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Monique Gabriela Curnen as Melissa Ramirez, Emma's crew support and friend who is helping out Emma's family. The three-year mission launches from the Moon; however, several crew members do not trust Emma's ability to command because of her response to a crisis situation at the very beginning of the mission. Petski, Denise (July 17, 2019). " 'Away': Josh Charles To Co-Star In Netflix Space Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 4, 2019 . Retrieved July 8, 2020. On July 7, 2020, Netflix released the first teaser trailer for the series, [12] which was followed by the official trailer on August 10, 2020. [13] Season one premiered on September 4, 2020. [2] On October 19, 2020, Netflix canceled the series after one season. [3] Reception [ edit ]On May 8, 2019, Hilary Swank was cast in a lead role. [1] On July 17, 2019, Josh Charles joined the cast in a starring role. [9] On August 8, 2019, it was announced Talitha Bateman, Ato Essandoh, Mark Ivanir, Ray Panthaki and Vivian Wu would play lead roles in the series. [10] Filming [ edit ] Iannucci, Rebecca (July 7, 2020). "Hilary Swank Astronaut Drama Away Gets September Premiere at Netflix". TVLine. Archived from the original on July 8, 2020 . Retrieved July 10, 2020. Principal photography for the first season began on August 26, 2019, and concluded on February 5, 2020, in North Vancouver, Canada. [11] Episodes [ edit ] No. The series is described as being "about hope, humanity and how ultimately, we need one another if we are to achieve impossible things." [4] Cast and characters [ edit ] Actress Hilary Swank takes the lead role as the commander of a spaceship to Mars Main [ edit ] a b Petski, Denise (July 7, 2020). " 'Away' Teaser Trailer: First Look At Jason Katims' Netflix Space Drama Series Starring Hilary Swank; Premiere Date". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 8, 2020 . Retrieved July 7, 2020.

Ato Essandoh as Kwesi Weisberg-Abban, a Jewish British- Ghanaian botanist and rookie astronaut. He was born in Ghana and raised in England by adoptive parents, after his birth parents died. a b Shafer, Ellise (October 19, 2020). "Netflix Cancels 'Away' After One Season". Variety. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020 . Retrieved October 20, 2020. Atlas prepares to land on Mars. Lu, who by insistence of the PRC has been given the privilege of being the first to step on Mars, receives instructions from CNSA that her first photo on Mars be taken with her reflective visor down, hiding her face. Emma suggests Lu use this opportunity to leverage Mei's reinstatement, but her attempt is unsuccessful. Alexis apologizes to Matt and Melissa for keeping secrets about Isaac; since he has seen Lex happy with him, Matt invites Isaac to join the families in Mission Control to watch the Mars landing. Melissa confesses to Matt she has feelings for him. Emma and Ram deal with the aftermath of his admission to her. Alexis tests negative for the CCM gene. Atlas successfully lands on Mars safely and the crew finds the Pegasus supply ship landed nearby. When Lu transmits her picture to Mission Control, it is of the whole crew standing together with their reflective visors up. Away follows the first crewed expedition to Mars, the Mars Joint Initiative. It features an international crew: a Chinese chemist, a world-leading British botanist with no previous experience in space, a Russian cosmonaut with the most experience in space, an Indian medical officer who is second in command, and American commander Emma Green. Emma's husband trained as an astronaut along with her, and might have commanded the mission but for a medical condition. Away is an American science fiction drama streaming television series starring Hilary Swank. [1] Created by Andrew Hinderaker, the show premiered on Netflix on September 4, 2020. [2] In October 2020, the series was canceled after one season. [3] The show portrays the sacrifices an international group of astronauts must make, as they prepare to be away from their families for three years on the first crewed spaceflight to Mars.The first crewed mission to Mars prepares for launch. Its commander, Emma Green, faces tensions within her crew when a fire breaks out in their ship, Atlas, and she is deemed responsible for it. Emma's husband, Matt, who works with NASA's Mission Control, has a stroke and goes through surgery. Emma considers requesting to be removed from the mission, but is encouraged by both Matt and their daughter, Lex, to stay. The Atlas successfully departs for Mars from the staging base on the Moon. a b Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (May 8, 2019). "Hilary Swank To Headline Netflix Space Drama Series 'Away' ". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 8, 2019 . Retrieved May 8, 2019.