- This article is about the spinoff series. For the location, see Star City (location).
Star City is an upcoming spinoff series of For All Mankind announced by Apple TV+ on April 17, 2024.[1] [2]
As of 20 February 2025, filming for season one has supposedly started in Lithuania.[3] The series is expected to be released sometime in 2026.
Premise[]
From the Apple TV+ press release: [1]
A robust expansion of the "For All Mankind" universe, "Star City" is a propulsive, paranoid thriller that takes us back to the key moment in the alt-history retelling of the space race — when the Soviet Union became the first nation to put a man on the Moon. But this time, we explore the story from behind the Iron CurtainW, showing the lives of the cosmonauts, the engineers and the intelligence officers embedded among them in the Soviet space program, and the risks they all took to propel humanity forward. "Star City" is created by Wolpert, Nedivi, and Moore. Nedivi and Wolpert serve as showrunners and executive produce alongside Moore and Maril Davis of Tall Ship Productions.
News[]
- According to an interview from Collider, there is a multiple season roadmap for the series, including time jumps like their parent show.[4]
- In regards to the language barrier, the series will likely not be in Russian with English subs.[4]
- Filming will start in February 2025 in VilniusW, Lithuania, as was reported by the Lithuanian website "Made in Vilnius" by end of January.[3]
- On February 3, Variety revealed the first casting news. Rhys Ifans was casted for the role of the Chief Designer, described as "the driving force behind the Soviet Space Program".[5]
- On 6 February it was announced that Anna Maxwell Martin will join the cast as "Lyudmilla, the head of the KGB surveillance department at Star City".[6]
- On February 13, three more cast members were announced:[7]
- Solly McLeod as Sasha, "a reckless cosmonaut who has yet to live up to his potential".
- Agnes O'Casey as Irina, "a recent addition to the surveillance department at Star City".
- Alice Englert as Anastasia, "an untested female cosmonaut in the Soviet Space Program".
- Another three more cast members were announced on 19 February:[8]
- Adam Nagaitis as Valya, "a highly respected cosmonaut within the Soviet Space program".
- Josef Davies as Sergei, "a young, brilliant engineer who works at Soviet Ground Control".
- Ruby Ashbourne Serkis as Tanya, "a cosmonaut's wife that struggles within the confined world of Star City".
Cast & characters[]
- Note that this list is incomplete and only contains what is currently known.
Known cast[]
- Rhys Ifans as Chief Designer [5]
- Anna Maxwell Martin as Lyudmilla [6]
- Solly McLeod as Sasha [7]
- Agnes O'Casey as Irina [7]
- Alice Englert as Anastasia [7]
- Adam Nagaitis as Valya [8]
- Josef Davies as Sergei [8]
- Ruby Ashbourne Serkis as Tanya [8]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
apple.com: Apple renews “For All Mankind” for season five and announces new spinoff series “Star City”(17 Apr. 2024)(archived 2024-04-17)
- ↑ nexttv.com: ‘For All Mankind’ Spinoff Is in the Works at Apple TV Plus(17 Apr. 2024)(archived 2024-04-17)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 madeinvilnius.lt: Sony Pictures to film new space series in Vilnius(31 Jan. 2025)(archived 2025-02-03)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 collider.com: 'For All Mankind's Spin-Off 'Star City' Gets a "Daring" Update From Its Creator(26 Jul. 2024)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 variety.com: ‘For All Mankind’ Spinoff ‘Star City’ Casts Rhys Ifans(3 Feb. 2025)(archived 2025-02-03)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 deadline.com: Anna Maxwell Martin Joins ‘For All Mankind’ Spinoff At Apple TV+(6 Feb. 2025)(archived 2025-02-09)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 variety.com: ‘For All Mankind’ Spinoff ‘Star City’ Adds Three to Cast(13 Feb. 2025)(archived 2025-02-15)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 deadline.com: ‘For All Mankind’ Spinoff ‘Star City’ Rounds Out Cast With Adam Nagaitis, Josef Davies & Ruby Ashbourne Serkis(19 Feb. 2025)(archived 2025-02-19)
