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The First (2018) is a grounded sci-fi drama about humanity's first crewed mission to Mars that you can watch online on iFILM. Forget the roaring launches and laser battles. This show lingers on the years of preparation, the boardrooms, and the families left waiting back home.
At its heart is Tom Hagerty, a seasoned NASA astronaut pulled from the crew and fighting to earn his seat back. Around him the series widens its lens: a daughter wrestling with addiction, engineers weighing the math of risk, and a private-sector founder who has staked everything on getting the rocket off the ground. Every countdown carries a price measured in money, nerves and sometimes lives. Sean Penn and Natascha McElhone lead the cast.
Created by Beau Willimon, the showrunner behind the American House of Cards, it brings that same appetite for politics and the human cost of enormous decisions. This is slow, talky science fiction for viewers who care more about why people go than how Mars looks. One season, eight episodes. Stream The First (2018) online on iFILM.
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