Constellation (season 1)
{4.5/5} “You forget how Earth smells.”
Constellation season 1, aired in 2024
Jo is on the International Space Station when something hits it, causing objects to scatter and a fire to break out. They were just starting to run an experiment about a new state of matter, and it was having some success. But with oxygen running low, the other three astronauts return to Earth in a module that only fits three. Jo stays behind to try to get another module in good enough shape to return to her husband and daughter.
This show is about what happens when there’s a parallel universe but hardly anyone knows it. It’s about people who feel it’s OK to cover up the truth and people who don’t.
I like how Alice trusts her mother enough to stay with her but is worried enough to call her father.
It’s mostly great but there were a small number of things that didn’t make sense, like the very last scene. Also, one person switched bodies and other people didn’t. The conclusion is a bit unsatisfying, although a season 2 might have alleviated that.
There was only one season.
Noomi Rapace will convince you she has the skills needed to be an astronaut.
Stars Jonathan Banks, James D’Arcy, and Barbara Sukowa.
Created by Peter Harness (writer on Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell).