Limited series · Apple TV
Constellation
Reality is a conspiracy.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Noomi Rapace
Johanna 'Jo' Ericsson
8 eps
Jonathan Banks
Henry Caldera / Bud Caldera
8 eps
James D'Arcy
Magnus Taylor
8 eps
Rosie Coleman
Alice Ericsson-Taylor
8 eps
Davina Coleman
Alice Ericsson-Taylor
8 eps
William Catlett
Paul Lancaster
8 eps
Julian Looman
Frederic Duverger
8 eps
Lenn Kudrjawizki
Sergei Vassiliev
4 eps
Chipo Chung
Michaela Moyone
5 eps
Rebecca Scroggs
Frida Lancaster
4 eps
Sadie Sweet
Wendy Lancaster
5 eps
Eleanor Fanyinka
Eryn Lafferty
3 eps
Anton Levit
Mission Controller
2 eps
Emily Cox
Sara Schiller
2 eps
Henry David
Ilya Andreev
5 eps
Carole Weyers
Audrey Brostin
3 eps
Sandra Teles
Yazmina Suri
3 eps
Dmitry Koynov
Helicopter Pilot
1 eps
Alexey Golousenko
Ground Crew Member
1 eps
Philipp Fortunkov
Rescue Team Member
1 eps
Shaun Dingwall
Ian Rogers
2 eps
Jelena Knyaseva-Shmal
Nurse, Star City
1 eps
Michael Baral
American Reporter
1 eps
Masha Tokareva
Russian Reporter
1 eps
Anna Holmes
English Reporter
1 eps
Clare-Hope Ashitey
Agent Lenora Bright
2 eps
Mona Vojacek Koper
Agent Iona Frost
2 eps
Bettina Hoppe
Jenny Gruber
3 eps
Reiner Schöne
Professor Louis Freeman
1 eps
Joshua Spriggs
Conspiracy Theorist
1 eps
Rankin Duffy
Pupil in Classroom
1 eps
Thilo Prothmann
Otto, Cleaner
1 eps
Joachim Foerster
Stefan, Cleaner
1 eps
Holly Horne
Connie Caldera
1 eps
Michel Diercks
Jimmy Wangel
1 eps
Kurt Dreyer
Laurenz Bang
1 eps
Birthe Neumann
Walborg Bang
1 eps
Katharina Bellena
Clerk
1 eps
Lea Gerstenkorn
Customs Official
1 eps
Eva Bay
Charlotte Weiss
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Constellation actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Constellation reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Serialized.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
When a fatal accident occurs on board the International Space Station, a lone astronaut makes the heroic journey back to Earth, only to discover key pieces of her life—including her young daughter—have changed.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E07
Through the Looking Glass
Lost and alone in the woods, Jo desperately tries to reunite with her daughter.
- Directed by Joseph Cedar
- Written by Peter Harness
S01E08
These Fragments I Have Shored Against My Ruin
Jo is taken to an astronaut rehabilitation clinic, where the truth is revealed.
- Directed by Joseph Cedar
- Written by Peter Harness
S01E06
Paul Is Dead
Magnus worries that Alice is living in a fantasy world.
- Directed by Joseph Cedar
- Written by Peter Harness
S01E04
The Left Hand of God
Jo's life back home is not how she remembers it, and growing tension with Magnus adds to her feelings of alienation.
- Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
- Written by Peter Harness
S01E01
The Wounded Angel
A disaster on board the International Space Station becomes a fight for survival.
- Directed by Michelle MacLaren
- Written by Peter Harness
S01E03
Somewhere in Space Hangs My Heart
The space agencies begin their investigation into the ISS collision. Jo struggles to reconnect with Magnus and Alice.
- Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
- Written by Peter Harness
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E08
These Fragments I Have Shored Against My Ruin
- Directed by Joseph Cedar
- Written by Peter Harness
S01E07
Through the Looking Glass
- Directed by Joseph Cedar
- Written by Peter Harness
S01E05
Five Miles Out, the Sound Is Clearest
- Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
- Written by Peter Harness
S01E04
The Left Hand of God
- Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
- Written by Peter Harness
S01E01
The Wounded Angel
- Directed by Michelle MacLaren
- Written by Peter Harness
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Peter Harness
Showrunner
Carole Scotta
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Tracey Scoffield
Executive producer
Simon Arnal
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Rebecca Hobbs
Executive producer
Michelle MacLaren
Executive producer
Caroline Benjo
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
David Tanner
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Justin Thomson
Executive producer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Carole ScottaExecutive Producer
- Tracey ScoffieldExecutive Producer
- Simon ArnalExecutive Producer
- Rebecca HobbsExecutive Producer
- Michelle MacLarenExecutive Producer
- Caroline BenjoExecutive Producer
Writing
- Peter HarnessWriter
Direction
- Joseph CedarDirector
- Michelle MacLarenDirector
- Oliver HirschbiegelDirector
Cinematography
- Markus FördererDirector of Photography
- Yaron ScharfDirector of Photography
- Frank LammDirector of Photography
Music
- Ben SalisburyOriginal Music Composer
- Suvi-Eeva ÄikäsOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Apple TVStreaming
- Apple TV Amazon ChannelStreaming
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