Star City: When the Iron Curtain Reaches for the Stars

Star City, the Apple TV+ spinoff of For All Mankind, reimagines the 1960s Soviet space effort as a bleak, surveillance-heavy drama where party loyalty eclipses merit. While its visuals and cast deliver a somber, Chernobyl-esque mood and build toward a tense escalation as the Soviet system tightens its grip, the series struggles with pacing and character depth, often feeling like a stifled mirror of its brighter predecessor. New episodes air Fridays on Apple TV.