Star City brings KGB intrigue to For All Mankind
Apple TV's series For All Mankind explores an alternate history of the Space Race. The upcoming spinoff, Star City, delves into the secretive world of Soviet space programs. It features a constant atmosphere of paranoia and intrigue surrounding its characters and storyline.
- ▪Star City is a spinoff of the series For All Mankind.
- ▪The show imagines a different outcome of the Space Race if Soviet engineer Sergei Korolev had lived longer.
- ▪The series is set in a hidden base outside of Moscow, focusing on Soviet spacecraft designers and cosmonauts.
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