The trailer for Constellation reveals the latest Apple TV+ sci-fi series, which tells the story of what happens to an astronaut who returns to Earth with important gaps in her memory.
The series will premiere globally on Wednesday, February 21, with the first three episodes. After that, it will switch to one episode weekly every Wednesday through March 27 on Apple TV+.
Check out the Constellation trailer below (watch more trailers):
What’s Constellation about, and who is in it?
The story follows Naomi Rapace (Prometheus) as Jo. As an astronaut, Jo returns to Earth after a disaster in space. She soon discovers that key parts of her life are missing. The story promises to be “an exploration of the dark edges of human psychology,” according to the official synopsis, while also centering on Jo’s efforts to reveal the truth and retrieve all that she’s lost.
Constellation also stars Emmy nominee Jonathan Banks (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul), James D’Arcy (Agent Carter, Oppenheimer), Julian Looman (Emily in Paris, The Mallorca Files), William Catlett (A Thousand and One, The Devil You Know), Barbara Sukowa (Voyager, Hannah Arendt), and introduces Rosie and Davina Coleman as Alice.
The eight-episode sci-fi saga is created by Peter Harness (The War of the Worlds) and directed by Emmy Award winner Michelle MacLaren (Shining Girls, The Morning Show, Breaking Bad), Oscar nominee Oliver Hirschbiegel (Downfall, The Experiment) and Oscar nominee Joseph Cedar (Footnote, Our Boys).
Produced by Turbine Studios and Haut et Court TV, the series is executive produced by David Tanner (Small Axe), Tracey Scoffield (Small Axe), Caroline Benjo (No Man’s Land), Simon Arnal (No Man’s Land), Carole Scotta (No Man’s Land) and Justin Thomson (Liaison).
MacLaren directs the first two episodes and executive produces the series with Rebecca Hobbs (Shining Girls) and co-executive producer Jahan Lopes for MacLaren Entertainment. Harness executive produces through Haunted Barn Ltd. The series was shot principally in Germany and was series produced by Daniel Hetzer (Munich – Edge of War) for Turbine Studios, Germany.
