- For the current season, see season 4
The first season of For All Mankind premiered on November 1, 2019.
The season takes place from June 1969 (landing of Alexei Leonov on the Moon) to end of 1974 (Apollo 24 and 25), with a post credit scene in the final episode in 1983.
Premise[]
Imagine a world where the global Space Race never ended. This "what if" take on history from Ronald D. Moore spotlights the lives of NASA astronauts - the heroes and rock stars of their time and their families.
Cast & characters[]
Season 1 had 6 main characters and a total of 108 credited actors/characters.
- Cast-list infos:
- Main cast is sorted by credit order.
- Supporting cast is divided into the credit type seen in the episodes (Guest & Co-Starring) and sorted by appearance first, alphabetic second.
- The number behind the entry indicates the appearances. If there are two numbers, it means "credited" / "appeared".
- Some very minor characters that appeared in one or occasionally two episodes only may not be listed here. The episode articles always list all credited actors.
Main cast[]
- Joel Kinnaman as Edward Baldwin (10)
- Michael Dorman as Gordo Stevens (10)
- Sarah Jones as Tracy Stevens (10)
- Shantel VanSanten as Karen Baldwin (10)
- Jodi Balfour as Ellen Waverly (10/8)
- Wrenn Schmidt as Margo Madison (10)
Supporting cast[]
Guest Starring
- Chris Bauer as Deke Slayton (9)
- Noah Harpster as Bill Strausser (8)
- Krys Marshall as Danielle Poole (8)
- Spencer Garrett as Roger Scott (7)
- Meghan Leathers as Pam Horton (7)
- Nick Toren as Tim McKiernan (7)
- Chris Agos as Buzz Aldrin (6)
- Eric Ladin as Gene Kranz (6)
- Olivia Trujillo as Aleida Rosales (6)
- Nate Corddry as Larry Wilson (5)
- Arturo Del Puerto as Octavio Rosales (5)
- Megan Dodds as Andrea Walters (5)
- Dan Donohue as Thomas Paine (5)
- Michael Harney as Jack Broadstreet (5)
- Wallace Langham as Harold Weisner (5)
- Sonya Walger as Molly Cobb (5)
- Lenny Jacobson as Wayne Cobb (4)
- Daniel Robbins as Hank Poppen (4)
- Rebecca Wisocky as Marge Slayton (4)
- Ben Begley
as Charlie Duke (3) - Edwin Hodge as Clayton Poole (3)
- Ryan Kennedy as Michael Collins (3)
- Dave Power as Frank Sedgewick (3)
- Leonora Pitts as Irene Hendricks (3)
- James Urbaniak as Gavin Donahue (3)
- Nick Wechsler as Fred Talmadge (3)
- Jeff Branson as Neil Armstrong (2)
- Colm Feore as Wernher von Braun (2)
- Charlie Hofheimer as Dennis Lambert (2)
- Mark Ivanir as Mikhail Mikhailovic (2)
- Stephen Oyoung as Harrison Liu (2)
- Steven Pritchard as Pete Conrad (2)
- Brian Stepanek as Shorty Powers (2)
- David Andrews as Admiral Scott Uken (1)
- Deniz Akdeniz as Paul Santoro (1)
- Brandon Bales as Winston Blake (1)
- Matt Battaglia as John Glenn (1)
- Cass Buggé as Patty Doyle (1)
- David Gautreaux as Barry Newsome (1)
- Martin Grey as Scott Kraus (1)
- Saul Rubinek as Rep. Charles Sandman (1)
- Scott Alan Smith as Dr. David Josephson (1)
Co-Starring
- Teddy Blum as Young Shane Baldwin (5)
- Dan Warner as General Arthur Weber (5)
- Jason David as Young Daniel Stevens (4)
- William Lee Holler as Young Jimmy Stevens (4)
- Tracy Mulholland as Gloria Sedgewick (4)
- Krystal Torres as Cata (4)
