The hit Apple TV sci-fi series “For All Mankind” has surged in popularity, breaking into the top 10 most-watched titles on Apple TV. The climb in viewership arrives just in time for the show’s highly anticipated return with its upcoming fifth season.
As of now, per FlixPatrol, “For All Mankind” is ranked at No. 9, cracking Apple TV’s list of the top 10 TV shows available on the platform. It is sitting just under “Pluribus,” the new sci-fi drama series created by Vince Gilligan (“Breaking Bad”). “For All Mankind” might continue to rise in the coming days as more fans catch up or revisit past episodes leading into the Season 5 premiere, which is scheduled to arrive on Mar. 27.
The concept of “For All Mankind” is that it reimagines the space race, set in a world where the Soviet Union landed on the moon first. That leads to a decades-long escalation of competition between the United States and USSR. Each season jumps forward in time to further explore how this alternate reality reshapes global power dynamics, serving as a grounded drama series with sci-fi elements. Season 4, which took the story to the 2000s, focused heavily on the commercialization of space with Mars serving as a semi-established outpost.
Season 5 takes place several years after the Goldilocks asteroid heist. The official logline for the new season reads, “Happy Valley has grown into a thriving colony with thousands of residents and a base for new missions that will take us even further into the solar system. But with the nations of Earth now demanding law and order on the Red Planet, friction continues to build between the people who live on Mars and their former home.”
MacDailyNews Note: Here’s the official trailer for “For All Mankind” season 5:
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This series started off so promising, then turned into “For All My Children in Space”