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Space Force
Not even gravity can keep them down.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Steve Carell
General Mark R. Naird
17 eps
John Malkovich
Dr. Adrian Mallory
17 eps
Ben Schwartz
F. Tony Scarapiducci
17 eps
Diana Silvers
Erin Naird
17 eps
Tawny Newsome
Captain Angela Ali
17 eps
Don Lake
Brig. Gen. Brad Gregory
16 eps
Jimmy O. Yang
Dr. Chan Kaifang
17 eps
Charlee Kaye
Military Kid
1 eps
Mark Anthony Vazquez
Drill Sergeant
1 eps
Tien Tran
Sheila Cholosternin
1 eps
Kaitlin Olson
Edison Jaymes
1 eps
Janina Gavankar
Hannah Howard
1 eps
Rahul Nath
Dr. Chandreshekar
1 eps
Craig Young
Marcus (MoCap Performer)
1 eps
Samuel Hardie
Marcus (voice)
1 eps
Exie Booker
Dr. Carter
1 eps
Paul Jurewicz
Dewey Pantowski
1 eps
Francesca Lombardo
6 Year Old Erin
1 eps
Spencer House
Duncan Tabner
5 eps
Ginger Gonzaga
Anabela 'AYC' Ysidro-Campos
2 eps
Alan Blumenfeld
Schugler
2 eps
Concetta Tomei
Rep. Pitosi
2 eps
Tommy Cook
Rep. Bob White
1 eps
Jenny Tran
Congressional Aide
1 eps
Asif Ali
Captain Dave Powers
1 eps
Michael Hitchcock
Jerome Lalosz
1 eps
Alice Wetterlund
Major Jane Pike
1 eps
Cadance Joy Benson
12 Year Old Erin
1 eps
Pedro Lopez
Pizza Hut Guy
1 eps
Lori Murphy Saux
Evelyn Murphy
1 eps
Roy Wood Jr.
Liaison Bert Mellows
2 eps
Scott Michael Morgan
Convenience Store Clerk
2 eps
Alex Sparrow
Yuri 'Bobby' Telatovich
5 eps
Nancy Lantis
Dr. Wolf
2 eps
Jamison Webb
Major Lee Baxter
4 eps
Fred Willard
Fred Naird
3 eps
Marc-Sully Saint-Fleur
Jean Baptiste Bosou
2 eps
Vivis Colombetti
Hilde
2 eps
Thomas Ohrstrom
Dr. Vandeveld
4 eps
Dan Bakkedahl
John Blandsmith
5 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Space Force actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Space Force reads strongest on Character Depth, Humour and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
A four-star general begrudgingly teams up with an eccentric scientist to get the U.S. military's newest agency — Space Force — ready for lift-off.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 17 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
202010 episodes
6.6IMDbBest episode · S01E09 IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK ON THE MOON
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20227 episodes
6.2IMDbUnder a new administration, General Naird and his dysfunctional but endearing crew have four months to prove that Space Force is worth keeping around.
Best episode · S02E03 THE CHINESE DELEGATION
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E09
IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK ON THE MOON
With the launch just days away, General Naird copes with an unprepared crew. Captain Ali searches for the perfect words, and Erin visits her mom.
- Directed by Daina Reid
- Written by Paul Lieberstein
S01E06
THE SPY
Flying high after his war games win, General Naird comes crashing back to reality when he learns there may be a spy in Space Force.
- Directed by Dee Rees
- Written by Aasia LaShay Bullock, Connor Hines
S01E10
PROPORTIONATE RESPONSE
Under pressure to retaliate against China, General Naird wrestles with his conscience. Dr. Mallory makes an ominous threat, and Erin goes rogue.
- Directed by Daina Reid
- Written by Greg Daniels
S02E03
THE CHINESE DELEGATION
The team does its best to avoid offending a visiting delegation from China, but Dr. Mallory struggles to hide his feelings about a moon landing denier.
- Directed by Ken Kwapis
- Written by Jimmy O. Yang
S01E07
EDISON JAYMES
A heavily hyped entrepreneur offers to let Space Force use her revolutionary rocket fuel. Dr. Chan gives Captain Ali a crash course in botany.
- Directed by Jeffrey Blitz
- Written by Yael Green
S01E01
THE LAUNCH
Four-star general Mark Naird — leader of the newly created Space Force — is pressured to launch a satellite despite dire warnings from scientists.
- Directed by Paul King
- Written by Greg Daniels, Steve Carell
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E03
THE CHINESE DELEGATION
- Directed by Ken Kwapis
- Written by Jimmy O. Yang
S02E05
MAD (BUFF) CONFIDENCE
- Directed by Ken Kwapis
- Written by Brent Forrester
S02E04
THE EUROPA PROJECT
- Directed by Ken Kwapis
- Written by Lauren Houseman
S02E06
THE DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT
- Directed by Ken Kwapis
- Written by Norm Hiscock
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Greg Daniels
Showrunner
Steve Carell
Creator
Paul Lieberstein
Executive producer
Paul King
Executive producer
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Howard Klein
Executive producer
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Norm Hiscock
Executive producer
Ken Kwapis
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Brent Forrester
Executive producer
Aasia LaShay Bullock
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Mamoudou N’Diaye
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Maxwell Theodore Vivian
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Lauren Houseman
Writer
Connor Hines
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Shepard Boucher
Writer
Jimmy O. Yang
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Kim Tran
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Yael Green
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Paul LiebersteinExecutive Producer
- Arielle BoisvertProducer
- Paul KingExecutive Producer
- Howard KleinExecutive Producer
- Lauren HousemanProducer
- Norm HiscockExecutive Producer
Writing
- Paul LiebersteinWriter
- Aasia LaShay BullockWriter
- Mamoudou N’DiayeWriter
- Maxwell Theodore VivianWriter
- Lauren HousemanWriter
- Norm HiscockWriter
Direction
- David RogersDirector
- Paul KingDirector
- Daina ReidDirector
- Dee ReesDirector
- Tom MarshallDirector
- Jeffrey BlitzDirector
Cinematography
- Peter A. HollandDirector of Photography
- Simon ChapmanDirector of Photography
Music
- Carter BurwellOriginal Music Composer
- John FrizzellOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
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