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It’s Officially the End of an Era for Apple TV’s 10/10 Sci-Fi Epic
It seems pretty clear that the future of entertainment is digital. As regards films and television shows, streaming platforms such as Netflix and Prime Video and others like them are sometimes involved in a cold war of sorts, with all platforms developing new, original titles to compete with what is obtainable elsewhere. These platforms are often home to a wide range of titles that often cut across multiple genres. With Netflix launching its video streaming service in 2007 and Prime Video following suit in 2011, both stand out as entrenched members of that community. However, one other streamer has carved out a particularly impressive niche for itself.
Apple TV launched on November 1, 2019, and seven years later, the streaming service has established itself as the home of prestige science fiction without a shadow of doubt. With Dan Erickson’s workplace thriller, Severance, which has exploded into a cultural phenomenon, and the likes of Rebecca Ferguson’s dystopian drama, Silo, and Alexander Skarsgård‘s Murderbot, among others, that title is not contested. However, a lot of the success the streamer enjoys today within the sci-fi genre would likely not have manifested had TV veteran Ronald D. Moore‘s brilliant co-creation not succeeded.
For All Mankind was co-created by Moore, Matt Wolpert, and Ben Nedivi, as the defining Apple TV Original premiered even as the streaming service launched in 2019. Wildly imaginative and surprisingly different, the sci-fi series reimagined what would happen if the Space Race’s most important moment had gone in an entirely different direction. Having paved the way to sci-fi dominion for the streamer, For All Mankind is now looking towards the exit doors at the end of an era. After five full seasons, For All Mankind is heading into its sixth and final season, which has recently wrapped filming. Coral Peña, who plays Aleida Rosales in the sci-fi series, took to social media to mark the end of filming on Season 6. Peña, who replaced Olivia Trujillo in Season 2, shared an image with the caption: “Seven years later… series wrap on For All Mankind.“
How Good Is ‘For All Mankind’?
For All Mankind stars Joel Kinnaman, Wrenn Schmidt, Krys Marshall, Cynthy Wu, Peña, Toby Kebbell, Edi Gathegi, and Tyner Rushing, with earlier seasons also heavily featuring Shantel VanSanten, Jodi Balfour, Sarah Jones, Michael Dorman, and Sonya Walger. The alt-history drama remains one of the crown jewels of Apple TV, highlighted by its persistent strong performances on the service’s worldwide chart.
Collider’s Therese Lacson wrote in her review that For All Mankind Season 5 continues to highlight exactly why the series remains one of Apple TV’s most impressive, well-crafted, and consistently rewarded sci-fi dramas, which has expanded its lore in the alternate reality while ensuring its emotional core remains firmly grounded in relationships. Even as the show has evolved into a sprawling, multi-generational story set on a fully colonized Mars, the transition feels totally earned rather than forced. Lacson wrote:
“For All Mankind is proof that when streamers have faith in their shows and allow them to grow, they can create pure magic. With each episode, Season 5 builds tension while giving us brief moments of relief, all culminating in another massive shift that promises to usher in a completely new and exciting age.”
For All Mankind Season 6 will premiere in 2027. Stream the sci-fi series on Apple TV, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
- Release Date
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2019 – 2027-00-00
- Network
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Apple TV
- Directors
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Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Andrew Stanton, Meera Menon, Dan Liu, Allen Coulter, Craig Zisk, Dennie Gordon, John Dahl, Lukas Ettlin, Wendey Stanzler, Seth Gordon, Sylvain White, Michael Morris, Maja Vrvilo, Sarah Boyd
- Writers
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Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert, Ben Nedivi, Bradley Thompson, David Weddle, Nichole Beattie, Joe Menosky
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