In April, Apple TV+ renewed its globally acclaimed, hit space drama “For All Mankind” for season five and announced a new spinoff series “Star City.” The creator of both series, Ronald D. Moore, has given an update on the widely anticipated new series.
Chris McPherson for Collider:
“We’re in the writing period of the spin-off series, which is Star City, which is very exciting,” he said.
He gave a nod to Apple for their support, adding, “I’m very happy that Apple was supportive of that whole concept and to do it and to tell the story from the cosmonaut point of view and how the Russians got to the moon first and what it was like to work in that program.”
Time jumps have been a signature of For All Mankind, and Moore hinted at similar plans for Star City. “We know we are gonna jump through time. We haven’t quite got to that point yet. It’s probably still a in-the-decade, or so, jump ahead. We don’t know if we’re gonna do exactly what the Mankind jumps were or if we’ll try to split them in the middle.” These jumps will allow the show to explore advancements in the Soviet space program without getting bogged down in a single timeframe.
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Looking forward to Star City and season 5 of For All Mankind!
So they’re telling the “For All Mankind” alternate history from a different perspective? We already know the outcomes (at the high level) so they’ll need to be clever about what stories to tell. I hope the shows continue beyond the “present year” (in their timeline) to show the possible (optimistic) future of humanity in space, like a more realistic Star Trek franchise.
For All Mankind started great, but then devolved into a soap opera melodrama. Very disappointing after the first couple seasons.
Also got the typical mini-series virus: “How to stuff a 90 minute movie into 8 X 60 minute episodes.”