Scripted series · Netflix
Another Life
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Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Katee Sackhoff
Niko Breckinridge
20 eps
Justin Chatwin
Erik Wallace
20 eps
Samuel Anderson
William
20 eps
Elizabeth Faith Ludlow
Cas Isakovic
20 eps
Tongayi Chirisa
Richard Ncube
10 eps
A.J. Rivera
Bernie Martinez
20 eps
Jake Abel
Sasha Harrison
10 eps
Alexander Eling
Javier Almanzar
20 eps
JayR Tinaco
Zayn Petrossian
20 eps
Selma Blair
Harper Glass
10 eps
Blu Hunt
August Catawnee
11 eps
Alex Ozerov-Meyer
Oliver Sokolov
11 eps
Lina Renna
Jana Breckinridge-Wallace
11 eps
Dillon Casey
Seth Gage
10 eps
Dion Riley
Marcus Peterson
1 eps
Leifennie
Azami
1 eps
Mathew Yanagiya
Special Ops Soldier
1 eps
Catherine Lough Haggquist
Annette Mackenzie
1 eps
Rekha Sharma
Ursula Monroe
1 eps
Kamran Fulleylove
Nestor
1 eps
Alex Rose
Amos
1 eps
Carlena Britch
Paula Carbone
1 eps
Kurt Yaeger
Dillon Conner
2 eps
Tyler Hoechlin
Ian Yerxa
3 eps
Barbara Williams
General Dubois
1 eps
Parveen Dosanjh
Dr. Nani Singh
2 eps
Jessica Camacho
Michelle Vargas
6 eps
Mathias Retamal
Burly Thug
1 eps
Greg Hovanessian
Beauchamp McCarry
5 eps
Tariq Leslie
Engineer
1 eps
Jessica Sipos
New A.I.
1 eps
Helen King
Salvare (ship computer voice)
4 eps
Kate Vernon
Ava Beckenbridge
1 eps
Shannon Chan-Kent
Iara
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Another Life actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Another Life reads strongest on Character Depth, World Building and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
After a massive alien artifact lands on Earth, Niko Breckinridge leads an interstellar mission to track down its source and make first contact.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E02
Smoke and Mirrors
Venturing into the ring to negotiate with the Achaia, Niko sees the unimaginable. Cas risks everything by sending Iara on a mission. Jana stuns Erik.
S02E10
D-Day
As the Achaia close in, the crew moves quickly to create a new weapon and save Earth. The time has come for the heroic to make the ultimate sacrifice.
S02E09
What's Bourne / What's Left Behind
Eager to go home by any means necessary, Niko and Richard head to a planet with an artifact. Erik and Cas go undercover, and William brokers a deal.
- Directed by Metin Hüseyin
S02E06
Gift from the Gods
Alone at last, or not? Salvare's team faces a rough ride home — and a cautious reentry. Elsewhere, Erik tests Achaian tech, then asks for a favor.
- Directed by Shannon Kohli
S01E01
Across the Universe
After saying goodbye to her family on Earth, Niko wakes in space to find the Salvare off course and divided loyalties among her young crew.
- Directed by Omar Madha
S02E05
A Better Earth
The new planet holds promise — and unexpected threats in the brush. The tables turn as Richard reaches out to Iara. The Achaia open up to Erik.
- Directed by Shannon Kohli
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Aaron MartinExecutive Producer
- Noreen HalpernExecutive Producer
Writing
- Romeo CandidoWriter
Direction
- Mairzee AlmasDirector
- Avi YouabianDirector
- Shannon KohliDirector
- Metin HüseyinDirector
- Sheree FolksonDirector
- Allan ArkushDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
- Netflix Standard with AdsStreaming
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