankind has been renewed for a sixth and final season.
Apple TV+ Sci‑Fi Lineup
The platform’s upcoming summer slate also includes:
- Season 2 of the multiverse thriller Dark Matter
- Season 3 of the dystopian adventure Silo
- Ongoing series such as Pluribus, Severance, and Foundation
This article originally appeared on Engadget.
Read the original article