The series dramatizes an alternate history depicting "what would have happened if the global space race had never ended" after the Soviet Union succeeds in the first crewed Moon landing ahead of the United States. Cynthy Wu , Casey W. Edi Gathegi joined in the third. The series features historical figures, played by actors or appearing through archival footage, including astronauts and NASA officials as well as American presidents and other politicians.
For All Mankind premiered on November 1, In July , the series was renewed for a fourth season, [ 4 ] which premiered on November 10, In an alternate timeline in , Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov becomes the first human to land on the Moon. With the Soviet Union emphasizing diversity by including a woman in subsequent landings, the United States is forced to match pace, training women and minorities who were largely excluded from the initial decades of U. Each subsequent season takes place 10 years later, with season two taking place in the s, season three taking place in the s, and season four taking place in the s.
Ronald D. Moore explained how historical reality had been different from the series: " Sergei Korolev was the father of the Soviet space program; in our reality, he died during an operation in Moscow in And after that point, their Moon program really never pulled together Our point of divergence was that Korolev lives, According to Ronald D. Moore, the idea of the show came about during lunch with former NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman , when they discussed the possibility of an alternate history in which the Soviets reached the Moon before the Americans.
The series was created by Ronald D. Moore , Matt Wolpert, and Ben Nedivi. Johnson had been cast in main roles for the second season. Also, Krys Marshall and Sonya Walger were promoted to the main cast for the second season. Principal photography for the series commenced in August in Los Angeles , California. All tracks written by Jeff Russo. The third- and fourth-season tracks were co-written by Paul Doucette. The second season premiered on February 19, , and consisted of 10 episodes, releasing weekly until April 23, The application walks users through the decade-long gap between seasons one and two, showing the relationship between astronauts Gordo and Tracy Stevens, and their son Danny Stevens.
It is hosted by Krys Marshall, who plays Danielle Poole, and features behind-the-scenes looks and interviews with scientists, former astronauts, and the cast and crew of For All Mankind. For season three, Apple released a companion video series titled The Science behind For All Mankind for corresponding episodes from season 3.
