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| IronMaximus/sandbox2 | |
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| Season 2 | |
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| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Original network | Apple TV+ |
| Original release | February 19 – April 23, 2021 |
The second season of the science fiction drama television series For All Mankind premiered on Apple TV+ on February 19, 2021, in the U.S. and concluded on April 23, 2021.
Episodes[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 11 | 1 | "Every Little Thing" | Michael Morris | Ronald D. Moore | February 19, 2021 | |
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Almost a decade later, in 1983 Jamestown has expanded to accommodate more astronauts and equipment. Ronald Reagan is president, having won the 1976 presidential election and been re-elected in 1980. Ed is chief of the Astronaut Office, Karen runs the Outpost and they have adopted a daughter, Kelly, who works with Karen. At Jamestown, Ellen looks forward to handing over the reins and returning home. On the ground, Tracy announces her marriage to financier Sam Cleveland on The Tonight Show, blindsiding her ex-husband Gordo. At NASA, a huge solar flare and a fast-moving solar storm cause problems on Earth, on Skylab and at Jamestown. Without the protective shielding of the Earth's magnetic field and Earth's atmosphere, astronauts are forced to shelter and wait it out. While most make it to safety, Molly and colleague Wubbo Ockels are still on the lunar surface. Molly finds shelter in a lava tube but sees Wubbo has crashed his rover nearby. She leaves the safety of the tube to rescue him as the solar storm hits the Moon, leaving her radiation dosimeter behind in the process. She returns to the lava tube with Wubbo who is alive but has sustained a large dose of radiation. | ||||||
| 12 | 2 | "The Bleeding Edge" | Michael Morris | Matt Wolpert & Ben Nedivi | February 26, 2021 | |
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Molly lies to Ellen about going out to rescue Wubbo, but Ellen cautiously takes them both back to Earth with her. On the ground, a hero's welcome awaits but Molly is affected by her exposure to the harmful radiation. Ellen begins a new post as Deputy NASA Administrator and tries to resist calls to cut funding to the Mars program while Margo plans a joint Apollo-Soyuz mission between the US and Soviet Union which could de-escalate tensions yet possibly compromise classified NASA technology. Meanwhile, Kelly looks at college brochures for Annapolis and quizzes Tracy and Gordo's eldest son Danny, who is on leave from there, for information. Danielle asks to go back to the Moon during a catch-up with fellow Jamestown pioneers Ed and Gordo. After a family reunion, Gordo's excessive drinking forces Karen to call Ed down to the Outpost to intervene. As he walks his friend home, Gordo drunkenly confesses to Ed he feels he left behind a piece of himself on the Moon; he feels lost and like an embarrassment to his boys. Ed assigns Danielle and Gordo to the next Moon mission. | ||||||
| 13 | 3 | "Rules of Engagement" | Andrew Stanton | Stephanie Shannon | March 5, 2021 | |
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The Americans plan to send guns to the Moon to take a mining site back from the Soviets after Ed realizes they bugged the base 10 years ago. Margo attempts to reconcile with Aleida after almost a decade by offering her a Systems Engineer position at NASA after learning from Aleida's boyfriend, Davey, that she will be deported if she cannot hold a job. Aleida refuses to accept, not wanting to be embarrassed as she has been fired from all her past jobs for behavioral issues, though her past bosses have complimented her skills and engineering. Davey convinces her to take the job, but she breaks up with him for going behind her back. Tracy's escapade in the Outpost ends with her calling for Gordo's help, fueling their feud that may further affect their mission assignments. Kelly makes it clear that she wants to attend the Naval Academy in Annapolis. Karen comes to terms with this, but Ed becomes furious, not wanting to lose Kelly like he lost Shane. They eventually realize that they need to let Kelly live her own life and allow her to attend the academy. | ||||||
| 14 | 4 | "Pathfinder" | Andrew Stanton | David Weddle & Bradley Thompson | March 12, 2021 | |
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Ed appoints himself to Mission Commander for the next generation nuclear-powered Space Shuttle Pathfinder, after Karen encouraged him to go back to space now that Kelly is going to Annapolis. Ed asks Molly Cobb to assume his position as chief of the Astronaut Office, and she accepts. Danielle Poole visits her sister-in-law after Clayton's suicide. They argue, and Danielle realizes that she is missing out on opportunities as a token hire. She confronts Ed on his last day demanding Mission Commander status. Shortly afterwards, Ed is called into his final meeting, where he announces Danielle will be commanding the Apollo–Soyuz rendezvous mission. Gordo experiences anxiety about his upcoming mission, and has a panic attack when a helmet is sealed on his spacesuit during fitting. Ed reassures him that he is ready for the mission in a terse conversation prior to both astronauts flying to Cape Canaveral. During the flight, Ed challenges Gordo to a dogfight. After risky maneuvers, Ed's aircraft experiences an engine fire, and he ejects into the Gulf of Mexico. | ||||||
