Star City Turns the Space Race Into a Cold War Thriller

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Variety’s TV review hails Apple TV+’s spinoff Star City as a flawless alt-history thriller, centering on the Soviet space program after Korolev’s death; with a tense, paranoid atmosphere and strong performances, the eight-episode season works as a standalone, debuting two episodes May 29 on Apple TV with the rest released weekly on Fridays.
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