Apple TV’s ‘For All Mankind’ Spinoff ‘Star City’ Is a Flawless Alt-History Thriller: TV Review

‘Star City’ Review: Apple’s ‘For All Mankind’ Spinoff Puts a Darkly Compelling Spin on the Space Race

Apple TV+ launches *Star City* on May 29, a Cold War thriller spinoff of *For All Mankind* that retells the alternate space race from the Soviet perspective across 8 episodes. The series extends Apple's franchise-IP strategy to deepen TV+ subscriber retention, betting on connected-universe storytelling rather than standalone hits to compete with Netflix and HBO.