Scripted series · Apple TV
Star City
In the race for glory, every secret has gravity.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Rhys Ifans
Chief Designer
8 eps
Anna Maxwell Martin
Lyudmilla Raskova
8 eps
Agnes O'Casey
Irina Morozova
8 eps
Alice Englert
Anastasia Belikova
8 eps
Solly McLeod
Sasha Polivanov
8 eps
Adam Nagaitis
Valya Mironov
8 eps
Ruby Ashbourne Serkis
Tanya Mironova
8 eps
Josef Davies
Sergei Nikilov
8 eps
Niamh Algar
Yana Akhmatova
1 eps
David Dencik
Maxim Tarasov
5 eps
Eliot Salt
Vika Yegorova
6 eps
Ellie Piercy
Galina
4 eps
Jenny Walser
Leonova
1 eps
Sam Strike
Pavel Fetisov
4 eps
Christopher Sherwood
Controller
7 eps
Gyuri Sarossy
Director of Operations
7 eps
Robin Berry
Rem Balabanov
6 eps
Ian Drysdale
Doctor Borovsky
1 eps
Chris Leaney
Viktor
4 eps
Samuelis Sauchatas
Aide
1 eps
Jake Lampert
Apparatchik
1 eps
Eadie Johnson
Zoya Morozova
7 eps
Sam Wilkinson
Alexei Leonov
1 eps
Grant Masters
Interrogator
1 eps
Tim Bentinck
Soviet News Anchor
3 eps
Neringa Bulotaitė
Natalia Ivanovna
1 eps
Aidas Jurgaitis
Engineer
5 eps
Paulius Cizinauskas
Director of Medicine
3 eps
Rasa Kulyte
Nurse
1 eps
Šarūnas Rapolas Meliešius
Guard
1 eps
Edita Užaitė
Chief Designer's Secretary
2 eps
Aurelijus Pocius
Zhenya
4 eps
Sean Gilder
Vladimir Belikov
2 eps
Jamie de Courcey
Stanislav Kalinsky
3 eps
Julia Vorik
Lyudmilla's Secretary
6 eps
Lenn Kudrjawizki
Courier
1 eps
Fadily Camara
Celine
2 eps
Michael James
Galytzin
1 eps
Alexandre Blazy
French Host
1 eps
Šarūnas Datenis
Arkady
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Star City actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Star City 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.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
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
Step into a thrilling chapter inspired by For All Mankind. Same alt-history universe. Different perspective: the Soviet Union's. Go behind the Iron Curtain with the cosmonauts, engineers, and intelligence officers who risked it all in the race for the Moon.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 8 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20268 episodes
6.7IMDbIn this expansion of the For All Mankind universe, experience the "what if" take on the global space race from the Soviet Union perspective. Go behind the Iron Curtain, where it's more dangerous on the ground than in space.
Best episode · S01E08 The Wolves
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E08
The Wolves
A revelation sparks a desperate race against time.
- Directed by Jamie Payne
- Written by Matt Wolpert, Ben Nedivi
S01E05
Bite Your Elbow
Pressure mounts on all fronts as fear sets in.
- Directed by Kasia Adamik
- Written by Gursimran Sandhu
S01E06
Awl in a Sack
The fallout in Star City causes plans to unravel.
- Directed by Kasia Adamik
- Written by George Mastras
S01E04
Dark Forest
Fame begins to take its toll on Anastasia. Irina tracks a crucial lead.
- Directed by Stefan Schwartz
- Written by Liba Vaynberg
S01E07
Plow Deep
Loyalties are tested by a new power structure.
- Directed by Jamie Payne
- Written by K.C. Scott
S01E02
A Bear on a Chain
Anastasia is thrust onto the world stage. Lyudmilla tries a new tactic to get information.
- Directed by Nick Murphy
- Written by Andrew Chambliss
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E08
The Wolves
- Directed by Jamie Payne
- Written by Matt Wolpert, Ben Nedivi
S01E05
Bite Your Elbow
- Directed by Kasia Adamik
- Written by Gursimran Sandhu
S01E04
Dark Forest
- Directed by Stefan Schwartz
- Written by Liba Vaynberg
S01E03
Bad Dancer
- Directed by Stefan Schwartz
- Written by Megan McDonnell
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Ronald D. Moore
Creator
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Matt Wolpert
Creator
- Photo unavailable
Ben Nedivi
Showrunner
Nick Murphy
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Maril Davis
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Andrew Chambliss
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Steve Oster
Executive producer
Megan McDonnell
Writer
K.C. Scott
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Gursimran Sandhu
Writer
George Mastras
Writer
Liba Vaynberg
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Ronald D. MooreExecutive Producer
- Nick MurphyExecutive Producer
- Dia DufaultProducer
- Huey M. ParkProducer
- K.C. ScottProducer
- Matt WolpertExecutive Producer
Writing
- Megan McDonnellWriter
- K.C. ScottWriter
- Gursimran SandhuWriter
- Matt WolpertWriter
- George MastrasWriter
- Andrew ChamblissWriter
Direction
- Kasia AdamikDirector
- Nick MurphyDirector
- Jamie PayneDirector
- Stefan SchwartzDirector
Cinematography
- Cort FeyDirector of Photography
- Brendan UegamaDirector of Photography
Music
- Federico JusidOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Apple TVStreaming
- Apple TV Amazon ChannelStreaming
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