The recently released film “Fly Me to the Moon,” starring Channing Tatum and Scarlett Johansson, tells an alternate history centered on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission and moon landing. Co-financed by Apple, it will air on Apple TV+ later this year.
But Apple has been in the moon landing alternative history game for much longer than that. For All Mankind, a series that imagines how the space race might have played out if the Soviet Union landed on the moon before the United States, premiered on Apple TV+ on November 1, 2019, the same day the service launched.
Since then, Apple has streamed 40 episodes of “For All Mankind” through four seasons, with the fourth season ending in January.
Has For All Mankind been renewed for Season 5?
Yes, indeed. Apple and Sony Pictures Television announced in April that “For All Mankind” had been renewed for a fifth season.
For All Mankind spin-off “Star City”
At the same time, they also announced that a new series of For All Mankind spin-off Star City is being developed by For All Mankind creators Ben Nedivi, Matt Wolpert and Ronald D. Moore developed.
“With each season of For All Mankind, our fascination with the Soviet space program grows,” executive producers Wolpert and Nedivi said in an April statement.
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“The more we learn about the secret city where Soviet cosmonauts and engineers worked and lived in the forests outside Moscow, the more we want to tell the story of the other side of the space race. We’re excited to continue building this with our partners at Apple and Sony The parallel history universe of “For All Mankind”.
What is “For All Mankind” about?
“For All Mankind” spans several decades and tells an alternative history of what would have happened if the Soviet space program had beaten the United States to the moon in 1969.
This leads to differences between the US President on the show and in real life. The U.S. space program has also seen various advances, such as the human landing on Mars in the 1990s and a longer-than-real-life Cold War.
By the end of Season 4, the Martian colony known as Happy Valley had grown even larger. Yet tensions continue to rise on the Red Planet.
How many episodes are there in the fifth season of “For All Mankind”?
Apple has yet to announce the number of episodes for Season 5. However, each of the first four seasons had 10 episodes, which means the next season will likely have 10 episodes as well.
Who stars in For All Mankind Season 5?
The cast of For All Mankind has changed over the years as characters have died and actors have departed.
However, Joel Zinneman has been involved with the show from the beginning as astronaut Edward “Ed” Baldwin.
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Rainn Schmidt remains in the cast as engineer Margo Madison.
Chris Marshall plays astronaut Danielle Poole.
Edi Gathegi plays Dev Ayesa, a private space entrepreneur in the tradition of Elon Musk.
Svetlana Efremova plays Irina Morozova.
Variety reported on July 10 that veteran actress Mireille Enos has joined the cast of For All Mankind . She will play Celia Boyd, who Apple describes as “a member of the Peacekeepers security force on Mars.”
Rounding out the cast, Enos reunites with longtime “For All Mankind” star Zinneman, her co-star on the AMC series “The Killing.”
Is there a trailer for “For All Mankind” season 5?
There is no trailer for the next season of For All Mankind yet, but we will update this article as soon as we see one!
Where can I watch “For All Mankind” Season 5?
All seasons 4 of the show are available to watch on Apple TV+, and season 5 will also be available on Apple TV+ as an Apple show.
When will For All Mankind Season 5 return?
A release date for season five has not yet been announced.
Unlike the episode titles, past seasons haven’t given many clues as to when the new season will arrive.
The first and fourth seasons of “For All Mankind” premiered in November of that year, the second season premiered in February, and the third season premiered in June.
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This is because various factors, including the pandemic and strikes, have prevented “For All Mankind” from developing a consistent annual schedule.
What other shows are premiering now?
While you wait for For All Mankind , Apple TV+ has several new shows coming to Apple TV+ for the rest of the summer.
Time Bandits, a TV series based on the 1980s film, will premiere on Apple TV+ on July 24.
The Spanish-language crime drama “Women in Blue” will be released on Apple TV+ on July 31.
What are you most looking forward to in Season 5 of “For All Mankind”?
