Apple TV has released the trailer for season five of For All Mankind, confirming the 10-episode run will debut with a single episode followed by weekly instalments.
The new season advances the timeline into the 2010s, several years after the Goldilocks asteroid heist that closed season four. Happy Valley has grown from outpost to colony, and the central conflict has shifted accordingly.
Where earlier seasons wrestled with the race to establish a presence on Mars, season five is concerned with what happens when that presence becomes large enough to develop its own interests, and powerful enough to resist the nations on Earth demanding law and order.
Who is returning and who is new
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The core ensemble carries over, with Joel Kinnaman, Toby Kebbell, Edi Gathegi, Cynthy Wu, Coral Peña and Wrenn Schmidt all returning. Five new series regulars join them: Mireille Enos, Costa Ronin, Sean Kaufman, Ruby Cruz and Ines Asserson. The additions suggest the expanded colony setting will require a wider cast to populate it credibly.
Ronald D. Moore, who created the series as a reimagining of the space race in which the Soviet Union landed on the moon first, returns as executive producer alongside Maril Davis, Kira Snyder, David Weddle, Bradley Thompson and Seth Edelstein. Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi, who have been central to the writing since early seasons, serve as showrunners and executive producers. Sony Pictures Television produces for Apple TV.
The recap
- Apple TV released the trailer for season five of "For All Mankind"
- The season comprises 10 episodes released weekly after launch
- Season launches with one episode then weekly episodes through late May