| 15 | 5 | "The Weight" | Meera Menon | Nichole Beattie & Joe Menosky | March 19, 2021 | |
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After Karen's initial distress regarding Ed's accident, she avoids discussion of it once he returns home safely. Ed and Gordo are given a stern warning by Molly despite Margo and NASA Administrator Thomas Paine's plea for a harsher punishment. After an awkward reception at the Jamestown base, Tracy is introduced to the resident illegal distiller of ethanol during a tour. Just one month into her six-month mission, vent noise, cigarette cravings, and the monotony drive Tracy to smoke in the old airlock and take up drinking. The blocked vent causes a base-wide CO2 alert. Tracy is almost sent home but is given a second chance on the condition that her special treatment ends and she is given double shifts. Molly starts having trouble with her vision. Aleida is given a condescending welcome to NASA as a rookie engineer on the Apollo–Soyuz project. Ellen visits a poetry reading of Pam's and, despite being surprised by Pam's new girlfriend, agrees to meet for drinks at the Outpost. This leads to them having sex. Gordo battles to overcome his claustrophobia and poor fitness. A mission launches to Jamestown with firearms. | ||||||
| 16 | 6 | "Best-Laid Plans" | Meera Menon | Joe Menosky | March 26, 2021 | |
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The Soviet crew arrive in the USA for the Apollo-Soyuz mission, but objects to every proposal made by NASA including the project name. The new arrivals at Jamestown practice firing their rifles and flying the LSAM. The Baldwins watch the Sea Dragon launch, previously shown at the end of season 1, and reminisce about adopting Kelly. Kelly starts writing about her life for her Annapolis entrance. Danielle and her fellow astronaut takes the two Cosmonauts (Orlov and Alexeev) to the Outpost where they begin to bond. Margo tells Sergei to meet her at the 11:59 club where they hit upon the design of an androgynous docking adapter. Aleida helps to refine the design later. Ellen tells Pam she loves her, and asks Larry for a divorce. Gordo tells Tracy's new husband, Sam, that he intends to win her back. Danielle and her colleague arrive at Star City in the Soviet Union. | ||||||
| 17 | 7 | "Don't Be Cruel" | Dennie Gordon | Nichole Beattie | April 2, 2021 | |
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Tensions rise between the US and Soviet Union. Before boarding a flight to Korea with Thomas Paine, Ellen gets a call from the bar saying her father has had a heart attack. She rushes to the hospital but he is already in recovery. She tells him that she is thinking of leaving NASA and joining the family's business when she gets a call from the White House about a downed jetliner. The flight was revealed to be Korean Air Lines Flight 007, that was fired upon by a Soviet jet and destroyed, killing Paine and 268 other people. In the wake of this accident about which the Soviets reveal little information, Ellen is appointed acting director of NASA. Margo warns Sergei of faulty technology used by the Soviets via a coded message. Kelly investigates her birth parents, and Karen sells the Outpost to Tracy's new husband before kissing Danny and coming home to make love with Ed. While on the Moon, Tracy and the others take back their mining site. | ||||||
| 18 | 8 | "And Here's to You" | Dennie Gordon | Ronald D. Moore | April 9, 2021 | |
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The president asks Ellen to be the permanent head of NASA. She is conflicted as she tells Pam that she is more important to her. Molly is privately diagnosed with incurable normal tension glaucoma as a result of radiation exposure during the earlier solar storm, which will blind her. Pathfinder has missiles installed, and the crew perform weapons testing. Kelly finds her biological father and half-sister working in a restaurant, but does not reveal her identity. Gordo arrives on the Moon and tells Tracy what really happened when Danielle broke her arm. The Buran is discovered to have the same O-ring problem as the U.S. shuttles, and Margo and Sergei become closer. Aleida embarrasses Bill, who resigns and she apologizes by revealing her personal history to him. Danny and Karen kiss again and make love, but she tells him it is a one-time fling. The U.S. Marines at the lunar mine detect two cosmonauts installing some equipment. In a misunderstanding they kill one and badly wound the other. | ||||||
| 19 | 9 | "Triage" | Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | Bradley Thompson & David Weddle | April 16, 2021 | |
