Despite the strange, undeserving box office and awards failure of Damien Chazelle’s “First Man” astronaut movie with Ryan Gosling—a terrific film that should’ve been a solid awards contender—studios don’t seem too scared off by the genre yet. In fact, Gosling is taking another kick at the genre with directors Lord and Miller, AppleTV+ got into the game with their own show “For All Mankind,” and next up, boldly going into the unpredictable field is Netflix. From executive producer Jason Katims, creator Andrew Hinderaker, and showrunner Jessica Goldberg, comes “Away,” an astronaut/first mission to Mars series that debuts in September.
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Hilary Swank (“Boys Don’t Cry”) stars as Emma Green is an American astronaut and former Navy pilot. She is the commander of the first mission to Mars. She is a headstrong, empathetic, and highly intelligent astronaut and leader. She is married to Matt Logan, a chief engineer at NASA. Emma and Matt have a 15-year-old daughter, Lex.
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The show also stars Josh Charles (playing Swank’s husband), Talitha Bateman, Mark Ivanir, Ato Essandoh, Ray Panthaki, Vivian Wu, and Monique Curnen.
The show seems to center on the emotional idea of being away from home— Swank’s character reconciling her decision to leave behind her husband and teenage daughter when they need her the most— juxtaposed next to the thrills of interstellar travel. Here’s the official synopsis:
From Executive Producer Jason Katims, the Netflix series Away is a thrilling, emotional drama on an epic scale that celebrates the incredible advancements humans can achieve and the personal sacrifices they must make along the way. As American astronaut Emma Green (Hilary Swank) prepares to lead an international crew on the first mission to Mars, she must reconcile her decision to leave behind her husband (Josh Charles) and teenage daughter (Talitha Bateman) when they need her the most. As the crew’s journey into space intensifies, their personal dynamics and the effects of being away from their loved ones back on Earth become increasingly complex. Away shows that sometimes to reach for the stars, we must leave home behind. Created by Andrew Hinderaker, the series is executive produced by showrunner Jessica Goldberg, Jason Katims, Matt Reeves, Andrew Hinderaker, Edward Zwick, Hilary Swank, Adam Kassan and Jeni Mulein.
“Away” premieres on Netflix Friday, September 4. Watch the first teaser trailer below.
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