TV series

The First

2018 · 1 season

A somber, slow-burning look at the personal costs of a monumental mission, more about human frailty than rockets.

Overview: Follow the first human mission to Mars, exploring the challenges of taking the first steps toward interplanetary colonization. The story focuses not only on the astronauts, but also on their families and loved ones, as well as the ground team on Earth.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, family, addiction, survival
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
family
addiction
survival
grief
Places: space
big city
home
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild