10 Shows Like 'For All Mankind' You Should Watch Next
'For All Mankind' is a sci-fi alternate history series that explores a world where the space race never ended, driven by the Soviet Union's early lead in space exploration. The show spans decades, depicting an evolving timeline where humanity establishes a presence on Mars by the 2010s. As the series nears its conclusion, this article recommends 10 other shows with similar themes of alternate history, space exploration, and societal change. These include 'The Man in the High Castle,' 'The Expanse,' and 'Watchmen,' among others.
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Apple TV's sci-fi series For All Mankind starts with a tantalizing alt-history premise: What if Soviet space pioneer Sergei Korolev hadn’t died prematurely in 1966, but instead helped bring his country’s space program into full bloom, extending the space race indefinitely?If America and the world had been forced to continue the space program, our past (and present) would look quite different—at least according to this show, which jumps across decades to imagine how that might have unfolded in an alternate past. (By the current fifth season, set in alt-2012, some humans are living off-planet in a Martian habitat.) For All Mankind is both a great, generally hopeful alt-history narrative and a grounded, compelling science fiction show.
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