Mars

Mars

2016
Mars
Mars

Mars

7.4 | TV-PG | en | Documentary

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.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP6  The Shakeup
Dec. 17,2018
The Shakeup

Lukrum pushes its corporate interest too far and unintentionally jeopardizes the safety of both colonies. IMSF springs into action to stabilize the situation, but for some, it will be too late. In the current climate on Earth, human activity has destabilized the natural world. NASA’s Operation Icebridge studies Arctic sea ice in an attempt to bring awareness to global warming and the dramatically changing state of our planet, the only home we have… for now!

EP5  Power Play
Dec. 10,2018
Power Play

Lukrum strikes a deal with Russia for exclusive mining rights. Uneasiness spreads over Olympus Town as LT. Commander Mike Glenn undermines Hana and endangers the members of Lukrum Colony as a result. And, a new baby – the first-generation Martian – arrives two months early! In the Arctic Circle in present day, nations attempt to work together to reign in corporate interests, protect fragile ecosystems and preserve indigenous lifestyles while fossil-fuel companies prioritize their own profit over the public good.

EP4  Contagion
Dec. 03,2018
Contagion

Marta convalesces as a mysterious illness sweeps through Olympus Town and Lukrum Colony. When IMSF realizes one of its own has died as a result, it races to determine the cause, origin and mode of transmission before time runs out—and more lives are claimed. Back in present day, Vladimir Chuprov, a Greenpeace activist, sheds light on an indigenous health crisis being kept quiet by the Russian state to benefit their Arctic oil endeavors.

EP3  Darkness Falls
Nov. 26,2018
Darkness Falls

A solar flare knocks out communications on Mars and forces Olympus Town to locate exobiologist Marta Kamen before tragedy strikes. Meanwhile, the colony is bracing for its first-ever pregnancy on the Red Planet; tragedy strikes Hana (Jihae); and Amelie’s plans to return to Earth are thwarted. In present day, a scientist and his team on Earth brave harsh and dangerous conditions in the pursuit of data that will help predict the effects of glacial melt on global sea levels.

EP2  Worlds Apart
Nov. 19,2018
Worlds Apart

IMSF and Lukrum, now sharing a common water and power source, have established a tenuous coexistence that threatens to dissolve when Kurt and his crew make unexpected headway in their mission to mine the planet, and Hana works to maintain diplomacy between the two camps—until tragedy strikes. Meanwhile, on Earth, Dr. Leslie Richardson asserts her authority as the new IMSF Secretary General. In present day, Greenpeace activists take to the seas to protest Arctic oil drilling in the Barents Sea, and the effectiveness of such tactics are examined.

EP1  We Are Not Alone
Nov. 12,2018
We Are Not Alone

After almost a decade alone on Mars, scientists at the International Mars Science Foundation’s (IMSF) fully developed Olympus Town settlement prepare for the arrival of a group of highly skilled astronauts working for Lukrum Industries, a for-profit corporation specializing in natural resource extraction. In present day on Earth aboard the world’s northernmost oil platform in the Arctic, extreme conditions make for a Mars-like work environment.

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7.4 | TV-PG | en | Documentary , Action & Adventure , Sci-Fi | More Info
Released: 2016-11-14 | Released Producted By: Imagine Entertainment , Zak Productions Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/mars/
Synopsis

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.

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Cast

Jihae , Alberto Ammann , Clémentine Poidatz

Director

Everardo Gout

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Imagine Entertainment , Zak Productions

