‘For All Mankind’ Is the Anti-‘Black Mirror’
The New York Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Season 5 of "For All Mankind," premiering on Apple TV, is set in the 2010s and features a world where humanity has established a colony on Mars after progressing from a moon settlement.
- Despite advanced space technology, the show's portrayal of technology use is nostalgically retro, with characters interacting mostly through outdated desktop computers and limited internet interfaces reminiscent of the 1990s.
- The series notably lacks the presence of modern social media and online culture, showing minimal use of smartphones and no signs of memes or social media-driven behaviors common by 2012 in reality.
- The show's environment combines far-future physical technology with a 20th-century style information ecosystem, creating a unique setting that still includes dramatic elements like dangerous spaceflight, labor issues, and geopolitical tensions.
