{"id":1899272,"date":"2026-04-23T18:04:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1899272"},"modified":"2026-04-23T18:04:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:04:29","slug":"apple-tvs-upcoming-for-all-mankind-spinoff-star-city-oozes-cold-war-era-paranoia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1899272","title":{"rendered":"Apple TV&#8217;s upcoming For All Mankind spinoff Star City oozes Cold War-era paranoia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/XPfmglvk7AxN3rHDGR443Q&#8211;\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD03NDI-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2026-04\/72fe12f0-3f3b-11f1-b7da-5cc7209aa1bf&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"article-80b951e3-8c9c-420b-bd04-69e5dc497234\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mx-auto md:px-10 md:max-w-[1220px]\">\n<nav class=\"prestige-breadcrumb relative mx-4 md:mx-0\" aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<ol class=\"no-scrollbar overflow-scroll whitespace-nowrap text-battleship\">\n<li class=\"inline\">\n<li class=\"inline-block cursor-default last:pr-10 md:last:pr-20 font-bold\">Entertainment<\/li>\n<li class=\"inline-block cursor-default last:pr-10 md:last:pr-20 ml-2 before:mb-0.5 before:mr-3 before:inline-block before:size-2 before:rotate-45 before:border-r-2 before:border-t-2 before:border-battleship\">TV &amp; movies<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<header class=\"mb-4 px-4 md:mb-6 md:px-0\">\n<h1 class=\"layout-h1 my-2 font-bold leading-tight\">Apple TV&#8217;s upcoming For All Mankind spinoff Star City oozes Cold War-era paranoia<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"my-2 text-[18px] font-light leading-5 md:max-w-[660px] md:text-[20px]\/[28px]\">The streamer just released a full trailer for the show, which premieres on May 29.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"flex-col items-start lg:flex lg:flex-row lg:items-center lg:justify-between mt-6\">\n<div class=\"relative md:mr-[10px]\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-2\">\n<div class=\"shrink-0 cursor-pointer inline-block size-[42px] lg:size-[48px]\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt role=\"img\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full rounded-full object-cover object-center shadow-[0_0_0_2px_#ffffff]\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/TcQCYKuJU_9Vi2dogRUGcg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTgwO2g9ODA-\/https:\/\/o.aolcdn.com\/images\/dims?image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fs.yimg.com%2Fos%2Fcreatr-uploaded-images%2F2023-04%2Fbe2dabc0-dee3-11ed-af74-cc21123945d3&amp;compress=1&amp;progressive=1&amp;quality=75&amp;client=hawkeye&amp;signature=b1b4a88b5678acf357d4ca80e15ee9cff64e9455\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-block\">\n<div class=\"w-max text-sm\/5 font-semibold lg:!flex flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col\">\n<div class=\"flex w-max items-center\">Lawrence Bonk<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"font-normal sm:before:inline-block\">Contributing Reporter<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lg:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-xs text-dolphin dark:text-shark md:text-sm\/5 pt-4\">\n<div class=\"inline-block\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-23T18:04:29.000Z\">Thu, April 23, 2026 at 6:04 PM UTC<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ml-0 mt-4 flex items-center lg:ml-3 lg:mt-0\">\n<div class=\"ml-0 mr-2\">\n<div class=\"relative flex\">Add Engadget on Google<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden lg:block\">\n<div class=\"text-xs text-dolphin dark:text-shark md:text-sm\/5 pt-4\">\n<div class=\"inline-block\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-23T18:04:29.000Z\">Thu, April 23, 2026 at 6:04 PM UTC<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-x-8 lg:gap-x-0 mx-auto md:px-10 md:max-w-[1220px] md:grid-cols-[[main-start]_1fr_[main-end_right-start]_min-content_[right-end]] lg:!gap-x-8\">\n<div class=\"md:col-main\" data-i13n-boundary=\"true\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-[[fullbleed-start_body-start]_minmax(auto,750px)_[body-end_fullbleed-end]]\">\n<figure class=\"relative col-body mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden fig-image-round left-1\/2 w-screen -translate-x-1\/2 md:left-0 md:w-auto md:translate-x-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt class=\"object-cover object-center\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/gjuCaQtqWpRTTTigBE18uA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD03Njg-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2026-04\/72fe12f0-3f3b-11f1-b7da-5cc7209aa1bf\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-[0.875rem]\/[1.25rem] figure-caption mt-1 line-clamp-2 mt-2.5 md:mt-2 pr-2.5\">\n<div><span>Apple TV<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px] drop-cap\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Apple TV just <ins>dropped a real-deal trailer<\/ins> for <em>Star City<\/em>, after releasing a short teaser <ins>earlier this year<\/ins>. It&#8217;s a spinoff of <em>For All Mankind<\/em>, but this new show examines the alt-history space race from the Soviet perspective.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">In other words, this is a trailer steeped in Cold War-era paranoia. Secret photos are snapped, phones are tapped and characters are disappeared, all set against the backdrop of space exploration. The vibe looks decidedly different from <em>For All Mankind<\/em>, despite the parent show occasionally dabbling in Russia-based espionage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">The vibe isn&#8217;t the only shift here. <em>Star City<\/em> isn&#8217;t doing time jumps, which is a hallmark of <em>For All Mankind<\/em>. The original show started in 1969 and <ins>season five is set in 2012<\/ins>. The spinoff &#8220;lives in the 1970s&#8221; and is &#8220;its own genre.