Apple TV Plus’ ‘For All Mankind’ Season 3 Sets Summer Premiere Date (TV News Roundup)
11.04.2022 - 21:57
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Wilson Chapman editor“For All Mankind” will return for its third season on June 10, Apple TV Plus announced Monday.Created by Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi, the critically-acclaimed science fiction drama imagines an alternate history where Russia beat the United States in putting a man on the moon first.
As a result of this historical divergence, the space race between the two countries never ends, leading to a world where both nations have advanced moon colonies staffed 24/7 and the Cold War has led to much quicker technological advances. The series focuses on the exploits of the astronauts and staff of NASA in this alternate universe, delving into both their professional and personal lives.
The first two seasons of “For All Mankind” covered a span of almost two decades, starting in 1969 and ending in the late ’80s. Season 3 again jumps ahead into the early ’90s, as the space race expands to the exploration of Mars.
Joel Kinnaman, Jodi Balfour, Sonya Walger, Krys Marshall, Wrenn Schmidt and Coral Peña return to play the various NASA personal the show focuses on, with Shantel VanSanten, Cynthy Wu and Casey Johnson also returning. In addition, Edi Gathegi joins the main cast this season as the new character, Dev Ayesa.Wolpert and Nedivi serve as the showrunners of “For All Mankind,” and executive produce alongside Moore, David Weddle, Bradley Thompson and Nichole Beattie, as well as Maril Davis for Tall Ship Productions.
Sony Pictures Television produces the show for Apple TV Plus.Season 3 of “For All Mankind” consists of 10 episodes, which will stream weekly on Fridays starting June 10. Watch the date announcement trailer below.Also in today’s TV news roundup:Season 2 of Comedy InvAsian, a showcase for
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