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Apple TV Launches “Star City” Cold-War Space Thriller May 2026

5/26/2026

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Apple TV will debut Star City on May 29, 2026, with the first two episodes and weekly episodes through July 10.
Ben Nedivi and Matt Wolpert, creators of For All Mankind, developed the Cold War-era Soviet space-race thriller starring Rhys Ifans and Anna Maxwell Martin.
The creators say the series emphasizes paranoia and spy drama over pure sci-fi and is an original idea—not a For All Mankind spinoff.

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Apple TV will debut Star City on May 29, 2026, with the first two episodes and weekly episodes through July 10.
Ben Nedivi and Matt Wolpert, creators of For All Mankind, developed the Cold War-era Soviet space-race thriller starring Rhys Ifans and Anna Maxwell Martin.
The creators say the series emphasizes paranoia and spy drama over pure sci-fi and is an original idea—not a For All Mankind spinoff.