National Geographic’s series *Mars* presents a unique vision of humanity’s next great adventure. The show is a hybrid of scripted drama and documentary, creating a realistic glimpse into our potential future. The fictional story, set in the year 2033, follows the international crew of the Daedalus on the first-ever mission to colonize the Red Planet. Their journey is filled with intense challenges, personal sacrifices, and the constant threat of failure in an unforgiving environment.
Woven into this narrative are interviews with today's leading experts, including scientists and innovators like Elon Musk, who discuss the real-world science and obstacles behind such an ambitious undertaking. The series has ended, but sign up for a reminder just in case it returns.
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Mars (2016) is a National Geographic TV show that blends science fiction and documentary styles to tell the story of humanity’s first mission to colonize Mars. The series switches between dramatized scenes set in the future, following a team of astronauts as they face challenges on the Red Planet, and real-life interviews with scientists, engineers, and experts who discuss what it would take for humans to actually live on Mars. Through its mix of storytelling and factual content, Mars explores themes like survival, teamwork, innovation, and the drive for exploration. It also highlights current advancements in space travel technology. The show has ended, but sign up for a reminder just in case it returns with new episodes or updates about future missions to Mars.
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The year is 2033, and humanity's first crewed mission to Mars is about to become a reality. As a clock counts down the final 90 seconds to landing, an expert crew of astronauts endures the final harrowing moments before touching down on the red planet. Even with the best training and resources available, the maiden crew of the Daedalus spacecraft must push itself to the brink of human capability in order to successfully establish the first sustainable colony on Mars. Set both in the future and in the present day, the global miniseries event MARS blends feature film-caliber scripted elements set in the future with documentary vérité interviews with today’s best and brightest minds in modern science and innovation, illuminating how research and development is creating the space technology that will enable our first attempt at a mission to Mars.
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