Mars
Seen it?2016 | 2 seasons | 50 min | Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and a lukewarm 7.0 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved Star Trek: The Next Generation or Futurama, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 50 minutes, about 10 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
The maiden crew of the Daedalus spacecraft must push itself to the brink of human capability in order to successfully establish the first sustainable colony on Mars. Set both in the future and in the present day, this series blends scripted elements set in the future with documentary vérité interviews with today’s best and brightest minds in modern science and innovation, illuminating how research and development is creating the space technology that will enable our first attempt at a mission to Mars.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
59 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a modest audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 19K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 1 is the high point.
- Season 12016 · 6 episodes · 6.8 out of 10Weeknight
- Season 22018 · 6 episodes · 6.6 out of 10Weeknight
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Cast & crew
Created by Ron Howard, Brian Grazer
- JihaeHana Seung / Joon Seung
- Alberto AmmannJavier Delgado
- Clémentine PoidatzAmelie Durand
- Anamaria MarincaMarta Kamen
- Sammi RotibiRobert Foucault
- Nicholas WittmanOliver Lee
- Cosima ShawLeslie Richardson
- Kata SarbóAva Macon
- Roxy SternbergJen Carson
- Esai MoralesMike Glenn / Lt. Michael Glenn