For All Mankind review – Apple's solid alt-space saga avoids crash landing

A splashy new series imagines what would have happened if Russia had won the space race with decent, if rarely compelling, results

Months of hype for Apple TV+ and the many A-list names attached has dramatically dissipated this week as reviews have revealed a ragtag bunch of half-formed shows that have replaced big ideas with big production values. It might therefore be faint praise to label glossy space race drama For All Mankind as the best of the bunch but it's adequately entertaining and the first three episodes hint at the show it might become, something far better than it currently is.

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