&#8221; This is according to <ins>showrunners Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi<\/ins>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-fullbleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_mh9nam95feiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-body mb-4 hidden pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:block\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_16h9nam95feiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">For the uninitiated, <em>For All Mankind<\/em> begins with Russia beating us to the Moon in the 1960s. This creates a butterfly effect that changes history in ways both big and small. <em>Star City<\/em> looks like it&#8217;ll focus on how Russia managed to land astronauts on the Moon before America and what happened to the space program in the immediate aftermath. It stars Rhys Ifans, Anna Maxwell Martin, Agnes O\u2019Casey and Alice Englert.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\"><em>Star City<\/em> premieres on May 29 with two episodes. That&#8217;s the same day season five of <em>For All Mankind<\/em> concludes. The original show was recently renewed for a <ins>sixth and final season<\/ins>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Apple TV really has become the best streamer for sci-fi. This summer sees not just the premiere of <em>Star City<\/em>, but the second season of the <ins>multiverse-based thriller <\/ins><em><ins>Dark Matter<\/ins><\/em> and season three of the <ins>dystopian adventure <\/ins><em><ins>Silo<\/ins><\/em>. The platform is also home to shows like <em>Pluribus<\/em>, <em>Severance<\/em> and <em>Foundation<\/em>, among many others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"md:col-main grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px]\">\n<div class=\"no-scrollbar col-body mx-4 mb-8 mt-2.5 overflow-x-scroll whitespace-nowrap md:mx-0 md:max-w-[750px] md:overflow-x-visible md:hidden\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto max-w-screen-sm\">\n<ul class=\"inline-flex text-xs md:text-sm\">\n<li class=\"mr-6\">About our ads<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px] drop-cap\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Apple TV just <ins>dropped a real-deal trailer<\/ins> for <em>Star City<\/em>, after releasing a short teaser <ins>earlier this year<\/ins>. It&#8217;s a spinoff of <em>For All Mankind<\/em>, but this new show examines the alt-history space race from the Soviet perspective.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">In other words, this is a trailer steeped in Cold War-era paranoia. Secret photos are snapped, phones are tapped and characters are disappeared, all set against the backdrop of space exploration. The vibe looks decidedly different from <em>For All Mankind<\/em>, despite the parent show occasionally dabbling in Russia-based espionage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">The vibe isn&#8217;t the only shift here. <em>Star City<\/em> isn&#8217;t doing time jumps, which is a hallmark of <em>For All Mankind<\/em>. The original show started in 1969 and <ins>season five is set in 2012<\/ins>. The spinoff &#8220;lives in the 1970s&#8221; and is &#8220;its own genre.&#8221; This is according to <ins>showrunners Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi<\/ins>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-fullbleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_mh9nam95feiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-body mb-4 hidden pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:block\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_16h9nam95feiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">For the uninitiated, <em>For All Mankind<\/em> begins with Russia beating us to the Moon in the 1960s. This creates a butterfly effect that changes history in ways both big and small. <em>Star City<\/em> looks like it&#8217;ll focus on how Russia managed to land astronauts on the Moon before America and what happened to the space program in the immediate aftermath. It stars Rhys Ifans, Anna Maxwell Martin, Agnes O\u2019Casey and Alice Englert.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\"><em>Star City<\/em> premieres on May 29 with two episodes. That&#8217;s the same day season five of <em>For All Mankind<\/em> concludes. The original show was recently renewed for a <ins>sixth and final season<\/ins>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Apple TV really has become the best streamer for sci-fi. This summer sees not just the premiere of <em>Star City<\/em>, but the second season of the <ins>multiverse-based thriller <\/ins><em><ins>Dark Matter<\/ins><\/em> and season three of the <ins>dystopian adventure <\/ins><em><ins>Silo<\/ins><\/em>. The platform is also home to shows like <em>Pluribus<\/em>, <em>Severance<\/em> and <em>Foundation<\/em>, among many others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/entertainment\/tv-movies\/apple-tvs-upcoming-for-all-mankind-spinoff-star-city-oozes-cold-war-era-paranoia-180429809.html&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/XPfmglvk7AxN3rHDGR443Q&#8211;\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD03NDI-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2026-04\/72fe12f0-3f3b-11f1-b7da-5cc7209aa1bf&#8221;] Entertainment TV &amp; movies Apple TV&#8217;s upcoming For All Mankind spinoff Star City oozes Cold War-era paranoia The streamer just released a full trailer for the show, which premieres on May 29. 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