Scripted series · FOX
Space: Above and Beyond
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Morgan Weisser
Nathan West
23 eps
Kristen Cloke
Shane Vansen
23 eps
Rodney Rowland
Cooper Hawkes
23 eps
Joel de la Fuente
Paul Wang
23 eps
Lanei Chapman
Vanessa Damphousse
23 eps
James Morrison
T. C. McQueen
23 eps
Bob Koherr
1 eps
Doug Hutchison
Elroy-El
2 eps
Steven Anderson
Dr. Kanellos
1 eps
Dale Dye
Jack Colquitt
1 eps
Lar Park Lincoln
Bowman
1 eps
Christian Hoff
Miller
1 eps
Richard Kind
Matthew Burke
1 eps
Calvin Levels
1st Mate Potter
1 eps
R. Lee Ermey
Sgt. Major Bougas
1 eps
Linda Carlson
Theresa Ashford
1 eps
Marnie McPhail
Nurse
1 eps
Michelle Clunie
Jennifer Brandt
1 eps
Marc Worden
Neil West
1 eps
J. August Richards
Lt. Thomas
1 eps
Iqbal Theba
Gen. Siraj
1 eps
Tom Everett
1 eps
Bill Hunter
Secretary General Chartwell
1 eps
Randy Stone
Spud
2 eps
French Stewart
Survivor
1 eps
John Verea
Richard Swirko
1 eps
Granville Van Dusen
Gen. Weirick
1 eps
Thom Barry
1 eps
Colin Friels
Lt. Col. Fouts
1 eps
Nancy Linehan Charles
Adm. Vetter
1 eps
Christopher Michael Moore
Sorrel
1 eps
Anja Coleby
Bartley
1 eps
Tasia Valenza
Kelly Ann Winslow
4 eps
Michael Reilly Burke
John Oakes
1 eps
Charles Anthony
1 eps
David St. James
Adm. Broden
3 eps
Will Schaub
Paterno
1 eps
Michael Raynor
Lt. Hall
1 eps
Belen Greene
Colonel
2 eps
Amanda Douge
Kylen
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Space: Above and Beyond actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Space: Above and Beyond reads strongest on Spectacle, Bingeability and Character Depth.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
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.
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
Set in the years 2063–2064, the show focuses on the "Wildcards", members of the United States Marine Corps Space Aviator Cavalry, 58th Squadron. They are stationed on the space carrier USS Saratoga, and act as infantry and pilots of SA-43 Endo/Exo-Atmospheric Attack Jet fighters.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Pilot
In the year 2063, the final frontier is a battle field. An earth united in peace takes its first steps toward interplanetary colonization, only to be threatened by an enigmatic alien race. Enter the 58th Squadron, a group of wet-behind-the-ears pilots with the Marine Corps Air and Space Cavalry. Under the rigorous tutelage of Sgt. Maj. Frank Bougus, reluctant leader Nathan West and fellow cadets Shane Vansen and Cooper Hawkes embark on a mission to save the galaxy.
- Directed by David Nutter
- Written by James Wong, Glen Morgan
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E23
...Tell Our Moms We Done Our Best
- Directed by Thomas J. Wright
- Written by James Wong, Glen Morgan
S01E22
And If They Lay Us Down to Rest...
- Directed by Vern Gillum
- Written by James Wong, Glen Morgan
S01E21
Sugar Dirt
- Directed by Thomas J. Wright
- Written by Matt Kiene, Joe Reinkemeyer
S01E20
Stardust
- Directed by Jesús Salvador Treviño
- Written by Howard Grigsby
S01E18
Pearly
- Directed by Charles Martin Smith
- Written by Richard Whitley
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
James Wong
Creator
Glen Morgan
Showrunner
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Reuben Sturman
Writer
Jule Selbo
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Matt Kiene
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Howard Grigsby
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Joe Reinkemeyer
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Richard Whitley
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Peyton Webb
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Marilyn Osborn
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Howard GrigsbyProducer
- Tim McHughProducer
- Michael LakeProducer
- James WongExecutive Producer
- Glen MorganExecutive Producer
Writing
- Reuben SturmanWriter
- Jule SelboWriter
- Matt KieneWriter
- Howard GrigsbyWriter
- Joe ReinkemeyerWriter
- Richard WhitleyWriter
Direction
- Jesús Salvador TreviñoDirector
- Jim CharlestonDirector
- Henri SafranDirector
- Winrich KolbeDirector
- Stephen L. PoseyDirector
- Vern GillumDirector
Cinematography
- David EggbyDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
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