Away
Commander Emma Green leaves behind her husband and daughter to lead an international crew of astronauts on a perilous three-year mission to Mars.
- Metascore59
- 2020-2020
- 1 season
- Netflix
- Drama, Science Fiction
- TV-14
Commander Emma Green leaves behind her husband and daughter to lead an international crew of astronauts on a perilous three-year mission to Mars.
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2020
Episode 1
Go
Fri, Sep 4, 2020 57 mins
As the mission launches, Emma finds her mettle as commander tested by an onboard accident, a divided crew and a family emergency back on earth.
Episode 2
Negative Return
Fri, Sep 4, 2020 49 mins
When a ship malfunction threatens the voyage before it's barely begun, Emma works with a wary Mishra on a high risk repair operation.
Episode 3
Half the Sky
Fri, Sep 4, 2020 49 mins
The PRC demands CNSA remove Mei Chen from her assignment as an Atlas CAPCOM, which upsets Lu as they are secret lovers. Emma and Jack Willmore coordinate a private clandestine phone call so that Mei and Lu can say goodbye until they meet again on Earth. Meanwhile, Matt enters physical therapy and learns his doctor is not optimistic about his recovery of ability to walk.
Episode 4
Excellent Chariots
Fri, Sep 4, 2020 44 mins
Ram endangers the lives of everyone on the Atlas, causing Emma to put herself in harms way; Matt must make a life-changing decision.
Episode 5
Space Dogs
Fri, Sep 4, 2020 55 mins
As Christmas approaches, the crew prepares to make their final calls home before communication grows spotty. Matt and Lex adjust to their new normal.
Episode 6
A Little Faith
Fri, Sep 4, 2020 49 mins
Tempers flare on the Atlas over a water-system glitch and an act of betrayal; Matt meets Lex's new friend while working on the ship's issues.
Episode 7
Goodnight Mars
Fri, Sep 4, 2020 51 mins
Matt is brought back into the Mars mission support team to deal with the on-going water problem on the Atlas. Ram carries out psych evaluation for his fellow crew members, and is concerned with Emma's short temper. Emma is revealed to be dehydrated, after having used some of her water ration to keep one of Kwesi's plants alive. Alexis receives a message from Emma disapproving of her relationship with Isaac; she rides a dirt bike recklessly and has an accident, but later reconciles with both her parents. In flashback, a younger Emma in NASA training learns that she's pregnant and fears it will destroy her career, but she decides to keep the baby, with Matt's support.
Episode 8
Vital Signs
Fri, Sep 4, 2020 49 mins
Mission Control lose contact with Atlas' supply ship Pegasus, which has a highly critical water reclamation system necessary for the crew's survival. Assuming Pegasus has been lost, NASA advise a slingshot maneuver to bring the crew home. Lu considers returning without landing as a failure, and suggests using data from the InSight probe on the Martian surface to check if there was a sonic boom from Pegasus entering the atmosphere successfully. The sonic boom is detected, and Lu convinces Emma to not give up hope that the Pegasus landed safely. Alexis decides to get tested for the CCM gene that caused Matt's stroke.
Episode 9
Spektr
Fri, Sep 4, 2020 46 mins
Two weeks out from Mars, the water system fails for good. Following NASA's recommendation, the crew need to extract water from the protective bladders used for radiation shielding in the walls of the ship. The first plan to drill from inside fails, and the crew lose use of their living quarters. The second plan is of Emma and Ram doing a spacewalk to obtain water from outside the ship. Meanwhile, Alexis spends the night with Isaac without Matt's knowledge.
Episode 10
Home
Fri, Sep 4, 2020 49 mins
With only hours to go before Atlas' planned touchdown on Mars, Emma is confronted with everything that could go wrong, while Lu receives new orders.
