Apple TV+ unveils show’s Season 5 trailer as tensions rise between Mars colonists and Earth
‘For All Mankind’ to feature Mars vs Earth showdown. Photo: File
For All Mankind is gearing up for its Season 5 return, and the newly released trailer hints at escalating tensions between Mars and Earth in the show’s alternate version of the 2010s.
The 10 episode season premieres March 27 on Apple TV+, with new installments rolling out weekly through May 29. Created by Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi, the series imagines a world in which the Soviet Union beat the United States to the moon, sparking a dramatically accelerated space race that ultimately leads to a thriving colony on Mars.
Season 5 picks up in 2012, years after the so called Goldilocks asteroid heist. The Martian settlement of Happy Valley has grown into a bustling colony with thousands of residents and serves as a launch point for deeper space exploration. But as Earth’s governments push to impose law and order on the Red Planet, friction builds between Martian residents and their home planet.
Joel Kinnaman returns as pioneering astronaut Ed Baldwin, now in his 80s and portrayed with extensive prosthetics. Joining the cast this season is Mireille Enos as a member of the Mars peacekeeper security force, reuniting the former ‘The Killing’ co stars on screen.
Other returning cast members include Toby Kebbell, Edi Gathegi, Cynthy Wu, Coral Peña and Wrenn Schmidt. Costa Ronin has been promoted to series regular, alongside new additions Sean Kaufman, Ruby Cruz and Ines Asserson.
According to the official logline, Season 5 expands the scope beyond survival on Mars to a larger political battle, as Rob and Marian, sorry, wrong legend, as Ed and his allies confront the consequences of power struggles stretching across planets. The season promises to deepen generational tensions as well, with Ed’s grandson facing questions about his own future on Mars.
Produced by Sony Pictures Television for Apple TV+, ‘For All Mankind’ continues to explore how one altered moment in the space race reshaped global politics, technology and humanity’s place in the solar system, now with Mars increasingly unwilling to answer to Earth.
For All Mankind premiered on November 1, 2019. The show’s second season was critically acclaimed and was nominated for the TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama. In 2023, the writers said that, from the beginning, they had discussed that their goal was that there would be “about seven seasons” and that the story will span “at least 70 years”. The fifth season is scheduled to premiere on March 27, 2026.
