The production team behind Netflix’s Away couldn’t possibly have known while they were making the show that it would release in the middle of a global pandemic, at a time when much of the world would be as isolated as any astronaut on a long journey. But sometimes, stories arrive precisely when people most need to hear them, and this heartfelt tale about the power of science and human connection feels right on time.
Away follows the aspirational story of the first manned trip to Mars on a spaceship called the Atlas, staffed by a diverse international crew from a variety of backgrounds. And though their eighteen-month journey to the Red Planet is full of conflict and life-threatening space crises, it’s the small gestures of kindness, patience, and trust that ultimately build bonds between them. After all, they’re literally all they’ve got.
In a time...
Away follows the aspirational story of the first manned trip to Mars on a spaceship called the Atlas, staffed by a diverse international crew from a variety of backgrounds. And though their eighteen-month journey to the Red Planet is full of conflict and life-threatening space crises, it’s the small gestures of kindness, patience, and trust that ultimately build bonds between them. After all, they’re literally all they’ve got.
In a time...
- 9/22/2020
- by Lacy Baugher
- Den of Geek
To celebrate the release of Mastodon’s collection Medium Rarities — which also marks their own 20th anniversary — the metal band has shared the video for “Fallen Torches,” one of the unreleased tracks featured on the compilation out now.
The opening of the video, directed by Hey Beautiful Jerk and Machina-Infinitum, is reminiscent of the slow pan across giant spaceships seen in the Star Wars series before venturing off into other interstellar images, all soundtracked by “Fallen Torches,” which Mastodon recorded in 2019 but held until Medium Rarities.
“Originally planned to be...
The opening of the video, directed by Hey Beautiful Jerk and Machina-Infinitum, is reminiscent of the slow pan across giant spaceships seen in the Star Wars series before venturing off into other interstellar images, all soundtracked by “Fallen Torches,” which Mastodon recorded in 2019 but held until Medium Rarities.
“Originally planned to be...
- 9/11/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Netflix’s new astronaut series Away has vertiginous spacewalks, high-stakes international discord and peril that plays out millions of miles from human civilization.
But executive producer Jessica Goldberg says something far less flashy had her doing a zero-gravity dance of joy when she first heard about the project.
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“It was the most honest depiction of...
But executive producer Jessica Goldberg says something far less flashy had her doing a zero-gravity dance of joy when she first heard about the project.
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“It was the most honest depiction of...
- 9/3/2020
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Hilary Swank is headed to Mars—by way of Netflix in the upcoming television series, Away.
The two-time Best Lead Actress Oscar winner—Boys Don’t Cry in 2000 and Million Dollar Baby in 2005—is headlining a space series from the streaming giant that’s more grounded than its other such offerings like, for example, Lost in Space or Another Life. Indeed, Swank stars in this 10-episode drama series as an American astronaut who reluctantly leaves her family behind for the perilous task of leading Nasa’s first manned mission to Mars.
Interestingly enough, the series is loosely inspired by real-life events, based on an article published in Esquire about a mission of astronaut Scott Kelly.
With that said, check out the first trailer for Netflix’s Away just below.
As the official logline for Away further explains of the plot:
“Away is a thrilling, emotional drama on an epic scale...
The two-time Best Lead Actress Oscar winner—Boys Don’t Cry in 2000 and Million Dollar Baby in 2005—is headlining a space series from the streaming giant that’s more grounded than its other such offerings like, for example, Lost in Space or Another Life. Indeed, Swank stars in this 10-episode drama series as an American astronaut who reluctantly leaves her family behind for the perilous task of leading Nasa’s first manned mission to Mars.
Interestingly enough, the series is loosely inspired by real-life events, based on an article published in Esquire about a mission of astronaut Scott Kelly.
With that said, check out the first trailer for Netflix’s Away just below.
As the official logline for Away further explains of the plot:
“Away is a thrilling, emotional drama on an epic scale...
- 7/7/2020
- by Joseph Baxter
- Den of Geek
Escaping planet Earth seems more and more appealing these days, and Hilary Swank will do just that later this summer.
The Netflix drama Away, starring Swank and Good Wife alum Josh Charles, will drop on Friday, Sept. 4, TVLine has learned.
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Away — which counts Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights, Parenthood) among its executive producers — follows Swank’s Emma Green, an astronaut who must reconcile her decision to leave...
The Netflix drama Away, starring Swank and Good Wife alum Josh Charles, will drop on Friday, Sept. 4, TVLine has learned.
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Away — which counts Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights, Parenthood) among its executive producers — follows Swank’s Emma Green, an astronaut who must reconcile her decision to leave...
- 7/7/2020
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
As Covid-19’s social distancing rules cancel graduation ceremonies around the country, the class of 2020 will likely find themselves at home come the big day, watching the proceedings on their screens. In light of these cancellations, social media giants such as Facebook and YouTube plan to celebrate graduates by hosting their own virtual commencements — all packed with celebrity guests.
