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May 28, 2026

Star City

Broadly loved
Reactions
1,171
Score confidence
very high
Score trend
Seasons
1
Status
Returning Series
Age rating
TV-MA
82
Score

The show

Step into a thrilling chapter inspired by For All Mankind. Same alt-history universe. Different perspective: the Soviet Union's. Go behind the Iron Curtain with the cosmonauts, engineers, and intelligence officers who risked it all in the race for the Moon.

Created by
Ben Nedivi, Matt Wolpert, Ronald D. Moore
Status
Returning Series

The Cast

Stills

The Real Review

People are really digging this Soviet-focused alt-history spin-off, praising its fresh, original premise and strong visual style. The story, centering on cosmonauts and spies at the secretive Star City base, is compelling, but some find the pacing drags a bit in the middle. The cast is a mixed bag, though: Rhys Ifans and Anna Maxwell Martin get solid marks, but many of the younger characters and actors, like Solly McLeod's Sasha and Agnes O'Casey's Irina, are singled out as weak links. Even the show's creators, Ben Nedivi and Matt Wolpert, get slammed for comparisons to the superior For All Mankind.

Synthesized from 1,171 real reactionsvery high confidence
PraisedOriginality · Acting · Visuals · Story · Pacing

By season

Season 1
79
353 reactions

Scored only from posts that clearly name a season. Seasons without enough of that conversation yet aren’t shown.

Sentiment split

72% positive
20% mixed
9% negative

By aspect

story76
acting79
originality88
visuals78
pacing66
humor100

How opinion moved

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82
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Buzz

Aug 22123 reactions over two weeksSep 4

How much people are talking about this show: reactions counted per day they were posted.

Names & topics that came up

Rhys Ifansperson82× · 52%+Anna Maxwell Martinperson58× · 60%+Adam Nagaitisperson29× · 31%+Matt Wolpertperson26× · 8%+Ben Nediviperson26× · 8%+Ronald D. Mooreperson26× · 12%+Alice Englertperson21× · 5%+Solly McLeodperson19× · 0%+Agnes O'Caseyperson17× · 0%+Ruby Ashbourne Serkisperson16× · 0%+For All Mankindplot_element15× · 40%+Star Citycharacter14× · 71%+Valyacharacter11× · 9%+Star Cityplot_element8× · 75%+For All Mankindcharacter8× · 0%+

Where the signal came from

Social Media
1,171

We show volume and platform mix, not posts. No comment text is stored or displayed. Every figure above is analysis output from public posts and reviews.