Apple TV Releases Trailer for Star City Spinoff

Apple TV released the official trailer for "Star City," a new spinoff series from the acclaimed alternate-history drama "For All Mankind," on Thursday. The eight-episode thriller, which explores the Soviet space program during the height of the Cold War, is set to premiere globally on the platform on May 29 with its first two episodes, followed by one new installment each Friday through July 10.

The series shifts the perspective of the "For All Mankind" universe to behind the Iron Curtain, focusing on the key moment when the Soviet Union achieves the first manned moon landing. It delves into the lives of cosmonauts, engineers, and embedded intelligence officers, highlighting the paranoia, surveillance, and personal risks involved in advancing space exploration amid geopolitical tensions. Unlike the parent series, which spans decades with time jumps starting from 1969, "Star City" remains anchored in the 1970s and carves out its own narrative style, according to showrunners Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi.

Created by Nedivi, Wolpert, and Ronald D. Moore, the show features Wolpert and Nedivi as showrunners and executive producers, alongside Moore, Maril Davis of Tall Ship Productions,...