Leading up to and after National Graduation Day on May 17th, there are many virtual celebrations to choose from, featuring distinguished speakers such as Barack and Michelle Obama, Malala Yousafzai, Oprah,...
Leading up to and after National Graduation Day on May 17th, there are many virtual celebrations to choose from, featuring distinguished speakers such as Barack and Michelle Obama, Malala Yousafzai, Oprah,...
- 5/14/2020
- by Shannon Mason
- Rollingstone.com
This month you can watch the night He came home from the safety of your own home like never before when Universal Pictures Home Entertainment kicks off their weekly Twitter watch parties with Halloween (2018).
Hosted by Blumhouse with special guests David Gordon Green, Jamie Lee Curtis, and more, the Halloween (2018) screening will begin at 4:00pm Et on Saturday, May 16th at 4:00pm Et, and viewers are encouraged to use the #HalloweenAtHome hashtag. For more details on the Twitter watch parties, check out the official press release:
Press Release: Universal City, California, May 12, 2020 – To entertain and bring audiences together, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has organized weekly watch parties of some of their most iconic films. Every Saturday, starting May 16th, audiences can watch a Universal Pictures film along with special guests and hosts for fans around the world to share reactions and discuss their favorite scenes together on Twitter.
Hosted by Blumhouse with special guests David Gordon Green, Jamie Lee Curtis, and more, the Halloween (2018) screening will begin at 4:00pm Et on Saturday, May 16th at 4:00pm Et, and viewers are encouraged to use the #HalloweenAtHome hashtag. For more details on the Twitter watch parties, check out the official press release:
Press Release: Universal City, California, May 12, 2020 – To entertain and bring audiences together, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has organized weekly watch parties of some of their most iconic films. Every Saturday, starting May 16th, audiences can watch a Universal Pictures film along with special guests and hosts for fans around the world to share reactions and discuss their favorite scenes together on Twitter.
- 5/12/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has is getting in on the movie watch parties by announcing their very own Twitter watch parties with some of their own classic films to bring audiences together.
Starting on May the 16th with Halloween audiences can watch a Universal Pictures film along with special guests and hosts for fans around the world to share reactions and discuss their favourite scenes together on Twitter.
In order to join, simply follow the hosts on Twitter. Unlike others who have been showing their films for free with a small donation to charity, you will have to buy or rent the weekend’s movie at any retailer, and press play at exactly 1pm Pt / 4pm Et / 9pm BST! Follow and use the designated hashtag for each title to participate and discuss with friends and other excited fans.
Each and every Saturday will feature a different film, host and a number of special guests.
Starting on May the 16th with Halloween audiences can watch a Universal Pictures film along with special guests and hosts for fans around the world to share reactions and discuss their favourite scenes together on Twitter.
In order to join, simply follow the hosts on Twitter. Unlike others who have been showing their films for free with a small donation to charity, you will have to buy or rent the weekend’s movie at any retailer, and press play at exactly 1pm Pt / 4pm Et / 9pm BST! Follow and use the designated hashtag for each title to participate and discuss with friends and other excited fans.
Each and every Saturday will feature a different film, host and a number of special guests.
- 5/12/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment is planning a series of Twitter ‘watch parties’, encouraging audience to stream a selected title at a set time and discuss it online, alongside special guests. The series kicks off May 16 with a screening of Halloween (2018), involving director David Gordon Green and Jamie Lee Curtis. On May 23, former Nasa Astronaut Scott Kelly will host a screening of Apollo 13, followed by a screening of The Breakfast Club on May 30.
Endemol Shine Group (Esg) has sold a raft of programming to Plex, which the ad-funded streamer will carry in the U.S., UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. Shows that form part of the deal include Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, Bananas in Pyjamas, City Homicide, Deal or No Deal and MasterChef. Peaky Blinders will also be made available on Plex in Italy and Spain. Kasia Jablonska, Esg’s head of digital distribution and monetization, said: “Plex is a unique platform,...
Endemol Shine Group (Esg) has sold a raft of programming to Plex, which the ad-funded streamer will carry in the U.S., UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. Shows that form part of the deal include Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, Bananas in Pyjamas, City Homicide, Deal or No Deal and MasterChef. Peaky Blinders will also be made available on Plex in Italy and Spain. Kasia Jablonska, Esg’s head of digital distribution and monetization, said: “Plex is a unique platform,...
- 5/12/2020
- by Tom Grater and Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Joseph Baxter Aug 9, 2019
Netflix astronaut series Away will star Hilary Swank as the commander of an international space crew, sent on a dangerous mission.
Away, a developing Netflix series, will head to space for a monumental mission with a commander played by two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank and television veteran Josh Charles.
