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Mixed or average reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews

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Generally favorable reviews based on 32 Ratings

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Netflix | Release Date: September 4, 2020

Summary: Astronaut Emma Green (Hilary Swank) leaves behind her husband (Josh Charles) and daughter (Talitha Bateman) to lead a dangerous mission to Mars in this drama written by Jason Katims and Jessica Goldberg.

Genre(s): Drama

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S1:E10. Home
Air Date: September 4, 2020
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Colorado Springs Gazette

Terry Terrones

Sep 2, 2020

Season 1 Review: In some ways this series, with its own Academy Award winner in Hilary Swank, feels like “Gravity: The Series.” However, due to its episodic nature, it goes much deeper than a film can when it comes to chronicling the sacrifice, complexities and thrill the people on this kind of mission would experience. A riveting TV series, “Away” is well worth your time. Read full review

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Paste Magazine

Amy Amatangelo

Aug 28, 2020

Season 1 Review: An issue-free mission to Mars doesn’t make for compelling television. So in every episode there is a major and often life-threatening issue for the crew to deal with. This could try our patience as the seasons progress (much like June’s almost-escapes from Gilead have on The Handmaid’s Tale). But for the inaugural 10 episodes it works perfectly, particularly the taut middle episode that have the crew facing a daunting crisis. Read full review

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The A.V. Club

Stephen Robinson

Sep 1, 2020

Season 1 Review: Everyone’s well-intentioned, fundamentally decent, and capable. There are no villains, only complicated situations. When someone suggests it’s better for an astronaut to die in space a hero than return home a coward, the argument feels profound, not diabolical. This makes the series dramatically frustrating at times, but given our current social and political climate, it’s also refreshing. Read full review

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Decider

Meghan O'Keefe

Aug 28, 2020

Season 1 Review: The new series is incredibly watchable, but flails when it comes to knowing what to focus on. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter

Inkoo Kang

Sep 4, 2020

Season 1 Review: The generic storylines and occasionally cringe-inducing dialogue feel like a particular waste given how capably the show captures the majesty of space. ... It’s the smaller-scale issues that hit the balance between exoticism and relatability that the rest of the series has so much trouble locating. But as the season chugs along, the team-building takes the form of crew members giving each other nonstop inspirational speeches. Read full review

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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Rob Owen

Sep 3, 2020

Season 1 Review: “Away” tries to build the backstories of its characters through flashbacks but these tend to be as predictable as the outcome of the “dramatic turn” each episode takes. Read full review

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The Independent Ed Cumming

Sep 4, 2020

Season 1 Review: Swank commits admirably to her role, frankly beyond what she ought to be able to do with the script, but even her shoulders, and the rest of the Atlas’s crew, aren’t broad enough to carry us away. Read full review

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Mismis28

Sep 12, 2020

This first season was so well written and so well balanced. Everything shown had a purpose and the story was awesome.

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KatStick

Sep 30, 2020

Great directing. Superb acting. Very interesting and intricately knitted storyline. Well researched and very believable.

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JamesIreland

Apr 26, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just watched the whole season and loved it, especially with all the news coverage of the Mars lander. The crew went through so much and it felt like I was there with them. Great TV.… Expand

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shorthope

Sep 21, 2020

I was surprised by the low reviews for this good, but not great, show. Then I read a couple of the one-star reviews, and yup, the standard nonsense about "SJWs" and "wimen problems." One person called it a ripoff of The Expanse, which I can't even get my head around. Anyway, once the showI was surprised by the low reviews for this good, but not great, show. Then I read a couple of the one-star reviews, and yup, the standard nonsense about "SJWs" and "wimen problems." One person called it a ripoff of The Expanse, which I can't even get my head around. Anyway, once the show ditches the "Russians and Chinese crew don't trust the captain" plot, the show gets more interesting, and the challenges get more serious. The budget is on the screen, the acting is good, and by the end the show has earned the 10 episodes worth of attention. Decent contemporary space drama, with family elements. If that doesn't interest you, you won't be interested.… Expand

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muldjord

Sep 8, 2020

Reviewed after episode 2.

If it wasn't for the overly dramatic intrigue this show forces into every minute of screen time, I feel like I would enjoy this a lot more. But it seems to grasp for dramatic effect in even the most mundane of things. And a lot of the intrigue comes off asReviewed after episode 2.

If it wasn't for the overly dramatic intrigue this show forces into every minute of screen time, I feel like I would enjoy this a lot more.

But it seems to grasp for dramatic effect in even the most mundane of things. And a lot of the intrigue comes off as something you would find in college dorm rooms, not with highly trained astronauts. It's hard to get past that - at least for me. The dialog and actions derived from it, simply doesn't seem believable to me.

But that said, there is quite a lot to enjoy too. It has a sense of wonder. And the personal stories are also decent enough that I don't feel like they bog the episodes down.

I'll probably finish the season, but I hope they stop it with the teenage intrigue. It's really quite annoying.… Expand

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NobodyYouKnow

Sep 13, 2020

You get much more drama than science in "Away"... sometimes to the point of feeling like soap opera. For sci-fi fans like myself, the biggest disappointment here is that the constant problems that occur with the ship itself and the constant conflict that occurs amongst the various crewYou get much more drama than science in "Away"... sometimes to the point of feeling like soap opera. For sci-fi fans like myself, the biggest disappointment here is that the constant problems that occur with the ship itself and the constant conflict that occurs amongst the various crew members makes it seem like everyone involved is barely competent (with the exception of Matt, the husband/father) -- certainly not how an actual NASA mission to Mars would be. The reality is that there'd be contingency plans for pretty much everything that occurs on the ship, and the crew would not behave like petulant high schoolers.

Surprisingly, I found myself most engaged by the teen daughter's experiences; she came off as the most believable. Her father also felt more real given what happens to him. And that's what I expect of a drama, i.e., I expect the characters to behave realistically given the environment/circumstances they find themselves in. If the ship-bound characters (and the problems they encounter) were as believable as the Earth-bound characters, this would be a much better show.… Expand

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BigfootBillbo

Nov 5, 2020

The main characters are very cliched and sci-fi part of the show is just a back drop to a terrible family drama.
Watch History channels Mars Docudrama instead if you're interested in a show about going to Mars.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 4, 2020
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  S1:E10. Home
  Air Date: September 4, 2020
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  S1:E9. Spektr
  Air Date: September 4, 2020
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  S1:E8. Vital Signs
  Air Date: September 4, 2020
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  S1:E7. Goodnight Mars
  Air Date: September 4, 2020
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  S1:E6. A Little Faith
  Air Date: September 4, 2020
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  S1:E5. Space Dogs
  Air Date: September 4, 2020
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  S1:E4. Excellent Chariots
  Air Date: September 4, 2020
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  S1:E3. Half the Sky
  Air Date: September 4, 2020
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  S1:E2. Negative Return
  Air Date: September 4, 2020
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  S1:E1. Go
  Air Date: September 4, 2020