7.350 minSeason 2 • Episode 6
LatestLukrum pushes its corporate interest too far and unintentionally jeopardizes the safety of both colonies. IMSF springs into action to stabilize the situation, but for some, it will be too late. In the current climate on Earth, human activity has destabilized the natural world. NASA’s Operation Icebridge studies Arctic sea ice in an attempt to bring awareness to global warming and the dramatically changing state of our planet, the only home we have… for now!
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. Set both in the future and in the present day, this series blends scripted elements set in the future with documentary vérité interviews with today’s best and brightest minds in modern science and innovation, illuminating how research and development is creating the space technology that will enable our first attempt at a mission to Mars.
Direction
Ron Howard seamlessly stitches fiction with real scientists
Production
Radically grounded Mars habitats—no sleek sci-fi fantasy
Acting
Jihae's dual role anchors the emotional core
Creators
Ron Howard, Brian Grazer
Jihae
Hana Seung / Joon Seung
Alberto Ammann
Javier Delgado
Clémentine Poidatz
Amelie Durand
Anamaria Marinca
Marta Kamen
Sammi Rotibi
Robert Foucault
Nicholas Wittman
Oliver Lee
Cosima Shaw
Leslie Richardson
Kata Sarbó
Ava Macon
Roxy Sternberg
Jen Carson
Esai Morales
Mike Glenn / Lt. Michael Glenn
Levi Fiehler
Cameron Pate
Evan Hall
Shep Marster
Akbar Kurtha
Dr. Jay Johar
Jeff Hephner
Kurt Hurrelle
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The show was produced in partnership with SpaceX and NASA, with Elon Musk appearing in documentary segments before his Twitter meltdown era.
The Martian surface was filmed in Morocco's Sahara desert—the same location used for The Martian, because apparently there's only one place on Earth ugly enough to double for Mars.
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