Set as a 10-episode series, Away will be driven by showrunner Jessica Goldberg, who’s known as the creator of Hulu’s subversive 2016-2018 drama, The Path, and wrote the script to directors Joe and Anthony Russo’s 2020-scheduled, Tom Holland-headlined drama, Cherry. The series is said to be loosely inspired by an article published in Esquire about the real-life mission of astronaut Scott Kelly.
The official logline for Away describes a show that “centers on Emma Green [played by Swank], an American astronaut who must leave her husband and teenage daughter behind to command an international space crew embarking upon a treacherous mission.
Netflix astronaut series Away will star Hilary Swank as the commander of an international space crew, sent on a dangerous mission.
Away, a developing Netflix series, will head to space for a monumental mission with a commander played by two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank and television veteran Josh Charles.
Set as a 10-episode series, Away will be driven by showrunner Jessica Goldberg, who’s known as the creator of Hulu’s subversive 2016-2018 drama, The Path, and wrote the script to directors Joe and Anthony Russo’s 2020-scheduled, Tom Holland-headlined drama, Cherry. The series is said to be loosely inspired by an article published in Esquire about the real-life mission of astronaut Scott Kelly.
The official logline for Away describes a show that “centers on Emma Green [played by Swank], an American astronaut who must leave her husband and teenage daughter behind to command an international space crew embarking upon a treacherous mission.
- 8/9/2019
- Den of Geek
The Good Wife veteran Josh Charles is moving to the world of streaming for his latest TV gig.
He will star opposite Hilary Swank in Netflix's upcoming drama series, Away.
The series focuses on American astronaut Emma Green who must leave her husband and teenage daughter behind to command an international space crew embarking upon a treacherous mission.
"It is a series about hope, humanity and how we need one another if we are to achieve impossible things," according to the official logline for the 10-episode series.
The show is loosely inspired by the Chris Jones Esquire article which chronicled astronaut Scott Kelly's mission to space.
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Ed Zwick is on board to direct the first episode and will serve as an executive producer.
Andrew Hinderaker wrote the first episode and serves as an executive producer. He is also the creator of the series.
He will star opposite Hilary Swank in Netflix's upcoming drama series, Away.
The series focuses on American astronaut Emma Green who must leave her husband and teenage daughter behind to command an international space crew embarking upon a treacherous mission.
"It is a series about hope, humanity and how we need one another if we are to achieve impossible things," according to the official logline for the 10-episode series.
The show is loosely inspired by the Chris Jones Esquire article which chronicled astronaut Scott Kelly's mission to space.
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Ed Zwick is on board to direct the first episode and will serve as an executive producer.
Andrew Hinderaker wrote the first episode and serves as an executive producer. He is also the creator of the series.
- 7/17/2019
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Good Wife vet Josh Charles is set to play the good husband opposite Hilary Swank’s A-list astronaut in Netflix’s forthcoming drama series Away, TVLine has learned.
Away centers on Swank’s Emma Logan, an American astronaut who must leave her Nasa engineer husband (played by Charles) and teenage daughter behind to command an international space crew embarking upon a treacherous mission to Mars. Charles’ character, Matt Logan, undergoes a life-altering experience in the first episode that will drive home the true cost of what it means to be away from his wife.
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Away centers on Swank’s Emma Logan, an American astronaut who must leave her Nasa engineer husband (played by Charles) and teenage daughter behind to command an international space crew embarking upon a treacherous mission to Mars. Charles’ character, Matt Logan, undergoes a life-altering experience in the first episode that will drive home the true cost of what it means to be away from his wife.
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- 7/17/2019
- TVLine.com
Results from Nasa’s landmark Twins Study, which took place from 2015-2016, were published Thursday in Science. The integrated paper — encompassing work from 10 research teams — reveals some interesting, surprising and reassuring data about how one human body adapted to — and recovered from — the extreme environment of space.
The Twins Study provides the first integrated biomolecular view into how the human body responds to the spaceflight environment, and serves as a genomic stepping stone to better understand how to maintain crew health during human expeditions to the Moon and Mars.
Retired Nasa astronauts Scott Kelly and his identical twin brother Mark, participated in the investigation, conducted by Nasa’s Human Research Program. Mark provided a baseline for observation on Earth, and Scott provided a comparable test case during the 340 days he spent in space aboard the International Space Station for Expeditions 43, 44, 45 and 46. Scott Kelly became the first American astronaut to spend nearly a year in space.
The Twins Study provides the first integrated biomolecular view into how the human body responds to the spaceflight environment, and serves as a genomic stepping stone to better understand how to maintain crew health during human expeditions to the Moon and Mars.
Retired Nasa astronauts Scott Kelly and his identical twin brother Mark, participated in the investigation, conducted by Nasa’s Human Research Program. Mark provided a baseline for observation on Earth, and Scott provided a comparable test case during the 340 days he spent in space aboard the International Space Station for Expeditions 43, 44, 45 and 46. Scott Kelly became the first American astronaut to spend nearly a year in space.
- 4/13/2019
- by Andrew Wendowski
- Age of the Nerd
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