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In retaliation for the killing of the cosmonaut, the Soviets launch Buran to the Moon where it could threaten Jamestown base and any arriving spacecraft. In response, NASA launches the Pathfinder mission ahead of time, with instructions to "intercede" if necessary. Despite the tensions, the two vehicles for the Apollo-Soyuz mission are launched. Karen confesses her adultery to Ed, and says she wants them to have marriage counseling. Molly and Wayne argue about the experimental treatment she wants to get for her glaucoma. She eventually decides against the treatment. After realizing that she is an obstacle to Ellen's promising political career, Pam tells Ellen she is returning to her old girlfriend. Two cosmonauts visit Jamestown to see their injured comrade who is still unconscious. They retrieve their dead comrade's remains. The injured cosmonaut wakes up later and when told he is in Jamestown declares that he wishes to defect. Later, the Jamestown crew see a cosmonaut shoot a hole in one of their windows, causing severe depressurization and the death of one astronaut. Several armed cosmonauts enter Jamestown base. | ||||||
| 20 | 10 | "The Grey" | Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | Matt Wolpert & Ben Nedivi | April 23, 2021 | |
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Amid rising tensions with the Soviets, the Apollo–Soyuz crews are told to repeatedly delay their docking, to Danielle's frustration. Houston is unaware that the Soviets have attacked Jamestown. Gordo and Tracy hide in the galley, and manage to send Houston a signal which Aleida notices. The U.S. Marines and the cosmonauts engage in a firefight, resulting in two deaths on both sides and unseen damage to the Jamestown nuclear reactor's cooling system. Houston, Gordo and Tracy hatch a plan to fix the reactor from outside, using temporary suits that they construct from duct tape. Danielle disobeys Houston's order to abandon the Apollo–Soyuz mission, and the astronauts and cosmonauts finally greet each other. This public gesture of friendship defuses the nuclear tension on Earth. Meanwhile Pathfinder and Buran nearly launch missiles at each other in lunar orbit, but Ed decides to destroy the Sea Dragon supply ship instead. Tracy and Gordo save the reactor from melting down, but die from vacuum exposure. The Soviets leave Jamestown. On Earth, the Soviets are shown to be using Sergei to try to get classified information from Margo. In the final shot, it is 1995 and a human is shown walking on the surface of Mars. | ||||||
Cast[edit]
Main cast[edit]
The second season features eleven actors receiving opening credits billing. Sonya Walger and Krys Marshall were promoted to the main cast after having had recurring roles in the first season, while Cynthy Wu, Casey W. Johnson and Coral Peña newly joined the cast, with Johnson and Peña playing older versions of characters that were portrayed by child actors in the first season.
- Joel Kinnaman as Edward Baldwin
- Michael Dorman as Gordo Stevens
- Sarah Jones as Tracy Stevens
- Shantel VanSanten as Karen Baldwin
- Jodi Balfour as Ellen Wilson
- Sonya Walger as Molly Cobb
- Krys Marshall as Danielle Poole
- Cynthy Wu as Kelly Baldwin
- Wrenn Schmidt as Margo Madison
- Casey W. Johnson as Danny Stevens
- Coral Peña as Aleida Rosales
Recurring cast[edit]
- Nate Corddry as Larry Wilson
- Dan Donohue as Thomas O. Paine
- John Marshall Jones as Nelson Bradford
- Noah Harpster as Bill Strausser
- Michael Benz as Gary Piscotty
- Michaela Conlin as Helena Webster
- Leonora Pitts as Irene Hendricks
- Teya Patt as Emma Jorgens
- Tim Jo as Steve Pomeranz
- Charlie Schlatter as Paul Michaels
- Linda Park as Amy Chang
- David Chandler as Jimmy Stevens
- Lenny Jacobson as Wayne Cobb
- Scott Michael Campbell as Alex Rossi
- Kayla Blake as Dr. Kouri
- Ellen Wroe as Sally Ride
- Alex Akpobome as Paul DeWeese
- Meghan Leathers as Pam Horton
- Daniel David Stewart as Nick Corrado
- Connor Tillman as Vance Paulson
- Nick Toren as Tim "Bird Dog" McKiernan
- Zac Titus as Charles Bernitz
- Andre Boyer as Jason Wilhelm
- Chris Cortez as Steve Lopez
- Jeff Hephner as Sam Cleveland
- Piotr Adamczyk as Sergei Nikulov
- Josh Duvendeck as Nathan Morrison
- Alexander Sokovikov as Rolan Baranov
Guest cast[edit]
- Bjørn Alexander as Wubbo Ockels
- Brad Beyer as Carl Cartwright
- Spencer Garrett as Roger Scott
- Megan Dodds as Andrea Walters
- Penny O'Brien as Doreen Campbell
- Jay Liu as Adam
- Garrett Reisman as Garrett Reisman
- Dave Power as Frank Sedgewick
- Justice Leak as Peter
- Tyler Lofton as Corey
- Alexander Neher as Davey Kowalski
- Irina Maleeva as Marta
- Caitlyn Knisely as Instructor Sarah
- Yaani King Mondschein as Rae Poole
- Carolyn Crotty as Coral Hiscoe
- Andrew Gonzalez as Leland Davis
- Jeff Denton as Pendle
- Chris L. McKenna as Doug Price
- Mele Ihara as Elise
- Nikola Djuricko as Stepan Petrovich Alexseev
- Alexander Babara as Radislav Semenovich Orlov
- Endre Hules as Sergei Korolev
- Robert Werner as Victor
- Bruce Weitz as William Waverly
- Rob Norton as Sgt. John Perkins
- Lily Huynh as Nguyen Linh
- Wendy Schenker as Dr. Mitchell
- Long Nguyen as Nguyen Van Le
- Lauren Sweetser as Jewel
- Dustin Seavey as Lee Atwater
- Eugene Alper as Colonel Viktor Tsukanov
- Goran Ivanovski as Dr. Dimitri Mayakovsky
- Jinny Chung as Liz Phang
- Julie Brett as Natalie Bishop
- Timothy Ware-Hill as Cameron Wolfgeher
- Joe Sobalo Jr. as Jonathan Gatos