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Poster for Mars

Mars

2016–2018 · 2 seasons

A serious, semi-documentary blend of tense survival drama and real science talk, making space colonization feel both awe-inspiring and precarious.

Genres
Sci-fi & fantasy, Action & adventure
Overview
The maiden crew of the Daedalus spacecraft must push itself to the brink of human capability in order to successfully establish the first sustainable colony on Mars. Set both in the future and in the present day, this series blends scripted elements set in the future with documentary vérité interviews with today’s best and brightest minds in modern science and innovation, illuminating how research and development is creating the space technology that will enable our first attempt at a mission to Mars.

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Genres
Sci-fi & fantasy, Action & adventure
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • exploration
  • isolation
  • ambition
  • science
Places
  • space
  • wilderness
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure
Created by
Brian Grazer, Ron Howard
Written by
Paul Solet, Stephen Petranek
Starring
Jihae, Alberto Ammann, Clémentine Poidatz, Anamaria Marinca, Sammi Rotibi, Nicholas Wittman, Cosima Shaw, Ben Cotton
Cinematography
Damián García
Length
2 seasons, 12 episodes, 50 min each
Network
National Geographic
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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