Apple TV has unveiled the premiere date and first look for the fifth season of its space drama For All Mankind. The new season will debut Friday, March 27, 2026, with ten-episode run releasing weekly through May 29, according to the company’s press release.
Apple stated that the upcoming season takes place years after the Goldilocks asteroid heist, with Happy Valley on Mars now operating as a thriving colony home to thousands of residents. However, tensions increase as Earth’s nations push for law and order on the Red Planet, creating conflict between Mars settlers and their former home.
The series returns with much of its core ensemble cast, including Joel Kinnaman (Robocop, The Suicide Squad), Toby Kebbell (Salvable, Ben-Hur), Edi Gathegi (Superman, Caged), Cynthy Wu (Before I Fall, Holidate), Coral Peña (Story Ave, Swiped), and Wrenn Schmidt (Xeno, Nope). Season five will also introduce new series regulars, including Mireille Enos (The Killing, Hanna), Costa Ronin (The Americans, Homeland), Sean Kaufman (The Summer I Turned Pretty, Manifest), Ruby Cruz (Bottoms, Mare of Easttown), and Ines Asserson (Royalteen, Harajuku).
The announcement follows earlier mxdwn coverage of the franchise’s expansion. Apple TV previously confirmed For All Mankind season five alongside plans for a spinoff series, signaling continued growth of the sci-fi universe across the platform. That development highlighted Apple TV’s long-term investment in the franchise and its expanding storytelling scope.
In additional reporting, mxdwn also covered casting for the spinoff series Star City, which will focus on the Soviet space program and feature Anna Maxwell Martin (The Bletchley Circle, Philomena) in a leading role. That announcement further underscored Apple TV’s strategy to extend the For All Mankind universe beyond the flagship series.
Apple TV continues to position For All Mankind as a central pillar of its original programming slate. The first look at season five reinforces the show’s role as one of the platform’s long-running scripted dramas with an expanding narrative reach.
With the March premiere date now confirmed, For All Mankind enters its fifth season with production momentum and franchise expansion underway. Additional details are expected to be released as the premiere approaches.