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Richard Edwards

'For All Mankind' season 4 episode 1 review: Lots of moving parts but light on plot

Still from the T.V. show For All Mankind (season 4, episode 1). Silhouette of an astronaut miner holding a pick axe whilst standing on a large rock. Above them is the show title "For All Mankind" with a teaser line above that which reads "A new gold rush begins." At the very top is the Apple TV+ logo.

After the obligatory time jump, Apple TV Plus's "For All Mankind" splashes down in 2003. The U.S. has teamed up with the Soviet Union and other allies to build a thriving colony on Mars, and plans are afoot to capture and mine asteroids that will help the base to become self-sustainable.

But, this being "For All Mankind," there's also plenty of human drama to unpack. Indeed, the key players are still dealing with the aftermath of a 1995-set season three finale in which NASA was left reeling by the Johnson Space Center (JSC) bombing that killed both Karen Baldwin (Shantel VanSanten) and hero-of-the-hour Molly Cobb (Sonya Walger). 

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