Apple TV has unveiled an exclusive first look at Star City, its upcoming live-action space-race drama from creators Ben Nedivi (For All Mankind, Fargo), Matt Wolpert (For All Mankind, The Umbrella Academy), and Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica, Outlander). According to Apple TV, the series will premiere globally on Friday, May 29th, 2026, launching with two episodes followed by weekly installments through July 10th.

Star City expands the alternate-history universe of For All Mankind, shifting perspective from NASA to the Soviet space program at the pivotal moment when the USSR became the first nation to land a man on the moon. The series centers on cosmonauts, engineers, and intelligence officers navigating personal ambition, political pressure, and ideological conflict amid the escalating international space race.

The ensemble cast Apple TV announced includes Rhys Ifans (House of the Dragon, The Amazing Spider-Man), Anna Maxwell Martin (Motherland, Line of Duty), Agnes O’Casey (Black Doves, The Miracle Club), Alice Englert (Beautiful Creatures, Top of the Lake), Solly McLeod (House of the Dragon, The Rising), Adam Nagaitis (Chernobyl, The Terror), Ruby Ashbourne Serkis (The Letter for the King, I, Jack Wright), Josef Davies (Andor, His Dark Materials), and Priya Kansara (Bridgerton, Polite Society). The series is produced by Sony Pictures Television for Apple TV, with Nedivi, Wolpert, and Moore serving as executive producers.

mxdwn has closely followed developments within the For All Mankind universe, most recently covering the Season Five trailer, which emphasized escalating interplanetary conflict and deepening character stakes. That reporting underscored how the franchise continues to evolve its alternate-history framework while expanding its geopolitical scope.

With Star City, Apple TV further extends that world-building by exploring the Soviet perspective of the space race. The series is positioned as both a companion to For All Mankind and a standalone narrative that blends historical reimagining with character-driven drama.

As Apple TV continues to invest in high-concept original programming, Star City represents a deliberate expansion of its science fiction portfolio, deepening the franchise’s global narrative lens while maintaining the emotional stakes that have defined the universe.