Second season of Apple TV+ exclusive 'For All Mankind' to debut in February

The second season of Apple TV+ hit "For All Mankind" will begin streaming on Feb. 19, 2021, the company announced on Thursday.

Apple revealed the upcoming air date in a post to the official "For All Mankind" Twitter account, telling fans to "prepare for the next era."

After being sidelined by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, production of the alternate history drama resumed in August.

According to a report from Deadline, shooting of all but two episodes blocked for the second season wrapped before production was halted.

"For All Mankind" debuted last year as a tentpole show in the Apple TV+ launch slate. It was also one of the first series to get renewed for a second season, with Apple giving the green light before Apple TV+ debuted in November 2019.

The series tells the tale of America's space program in an alternate reality that sees the Soviet Union win the space race. Created by Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi, the show stars Joel Kinnaman, Michael Dorman, Sarah Jones, Shantel VanSanten, Wrenn Schmidt and Jodi Balfour.

The upcoming season appears to take place about a decade after the events of the first season. With the Cold War raging, the moon becomes a flashpoint for military hostilities.

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9 Comments

sdw2001

said about 3 years ago

Stoked. Great show.

viclauyyc

said about 3 years ago

I want it now.

I don’t watch a lot of Apple TV. And this is the only one that I love the most.

22july2013

said about 3 years ago

If you liked season one, make sure you go back and watch the last episode now, because you may have missed the post-credit scene which gives a big hint/teaser for season two. I missed it myself and caught it only accidentally after the second watching. I won't spoil it here.

The upcoming season will probably be a little more "Flash Gordon" and less "The Right Stuff."

If I was writing this show, I would add an Easter Egg for Foundation. Technically these two shows are in the same "universe" and it's possible to add something that could be spotted in both shows, since a small part of Foundation Series happens on Earth's Moon. Uh-oh, I hope I didn't spoil anything.

Upon reflection, I think it's obvious to me that the writers of "For All Mankind" need to make the show "compatible" with "Foundation" which could result in some plot lines in this series that lead to the plot lines in Foundation. Season 2 appears to begin in 1983. However in the Foundation Universe, one of the first characters to appear on earth occurs in the 1990s, so we may not see signs of Foundation until Season 3. In the 2004 Will Smith movie, "I Robot," there was a character named Lawrence Robertson who is part of the general Foundation universe. But Apple doesn't own that movie so it's likely to be unreferenced. But I'm predicting that we will see a character named Lawrence Robertson either in Season 2 or Season 3, if the writers have half a brain.

22july2013

said about 3 years ago

In fact, after it's clear that these two shows are in the same universe, this show should be renamed: "Foundation: For all Mankind." Just like "Star Wars" was renamed to "Star Wars, Episode 4: A New Hope" after retconning.

entropys

said about 3 years ago

No, just no, Mr 2013. Do not cheapen Foundation’s legacy that way.

interesting timing on the release of series 2. Right about free subscriptions start running out.