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Mars

★ 7.4 16K votes 2016–2018 2 seasons · 13 episodes Ended National Geographic
Near-future techTechnology one step ahead of today, and what it costs us.This show: 8/10Nature & scienceThe natural world or science itself as the subject.This show: 8/10Space & sci-fiSpace, aliens and grand-scale science fiction.This show: 8/10SurvivalStaying alive against nature, scarcity or pursuit.This show: 8/10
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Starring
JihaeAlberto AmmannSammi RotibiClémentine PoidatzAnamaria MarincaNick Wittman
Written by
André BormanisMickey FisherKaren JanszenBen Young Mason
Starring
JihaeAlberto AmmannSammi RotibiClémentine PoidatzAnamaria MarincaNick Wittman
Written by
André BormanisMickey FisherKaren JanszenBen Young Mason
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"Science fact and space fiction orbiting each other"

Mars blends scripted drama with real documentary interviews, imagining humanity's first crewed mission to the Red Planet in the near future while cutting to actual scientists and engineers discussing today's space programs. The fictional astronauts face the brutal logistics of survival, politics, and isolation as they try to build a permanent colony. The tone is earnest and grounded rather than thrilling, more procedural than pulse-pounding, with the documentary segments adding a strange but compelling layer of real-world credibility to the speculative story unfolding alongside it.

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the unusual blend of hard science documentary and speculative survival drama.

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you want fast-paced action rather than methodical, procedural storytelling.

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All Seasons

Season 12016
7.45K75h 28m
The year is 2033, and our first manned mission to Mars is about to become reality. As a clock counts down the final 90 seconds to landing, an expert crew of astronauts endures the final harrowing moments before touching down on the red planet. Even with the best training and resources available, the maiden crew of the Daedalus spacecraft must push itself to the brink of human capability in order to successfully establish the first sustainable colony on Mars.
Season 22018
7.42K64h 37m
Five years after the successful maiden mission to the Red Planet and IMSF has established a fully-fledged colony, Olympus Town, but they cannot finance the Mars expedition alone. It’s now the year 2042, and doors are wide open to the private sector, but tensions arise among original mission-driven scientists and for-profit corporation, Lukrum Industries, who wants to send miners to red planet, creating new world of challenges for everyone.

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Jihae Hana Seung, Joon Seung
Alberto Ammann Javier Delgado
Sammi Rotibi Robert Foucault
Clémentine Poidatz Amelie Durand
Anamaria Marinca Marta Kamen
Nick Wittman Oliver Lee, Oliver
Cosima Shaw Leslie Richardson
Stephen Petranek Self - Author, How We'll Live On Mars
Elon Musk Self - CEO and Lead Designer, SpaceX
Neil deGrasse Tyson Self - Director, Hayden Planetarium

Crew

André Bormanis
Mickey Fisher
Karen Janszen
Ben Young Mason

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