‘For All Mankind’ Cast: Exclusive Portraits of the Stars

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                                                                                                          Paige Kindlick

                                                                                                          ‘For All Mankind’ is one of Apple TV+’s best shows. See our exclusive portraits of the cast.

                                                                                                          For All Mankind premiered in 2019 Apple TV+. The series follows a ‘what if’ take on history from Golden Globe nominee and Emmy Award winner Ronald D. Moore. Told through the lives of astronauts, engineers, and their families, For All Mankind imagines a world in which the global space race never ended and the space program remained the cultural centerpiece of America’s hopes and dreams. What would have happened if the USSR had beaten the U.S. to the moon?

                                                                                                          The show has featured an incredible ensemble cast over the past 4 seasons, including Joel Kinnaman, Shantel VanSanten, Michael Dorman, Sarah Jones, Wrenn Schmidt, Jodi Balfour, Sonya Walger, Krys Marshall, Arturo DelPuerto, Oliva Trujillo, and Michael Harney. See more exclusive portraits of the For All Mankind cast in our gallery now.

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                                                                                                          Sarah Jones and Jodi Balfour

                                                                                                          Sarah Jones and Jodi Balfour
                                                                                                          Paige Kindlick

                                                                                                          ‘For All Mankind’ premieres Nov. 1 on Apple TV+. The series follows a ‘what if’ take on history from Golden Globe nominee and Emmy Award winner Ronald D. Moore. Told through the lives of astronauts, engineers, and their families, ‘For All Mankind’ imagines a world in which the global space race never ended and the space program remained the cultural centerpiece of America’s hopes and dreams. What would have happened if the USSR had beat the U.S. to the moon? That’s exactly what ‘For All Mankind’ explores. The show stars Joel Kinnaman, Shantel VanSanten, Michael Dorman, Sarah Jones, Wrenn Schmidt, Jodi Balfour, Sonya Walger, Krys Marshall, Arturo DelPuerto, Oliva Trujillo, and Michael Harney. ‘For All Mankind’ was created by Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert, and Ben Nedivi, and directed by Seth Gordon. The series has already been renewed for season 2. See more exclusive portraits of the ‘For All Mankind’ cast in our gallery now. 

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                                                                                                          Wrenn Schmidt

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                                                                                                          Wrenn Schmidt plays Margo Madison. Margo is the first woman in NASA’s mission control.

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                                                                                                          Shantel VanSanten

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                                                                                                          Shantel VanSanten plays Karen Baldwin. Karen is astronaut Edward Baldwin’s wife.

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                                                                                                          Sarah Jones

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                                                                                                          Sarah Jones plays Tracy Stevens. She is an astronaut’s wife who finds herself as a candidate in the astronaut training program when NASA wants to send a woman to the moon.

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                                                                                                          Jodi Balfour

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                                                                                                          Jodi Balfour plays Ellen Waverly. Ellen is one of the astronaut trainees. 

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                                                                                                          Sarah Jones On Playing Tracy

                                                                                                          Sarah Jones On Playing Tracy
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                                                                                                          Sarah admits that Tracy ‘put any sort of ambition she had that might’ve been her own to the side, banking on the notion that her husband would probably have more of a chance of becoming an astronaut or getting to the moon.’ However, she knows that ‘tides start to turn’ when she finds herself in the astronaut training program. 

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                                                                                                          Shantel VanSanten On Playing Karen

                                                                                                          Shantel VanSanten On Playing Karen
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                                                                                                          Karen is not just a typical astronaut’s wife. Over the course of the season, Shantel says we’ll learn about the ‘anchor that she [Karen] has in the past.’ She also notes that playing Karen made her ‘a lot more open to different dynamics of women.’

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                                                                                                          Wrenn Schmidt On Playing Margo

                                                                                                          Wrenn Schmidt On Playing Margo
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                                                                                                          Although she’s ‘usually the smartest person in the room,’ Wrenn says that Margo isn’t as far along in her career as ‘she would like to be.’ But Margo is taking chances and making a name for herself.

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                                                                                                          Jodi Balfour On Playing Ellen

                                                                                                          Jodi Balfour On Playing Ellen
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                                                                                                          Jodi says that Ellen’s storyline will eventually be about the ‘sacrifices people make in order to be at NASA and do what they want to do. There’s a lot of personal sacrifices she endures in order to be an astronaut.’

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                                                                                                          Sarah Jones & Jodi Balfour

                                                                                                          Sarah Jones & Jodi Balfour
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                                                                                                          ‘For All Mankind’ will debut exclusively on Apple TV+ starting Nov. 1. The show has already been renewed for a second season.

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