MARS • 2016 - 2018 • 12 episodes • 10h:08m
Combining feature film-quality scripted elements and visual effects with documentary-style interviews, the six-part miniseries "Mars" illuminates the peaks and valleys of a modern-day space race while dramatizing humanity's first harrowing attempt to colonize the distant planet.
The story is told in a documentary way, looking at the present day. The future mission is filmed as a movie. In this episode scenes are changing in these timeframes.
S1E1 • 2016 • Astronomy
In 2033, the Daedalus crew struggles to find permanent shelter. Currently, the European Space Agency and Roscosmos partner to launch an orbiter.
S1E3 • 2016 • Astronomy
In 2037, psychological pressure takes its toll as the crew is trapped in the habitat. In reality, scientists study the effects of extreme isolation.
S1E5 • 2017 • Astronomy
In 2037, a devastating tragedy in the colony forces everyone to question the mission. In the present, SpaceX attempts another pioneering launch.
S1E6 • 2017 • Astronomy
After a decade on Mars, scientists await the arrival of miners from a for-profit corporation, causing tensions to rise between science and industry.
S2E1 • 2018 • Astronomy
IMSF and Lukrum establish a tenuous coexistence with a common water source. In the present day on Earth, activists protest Arctic oil drilling.
S2E2 • 2018 • Astronomy
When a solar flare strikes the planet and knocks out all communications, the Olympus Town team races against the clock to locate Marta.
S2E3 • 2018 • Astronomy
Lukrum strikes a deal with Russia for exclusive mining rights. In the present day on Earth, ecosystems and indigenous lifestyles need protection from corporations.
S2E5 • 2018 • Astronomy
Lukrum pushes its corporate interest too far and jeopardizes the colonies. In the present day on Earth, human activity has destabilized the natural world.
S2E6 • 2018 • Astronomy