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The first season of the science fiction drama television series For All Mankind premiered on Apple TV+ on November 1, 2019, alongside the launch of the streaming service, in the U.S. and concluded on December 2, 2019. It consists of ten episodes. The series dramatizes an alternate history depicting "what would have happened if the global space race had never ended" after the Soviet Union succeeds in the first crewed Moon landing ahead of the United States. It was created by Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert, and Ben Nedivi.

Main cast
The first season features six actors receiving opening credits billing.
 * Joel Kinnaman as Edward Baldwin
 * Michael Dorman as Gordo Stevens
 * Sarah Jones as Tracy Stevens
 * Shantel VanSanten as Karen Baldwin
 * Jodi Balfour as Ellen Waverly / Wilson
 * Wrenn Schmidt as Margo Madison

Recurring cast
• Chris Bauer as Deke Slayton

• Colm Feore as Wernher von Braun

• Eric Ladin as Gene Kranz

• Michael Harney as Jack Broadstreet

• Dan Donohue as Thomas O. Paine

• Arturo Del Puerto as Octavio Rosales

• Olivia Trujillo as Aleida Rosales

• Ben Begley as Charlie Duke

• Rebecca Wisocky as Marge Slayton

• Meghan Leathers as Pam Horton

• Chris Agos as Buzz Aldrin

• Ryan Kennedy as Michael Collins

• Noah Harpster as Bill Strausser

• Nick Toren as Tim "Bird Dog" McKiernan

• Daniel Robbins as Hank Poppen

• Dave Power as Frank Sedgewick

• Spencer Garrett as Roger Scott

• Teddy Blum as Shane Baldwin

• Jason David as Danny Stevens

• William Lee Holler as Jimmy Stevens

• Teya Patt as Emma Jorgens

• Krystal Torres as Cata

• Sonya Walger as Molly Cobb

• Krys Marshall as Danielle Poole

• Nate Corddry as Larry Wilson

• Dan Warner as General Arthur Weber

• Lenny Jacobson as Wayne Cobb

• Edwin Hodge as Clayton Poole

• Tracy Mulholland as Gloria Sedgewick

• Wallace Langham as Harold Weisner

• Leonora Pitts as Irene Hendricks

• James Urbaniak as Gavin Donahue

• Megan Dodds as Andrea Walters

• Tait Blum as Shane Baldwin

• Mason Thames as Danny Stevens

Guest cast
• Jeff Branson as Neil Armstrong

• Deniz Akdeniz as Paul Santoro

• Brandon Bales as Winston Blake

• Steven Pritchard as Pete Conrad

• Tony Lewellen as Coop

• Vanessa Lyon as Graciana Rosales

• Jeffrey Muller as Del

• Max Barsness as Tommy

• Christopher Wallinger as Harvey

• Laura Patalano as Teresa

• Frank Gallegos as Angel

• Margarita Reyes as Elena

• Colton Castaneda as Jim

• Saul Rubinek as Rep. Charles Sandman

• David Andrews as Admiral Scott Uken

• Nick Wechsler as Fred Talmadge

• Rita Khrabrovitsky as Anastasia Belikova

• Jessica Amlee as Ginger

• Janelle Froehlich as Pauline

• Laura Long as Trish

• Cass Buggé as Patty Doyle

• Brian Stepanek as Shorty Powers

• Benjamin Seay as Ray Schumer

• Devin McCarthy as Janice

• Kate Rodman as Megan

• Leia Hurst as Barbara

• Ben Burton as Murph

• Nick Echols as Chaddie

• Matt Battaglia as John Glenn

• Korey Simeone as Doctor Chase

• Martin Grey as Scott Kraus

• Michael James Bell as Principal Mike Russell

• Stephen Oyoung as Harrison Liu

• John Rubinstein as Doctor Marsten

• David Gautreaux as Barry Newsome

• Scott Alan Smith as Dr. David Josephson

• Germain Arroyo as Anthony

• Brian Johnson as Grush

• Jeff Denton as Pendle

• Kevin Glikmann as Jerry Biddle

• Jan Munroe as Dr. Weddle

• Mark Ivanir as Mikhail Mikhailovic

• Charlie Hofheimer as Dennis Lambert

• Aria Song as Cecilia Liu

• Carin Chea as Penny Chen

• Theo Iyer as Carl Reid

• Brian McGrath as Sam

• Zakary Risinger as Jimmy Stevens

Developement
According to Ronald D. Moore, the idea of the show came about during lunch with former NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman, when they discussed the possibility of an alternate history in which the Soviets reached the Moon before the Americans. On December 15, 2017, it was announced that Apple had given the production a one-season series order. The series was created by Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert, and Ben Nedivi. Maril Davis serves as executive producer alongside Moore, Wolpert, and Nedivi. Production companies involved with the series include Sony Pictures Television and Tall Ship Productions. On October 5, 2018, it was announced that the series had been officially titled For All Mankind.

Casting
In August 2018, it was announced that Joel Kinnaman, Michael Dorman, Sarah Jones, Shantel VanSanten, and Wrenn Schmidt had been cast in main roles and that Eric Ladin, Arturo Del Puerto, and Rebecca Wisocky would appear in a recurring capacity. In October 2018, it was reported that Jodi Balfour had been cast in a series regular role.

Filming
Principal photography for the series commenced in August 2018 in Los Angeles, California. In March 2019, The New York Times reported that filming had concluded.

Music
All tracks were written by Jeff Russo.

Release
The first season of For All Mankind premiered on Apple TV+ on November 1, 2019, and consisted of 10 episodes, releasing weekly until December 20, 2019.

Critical response
The first season of For All Mankind received generally positive reviews. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 74% approval rating with an average rating of 7/10, based on 54 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Though it shoots for the Moon and falls somewhere in orbit, For All Mankind's impressive vision of history has the potential for real liftoff if it leans into the things that set it apart instead of settling for more of the same." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 65 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".