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A hundred years from now, thousands of our descendants will be living on the Fourth Planet from the Sun. From Academy Award winning team Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, this is the story of how we got to Mars. Inter cutting dramatized sequences of our Mars future with documentary access to the cutting edge space engineering happening right now, this series will take us on a journey which will redefine humanity’s place in the universe.

Adventure · 2016 · 47 min

Starring Ben Cotton , Alberto Ammann , Clémentine Poidatz

Director Everardo Gout

EPISODE 1

Novo Mundo

In 2033, the first human mission to Mars enters the red planet's atmosphere but the crew of the Daedalus faces a life-threatening emergency when the ship's landing system goes offline.

45 min · Nov 14, 2016
EPISODE 2

Grounded

The Daedalus crew battles across the harsh Martian terrain to reach their base camp; in the present-day documentary, NASA astronaut undergoes a yearlong mission on the International Space Station to understand hardships of space exploration.

43 min · Nov 21, 2016
EPISODE 3

Pressure Drop

In 2033, the Daedalus crew struggles to find shelter that can provide protection from radiation; in present day documentary, European Space Agency and Roscosmos partner to launch an orbiter that will help future Mars missions prepare for settlement.

45 min · Nov 28, 2016
EPISODE 4

Power

A new crew arrives on Mars four years after the Daedalus landed to help execute plans for expansion and search for life; McMurdo Station in Antarctica serves as a modern example of how humans will settle Mars.

44 min · Dec 5, 2016
EPISODE 5

Darkest Days

In 2037, the psychological pressures of life on Mars reveal themselves while the crew is trapped inside the habitat; in present-day, scientists study the effects of extreme isolation in various long-term analog missions.

45 min · Dec 12, 2016
EPISODE 6

Crossroads

In 2037, a devastating tragedy in the colony forces everyone on Mars and Earth to question the mission; in present-day, commercial space company SpaceX again attempts to pioneer the rocket technology that would help mankind reach the red planet.

45 min · Dec 19, 2016