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Moonbase 8

★ 5.9 4K votes 2020–2020 1 season · 6 episodes Ended Showtime
Dry humorDeadpan, understated wit.This show: 8/10AbsurdistSurreal, logic-bending comedy.This show: 8/10Deadpan coolDetached, understated and effortlessly stylish.This show: 7/10
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Starring
John C. ReillyTim HeideckerFred ArmisenJoshua DavisM.C. GaineyFred Grandy
Written by
John C. ReillyTim HeideckerFred ArmisenJonathan Krisel
Starring
John C. ReillyTim HeideckerFred ArmisenJoshua DavisM.C. GaineyFred Grandy
Written by
John C. ReillyTim HeideckerFred ArmisenJonathan Krisel
Ratings per Episode
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Votes per Episode
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About

"Three grown men rehearsing for greatness, badly"

Three misfit astronauts live in a cramped Arizona simulation base, rehearsing for a moon mission that always feels perpetually out of reach. Created by and starring Fred Armisen, Tim Heidecker, and John C. Reilly, it's a low-key mockumentary-style comedy about ambition, boredom, and male ego in close quarters. The pace is slow and the jokes are dry and awkward rather than punchy, leaning on deadpan character work over plot. It feels more like hanging out with three sad, funny guys than watching a traditional sitcom, charming if you're patient, forgettable if you're not.

Watch it for

the deadpan chemistry between Armisen, Heidecker, and Reilly playing hapless would-be astronauts.

Maybe skip if

you want fast jokes or forward momentum rather than slow, character-driven awkwardness.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12020
6.51K62h 34m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Dry6.2
32526 min
▶2Rats6.5
18127 min
▶3Quarantine6.7
15726 min
▶4Visitors6.6
13526 min
▶5Move the Base6.7
11923 min
▶6Beef6.6
12426 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

John C. Reilly Cap
Tim Heidecker Rook
Fred Armisen Skip
Joshua Davis Wally
M.C. Gainey T-Boy
Fred Grandy Bob
Travis Kelce Kelce
Adam Lambert Billy
Joe Abraham Pastor Nadler
Thomas Mann Cooper

Crew

Jonathan Krisel

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