EPISODE
The First - Season 1
Following one of the most historical and dangerous events that happened across ages, this dramatic and sci-fi series recounts details from the first mission to Mars. It takes after the preparations before the beginning of this historical travelling and how the astronauts deal with their family and darlings before going on such a very risky task which may lead them to death.
29 September 1995, Los Angeles County, California, USA
12 October 1979, Half Moon Bay, California, USA
14 December 1969, Surrey, England, UK
4 June 1980, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
21 March 1967, Colorado, USA
September 14, 2018
You don't have to be enthralled with the technical complexity and logistics involved in sending a crewed mission to Mars to be captivated by The First, but it helps.
September 14, 2018
The First is artful, very well-acted, and takes on some fairly significant questions.
September 13, 2018
[Tom] acts like a complex hero in this post-"Sopranos" era, but the aimless writing and the arty editing leave him flat.
September 14, 2018
I teared up. It got me. I don't know how else to explain myself.
September 14, 2018
Penn, for one, is a revelation here...You don't often see or hear his pain and grief, but you constantly feel it.
September 14, 2018
Full of high-minded ambition and the kind of uplifting narrative one used to find on "The West Wing," "The First"... looks like a series to savor.
September 05, 2018
Some may say it's out of touch, but really, "The First" feels like a pioneer amid a sea of narrative cynicism - a look past the present to where we need to be, and how we can get there.
September 12, 2018
Visually compelling with a nicely pensive music score - courtesy of Colin Stetson of Arcade Fire and Bon Iver - "The First" is otherwise plodding and padded.
September 14, 2018
A noble, ambitious series, but one that demands equally ambitious viewers.
September 13, 2018
As flawed as I found the first season, I'll admit, it hooked me enough that I'm interested to see how they live life on Mars.