The Best: For All Mankind
Apple isn’t great at marketing its originals (minus Ted Lasso), plus it’s yet another streaming service clustered on the mountain of streaming services, so a lot of folks haven’t yet seen Ronald D. Moore’s alt-history space race series. If someone gifts you with a subscription this holiday season or you’re going to do a free trial, we suggest binging For All Mankind first. Season one delivered a solid drama with an incredible range of performances from its ensemble plus some great science. Season two kicked us into the ‘80s—with some questionably aged-up adults—and a whole new fight with the Russians on the moon and at home. We aren’t saying too much more because we really don’t want to spoil this tremendous story. As is now tradition, the second finale was a can’t-miss event that ended with another time jump and we can’t wait to see what we’re getting up to in space now.
