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Season 1 – Once Upon a Time in Space

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Critics Reviews

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Scott Bryan BBC.com Mar 11
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"Some of the stories, I've never heard them anywhere else. It makes you think about the risks to be involved in a space programme." Go to Full Review Rebecca Nicholson Financial Times Nov 10
5/5
...an elegant and densely layered story, handled with the series’ trademark conversational ease. Go to Full Review Carol Midgley The Times (UK) Nov 4
5/5
Over four episodes it is surprisingly moving and as much about humanity as it is about space. Go to Full Review Pat Stacey Irish Independent Nov 3
5/5
[James Bluemel] tackles momentous events through the personal stories of those at the centre of them. Bluemel pulls off a hat-trick with the superb four-parter Once Upon a Time in Space. Go to Full Review Barbara Ellen Observer (UK) Oct 31
Personally, I would no more likely volunteer to go to space than to be lowered into a vat of boiling tar, but this docuseries is fascinating and emotional. Go to Full Review Christopher Stevens Daily Mail (UK) Oct 31
4/5
We rarely hear about astronauts' families, and this show changed that. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Phil T @RT46989915 Nov 18 This series was not what I was expecting. The East and West's astronautical collaborations, looking down on the stunningly beautiful blue planet Earth, generate profound questions regarding man's behaviour towards itself. See more Read all reviews
Once Upon a Time in Space — Season 1

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Cast & Crew

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Kristin Fisher

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Jerry Linenger

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Anna Fisher

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Terry Virts

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Mike Mullane

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James Bluemel

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 27, 2025 America First With the dawn of the Space Shuttle, the U.S. gains ground on Cold War rivals; a pioneering class of astronauts takes flight, but when an accident occurs, NASA are left reeling. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 27, 2025 The Russian Thing Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 27, 2025 Politics Always Wins Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 27, 2025 Friends Forever Details
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Once Upon a Time in Space — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
James Bluemel
Executive Producer
Will Anderson, Andrew Palmer
Network
BBC
Genre
Special Interest, Documentary
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Oct 27, 2025