Alternate-history drama For All Mankind speeds forward in time, to a tense 80s Cold War on the moon.
In an age of many different shows about the past and present of the space program, Apple s entry, For All Mankind, has been one of the more creatively successful ones. The show, created by Battlestar Galactica veteran Ron Moore along with Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi is an alternate history take on the Apollo program, one that combines familiar tropes of the genre with some intriguing historical what-ifs.
The first season, set between the late 60s and early 70s, explored what might have happened if the Soviets beat the U.S. to the moon and the space race had continued for much longer. The premise followed that idea down several fun historical rabbit holes, such as Ted Kennedy, after skipping that fateful trip to Chappaquiddick, getting elected president in 1972.