Star City (TV series)

Star City is an American science fiction drama television series from Apple TV. It is a spin-off of For All Mankind with a focus on the Soviet Union. The name comes from the home of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Star City. The series premiered on May 29, 2026.

• Rhys Ifans as Sergei Korolev, referred to as the Chief Designer, the driving force behind the Soviet space program. The character was portrayed by Endre Hules in For All Mankind.

• Anna Maxwell Martin as Lyudmilla Raskova, the head of the KGB surveillance department at Star City

• Agnes O'Casey as Irina Morozova, a recent addition to the surveillance department at Star City. The character was portrayed by Svetlana Efremova in For All Mankind.

• Alice Englert as Anastasia Belikova, an untested female cosmonaut in the Soviet space program. The character was portrayed by Rita Khrabrovitsky in For All Mankind.

• Solly McLeod as Sasha Polivanov, a reckless cosmonaut who has yet to live up to his potential

• Adam Nagaitis as Valya Mironov, a highly respected cosmonaut within the Soviet space program

• Ruby Ashbourne Serkis as Tanya Mironova, a cosmonaut's wife who struggles within the confined world of Star City

• Josef Davies as Sergei Nikulov, a young, brilliant engineer who works at Soviet Ground Control. The character was portrayed by Piotr Adamczyk in For All Mankind.

• David Dencik as Maxim Tarasov

• Eliot Salt as Vika Yegorova

• Ellie Piercy as Galina

• Robin Berry as Rem Balabanov

• Chris Leaney as Viktor

• Eadie Johnson as Zoya Morozova

• Aurelijus Pocius as Zhenya

• Niamh Algar as Yana Akhmatova

• Jenny Walser as Leonova

• Sam Strike as Pavel Fetisov

• Ian Drysdale as Doctor Borovsky

• Sam Wilkinson as Alexei Leonov

• Neringa Bulotaité as Natalia Ivanovna

• Sean Gilder as Vladimir Belikov

• Jamie de Courcey as Stanislav Kalinsky

• Fadily Camara as Celine

• Michael James as Galytzin

• Šarūnas Datenis as Arkady

• Priya Kansara as Lakshmi, a gifted scientist

The series is created for Apple TV by Ben Nedivi, Matt Wolpert and Ronald D. Moore, with Wolpert and Nedivi as showrunners and executive producers alongside Moore of Tall Ship Productions, and Steve Oster and Andrew Chambliss. Rhys Ifans is in a lead role as the Soviet's Chief Aerospace Designer with Anna Maxwell Martin as the head of the KGB surveillance team. In February 2025, Solly McLeod, Agnes O'Casey, Alice Englert, Adam Nagaitis, Josef Davies and Ruby Ashbourne Serkis joined the cast. In July, Priya Kansara joined the cast.

Filming took place in Vilnius, Lithuania, from February 2025. Filming locations included Vingis Park and Pašilaičiai.

Star City had its world premiere out of competition at the 2026 Canneseries. It premiered on Apple TV on May 29, 2026.

• Official website
• Star City at IMDb