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Blue_Jay_Way This show makes the most boring moments of 2001 A Space Odyssey seem exciting. It was a big rip of the most boring tech moments of 2001 A Space Odyssey, Alien, and a few other movies. I turned it off at the point one of the astronauts is floating around in a hallway trying to take apart the panels of the ship in order to fix some wiring. Really?? Even in 1968, the space ships were more advanced. Star Trek and Lost in Space were more advanced. This looked like a B movie space ship from the 1950s. Having a monotone voice narrating most of the scenes for the sake of the "docu-drama" cred only made it ten times more boring. Dialogue like "Johnny promised us the technology, and he delivered." Blah Blah Blah, show us the technology. A wall full of air conditioning filter panels is not going to get anyone to Mars.
kmays11 I just watched season 1. Read Artvalla review and laughed. This person (obviously dumb ass lib) missed first episode. Sawyer pushed his team to keep going knowing it would kill him but save them. Nighttime temps were -70 C and below. The cameos with obummer were stupid. Hussein did great damage to NASA. To cover up that fact was foolish and dishonest. I came away from season 1 thinking why would humans want to live there. Going and exploring makes sense but the radiation problem is huge. Living in a hole on Mars just does not seem reasonable. With that said, I liked this work very much. The reality of being on Mars was depicted clearly and seemed true (not that I know anything about living on Mars). I recommend this series. And I learned a lot about Musk. He is a strange person but setting a vision of going to Mars is just wonderful. As a physics guy this totally resonates with me.
reinis-ozolkaja I'll just cut to the chase, this is one of the WORST of television I've ever seen. It's like the Western version of those ridiculous Bollywood movies people laugh about. About 99% of the fictitious story consists of overused, disgusting, cringe-inducing cliché scenes. And I'm not even exaggerating. There is almost like 0% originality in the dialogues or minor events happening. Honestly, I'm not exaggerating, I'm actually shocked, how can a non-mentally- handicapped team of writers come up with a script where every single sentence is extremely banal and cringe-worthy. Of course, there are a few positive things such as the non- fictitious parts with the actual science and interviews, as well as the CGI. Except for some scenes when they film Mars on Earth and it looks absolutely fake and non-believable. If you don't know how to mimic lower gravity, at least slow down the play speed of those scenes so that it doesn't look like lost hikers in a cave.But generally, every single moment of the 2033 made me cringe. I actually think Neil Breen movies are better written and directed in the sense of actor play. The actors kinda sucked, but it wasn't that bad, except for the Asian lady who just annoyed the hell out of me with her fake and stupid slow-talking, and whining about her cliché emotions. Hello, no one cares about a new, undeveloped, unlikable, annoying character's banal feelings towards her sister.Don't let lazy interns write your script and make your series.I really could't watch this without a strong unease, but try and see how it is if you can handle it.
jaredpahl My expectations were sky high for Mars, a national geographic mini-series produced by Ron Howard that promised to be the definitive word on Man's first mission to the Red Planet. The subject has fascinated me since I was a kid, watching the Spirit and Opportunity rovers land on the surface of Mars in 2004. As someone interested in the material, I saw this new Mars documentary as an opportunity to catch up on the most current thoughts about a manned mission to Mars. However, this National Geographic mini-series squanders the opportunity, providing precious little in the way of concrete information about a mission to Mars, and providing far too much in the way of ponderous melodrama.The series is split between a documentary-style exploration of the newest technologies and theories regarding a Mars mission, and a fictional story of what a Mars mission might look like (Titles cards "2016" and "2033" note the changes). In the right hands, this structure might work, but even with a big name like Ron Howard attached, Mars is a thorough failure in both ways.To begin with, it should be noted that while the series is split between two stories, the attention given is not 50/50. The 2033 story takes up about 75% of the series, and that is a two-folded problem. One, the 2033 story is totally uninteresting, and two, it limits what the 2016 story can tell. The result is a documentary that has nothing to teach. The entire 2016 portion of the series is made up of nebulous pontificating about the importance of a manned mission to Mars. We get a non-stop barrage of lines like, "We look to the stars" "It is our destiny as human beings", "A paradigm shift for humanity", and so on, without a single word about the science or engineering challenges of such a mission. Even the scenes such as the SpaceX launch or the spotlight on astronaut Mark Kelly, where the series should be able to provide some facts, Mars uses as an opportunity for more pretentious melodrama. I want to know how a SpaceX rocket would land on Mars, I don't care about what Elon Musk felt like when he launched a prototype. I want to know what an astronaut would do during a flight to Mars, I don't care what his daughter thinks about him while he's up there.Nowhere is the melodrama more apparent than in the fictional 2033 section of the series. It is apparent from the first 10 minutes of the first episode, that Mars' fictional section has no interest in realism. The "diverse" cast is made up of walking cartoons (How many tough foreign women and Africans are we sending to Mars?), and they apparently spend the entirety of their trip in cartoon action scenes. The way this series handles deaths on Mars is somehow both outlandishly juvenile and stupefyingly pretentious (The scene where the plant guy goes crazy and kills a bunch of people is one of the stupidest things I'll ever see). What makes matters worse is the look of the 2033 sections. Mars has never looked uglier. Barren as it is, the real Mars has a kind of untouched beauty. With director Everardo Gout, Mars has the oppressive gray sheen of the worst that digital videography has to offer. Even with a noticeably expensive production, Mars is a horrible visual experience where it should be great.National Geographic's Mars is a monumental disappointment for me. I was ready for a big-budget update on the continuing struggle to put a man on Mars. Unfortunately, this series is all melodrama. Mars is not interested in educating anyone about the Red Planet or how we might get there. What we get is a self-important mess, a lecture about nothing, a terrible documentary and an embarrassing drama. If you are looking for a series with actual information about a manned mission to Mars as well as a fictionalized account of such a mission, check out Mars Rising and Race To Mars. Neither are perfect, but they are a world more substantial than this National Geographic series.23/100