TV Time: Away. Have you seen it?
Away follows the first crewed expedition to Mars, the Mars Joint Initiative. It features an international crew: a Chinese chemist, a world-leading British botanist with no previous experience in space, a Russian cosmonaut with the most experience in space, an Indian medical officer who is second in command, and American commander Emma Green. Emma’s husband trained as an astronaut along with her, and might have commanded the mission but for a medical condition.
The three-year mission launches from the Moon; however, several crew members do not trust Emma’s ability to command because of her response to a crisis situation at the very beginning of the mission.
The series is described as being “about hope, humanity and how ultimately, we need one another if we are to achieve impossible things.” via
Okay. I have to be honest right up front about this show. Yes you should definitely go watch it. Sadly, Netflix has already cancelled it. Yes. I know. Denton and I loved this show and to read that they cancelled it one month after they released it is super weird and maddening. I’ve read many articles after we finished it to try and comprehend why on earth a streaming service would axe a show that stayed in the number one spot for weeks, and from what I’ve read it comes down to money. It cost Netflix approximately $6 million dollars an episode to make it.
So I’ll add my plea to all others on the internet: calling all streaming services, please pick up this absolute gem. I’m ready and waiting to follow this show to your service!
Now that that’s out of the way, you should block out a weekend to binge this one. I love Hilary Swank and she is amazing in this show, but I loved the other cast members more. I won’t tell you my favorites so that I won’t spoil it for you, but I do have them……
You can watch it for free if you have Netflix. So, have you watched Away? Are you super ticked off that they have already cancelled it? Did you love it as much as I did? Let me know what you think!
You can find all of the other shows we’ve watched lately, here if you are interested!