- Tait Blum as Shane Baldwin (3)
- Teya Patt as Emma Jorgens (3)
- Mason Thames as Danny Stevens (3)
- Max Barsness as Tommy (2)
- Michael James Bell as Principal Mike Russell (2)
- Carin Chea as Penny Chen (2)
- Theo Iyer as Carl Reid (2)
- Tony Lewellen as Coop (2)
- Brian McGrath as Sam (2)
- Jeffrey Muller as Del (2)
- Benjamin Seay as Ray Schumer (2)
- Ben Solenberger as LMSYS (2)
- Germain Arroyo as Anthony (1)
- Jason Scott David as Young Danny Stevens (1)
- Jeff Denton as Pendle (1)
- Kevin Glikmann as Jerry Biddle (1)
- Leia Hurst as Barbara (1)
- Brian Johnson as Grush (1)
- Rita Khrabrovitsky as Anastasia Belikova (1)
- Vanessa Lyon as Graciana Rosales (1)
- Devin McCarthy as Janice (1)
- Jan Munroe as Dr. Weddle (1)
- Zakary Risinger as Jimmy Stevens (1)
- Kate Rodman as Megan (1)
- Korey Simeone as Doctor Chase (1)
- Aria Song as Cecilia Liu (1)
Episodes[]
| No. | Image | Title | Writer | Director | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Red Moon 65:00 |
Matt Wolpert Ben Nedivi |
Seth Gordon | 1 Nov. 2019 |
| NASA is in the crisis as the Soviets land the first man on the Moon in 1969, the beginning of an alternate history. | |||||
| 2 |  |
He Built the Saturn V 62:00 |
Matt Wolpert Ben Nedivi |
Seth Gordon | 1 Nov. 2019 |
| Director von Braun opposes President Nixon's directive, with dire consequences. | |||||
| 3 |  |
Nixon's Women 62:00 |
Nichole Beattie | Allen Coulter | 1 Nov. 2019 |
| Deke must recruit female astronauts after Russia lands a woman on the Moon. | |||||
| 4 |  |
Prime Crew 63:00 |
Naren Shankar | Allen Coulter | 8 Nov. 2019 |
| A training accident spurs a national debate about women astronauts. | |||||
| 5 |  |
Into the Abyss 62:00 |
David Weddle Bradley Thompson |
Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | 15 Nov. 2019 |
| Ed and the crew change Apollo 15's landing site after lunar ice is detected. | |||||
| 6 |  |
Home Again 62:00 |
Stephanie Shannon | Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | 22 Nov. 2019 |
| A launchpad accident leads to delayed missions and FBI background checks. | |||||
| 7 |  |
Hi Bob 59:00 |
Ronald D. Moore | Meera Menon | 29 Nov. 2019 |
| The crew of Apollo 22, Ed, Gordo, and Danielle struggle with an extended Jamestown mission. | |||||
| 8 |  |
Rupture 57:00 |
Nichole Beattie | Meera Menon | 6 Dec. 2019 |
| NASA preps a Jamestown relief mission, while Karen waits for news at the hospital. | |||||
| 9 |  |
Bent Bird 48:00 |
David Weddle Bradley Thompson |
John Dahl | 13 Dec. 2019 |
| A crisis in space puts the Apollo 24 and 25 crews in peril. | |||||
| 10 |  |
A City Upon a Hill 76:00 |
Matt Wolpert Ben Nedivi |
John Dahl | 20 Dec. 2019 |
| Ed handles a trespasser. Ellen and Deke chart a new course without Mission Control. | |||||
Galleries[]
Images[]
Poster & banner[]
S1 teaser poster
S1 poster
S1 banner
S1 Key Art
Promotional[]
Season 1 astronauts
Season 1 cast at Mission Control
Videos[]
Trailers[]
For All Mankind - Season 1 - Official First Look Trailer - Apple TV+
For All Mankind - Season 1 - Official Trailer - Apple TV+
Featurettes[]
For All Mankind - Remembering Apollo 11 Apple TV+
For All Mankind - Creating the World Featurette - Apple TV+