Away review – Hilary Swank space drama fails to launch
by Rebecca Nicholson from Science | The Guardian on (#57R7K)
The Oscar winner falters on a pioneering mission to Mars, in a glossy, saccharine Netflix series that's more mundane than out of this world
There is an unexpectedly old-fashioned feel to Away (Netflix), the glossy and ambitious new space drama led by two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank. At times, it resembles a blockbuster film from the 90s, at others, a big, mainstream television show from the 00s, but somehow, it has lost the essence of modernity that you might expect from a series set in the near future, made today.
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