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Season 2 – Mars

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Combining feature film-quality scripted elements and visual effects with documentary-style interviews, "Mars" illuminates the peaks and valleys of a modern-day space race while dramatizing humanity's first harrowing attempt to colonize the distant planet. The scripted portion is told from the point of view of a maiden Mars mission in 2033. Led by commander Ben Sawyer, the crew of the Daedalus spacecraft must overcome monumental obstacles if it is to successfully establish the first sustainable colony on Mars. Oscar and Emmy winners Ron Howard and Brian Glazer, via their production house Imagine Entertainment, are among the series' executive producers, and visionary Mexican filmmaker Everardo Gout ("Days of Grace") directs.
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Craig Mathieson The Age (Australia) 01/02/2020
Whether through advances in technology or public recognition of the Earth's changed conditions, Mars returns with a sharper edge this season; the "what if?" approach is now shadowed by "what happened." Go to Full Review
Kevin Yeoman Screen Rant 11/13/2018
Mars has proven surprisingly adept at both in its first season, and in season 2 it looks as though the series will build upon that initial success in fascinating new ways. Go to Full Review
Michael Ahr Den of Geek 11/12/2018
4/5
Mars has successfully fixed the narrative/documentary imbalance from season 1, and the unique mixture continues to be a hallmark of the series. Go to Full Review
Amy Glynn Paste Magazine 11/12/2018
If you saw and loved the first season, you're bound to be even more impressed with the second. If you found the first season aggravating, I want to recommend giving the second a chance; you might find it has... evolved. Go to Full Review
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oliver v 01/03/2021 The first season was OK, but in season two the looming problems become more and more apparent. The show increasingly moves into soap opera territory with tragedy, betrayal, emotional drama, and almost cartoonish corporate villains. Also, IMO the mix of documentary (which are increasingly polemic and biased in season 2) and fictional scenes doesn't gel well and is detrimental to each other. Finally, plot holes become so glaring that even a layman like me cannot overlook them; e.g. the show makes a point telling us that Mars is covered by fine powder dust, and we get plenty of overhead shots of vehicles leaving very prominent tire tracks. But in S02E03 one of the crew loses navigation aid and has to drive home by sight, and gets lost. But why? Why didn't she just follow her tracks home? Why didn't the rescuers just follow her tracks? See more 12/30/2020 How could they do this See more 11/25/2020 The first season was a great 50/50 balance between fiction and the science to make it happen. This second season is 30 fiction the other is a little science and the rest is about climate change (real) and how petroleum companies are responsible for climate change, epidemics, etc. and Greenpeace has a right to force their views on us. Boring. See more 09/19/2020 This show had all the right elements of a good show. Exciting story, great plot and its based on today's facts and plans to visit mars. The first season was great as they tried to establish a colony on Mars. The insights of great scientists was like watching a combination documentary and future reality show. However it did seem to have some politics in it. Season 2 was complete garbage because it went full social justice warrior and decided to blame capitalism for killing the entire planet. What could have been a great science based show ended up being s show that ignores facts and history to push their idea of how capitalism will destroy whatever its part of. Bleh. See more 09/14/2020 Season 1 started out very entertaining. It was a definitely something new to incorporate actual historical and present-day Space X clips about the challenges of "getting" to Mars intertwined in the plot. Season 2 however has been far less entertaining bordering on indoctrination regarding global warming and climate change. Even going as far as including interviews and "liberal science" from Eco-terrorists and hypocrites from Greenpeace. I found myself skipping through much of the "propaganda" which had become disjointed from the plot line. Disappointed enough I won't be finishing Season 2. See more 09/10/2020 Season two had nothing more to talk about with Mars. Each episode seemed to focus on climate change and blaming corporations for all those problems and how that could happen on Mars as well. See more Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Nov 12, 2018 We Are Not Alone After almost a decade alone on Mars, scientists at IMSF's now fully developed Olympus Town settlement prepare for the arrival of a group of highly skilled astronauts working for a for-profit corporation specializing in natural-resource extraction. Details Episode 2 Aired Nov 19, 2018 Worlds Apart The tenuous coexistence between the two Mars colonies threatens to dissolve; Greenpeace activists take to the seas to protest Arctic oil drilling; relations between IMSF and Lukrum, now sharing a common water and power source, face rising tensions. Details Episode 3 Aired Nov 25, 2018 Darkness Falls When a solar flare strikes the planet and knocks out communications between and within the colonies, the Olympus Town team races against the clock to locate Marta, who becomes stranded on the surface during a rogue research expedition. Details Episode 4 Aired Dec 3, 2018 Contagion A mysterious illness sweeps through the colonies; when IMSF realizes one of their own has died as a result, they race to find its cause before more lives are taken; on Earth, an activist sheds light on a health crisis being kept quiet. Details Episode 5 Aired Dec 9, 2018 Power Play Lukrum strikes a deal with Russia for exclusive mining rights; Lt. Cmdr. Mike Glenn undermines Hana and endangers colony members; the first-generation Martian baby arrives two months early; on Earth, nations attempt to rein in corporate interests. Details Episode 6 Aired Dec 16, 2018 The Shake Up Lukrum pushes its corporate interest too far and jeopardizes the safety of both colonies; IMSF springs into action to stabilize the situation, but, for some, it will be too late; on Earth, human activity destabilizes the natural world. Details
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Season Info

Director
Everardo Gout
Executive Producer
Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Michael Rosenberg, Justin Wilkes, Jon Kamen, Dave O'Connor, Jonathan Silberberg, Robert Palumbo
Network
National Geographic
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Documentary, Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date
Nov 12, 2018