'Away' Season 2: Release date, plot, cast and all you need to know about Netflix's sci-fi melodrama
Netflix's 'Away' surprised a lot of its audience when it turned out that it was little sci-fi and a lot more soap opera. The highly melodramatic series focuses on Hilary Swank and her international crew of cosmologists and astronauts on a journey to Mars.
Created by Andrew Hinderaker, the series is a multi-starrer with Josh Charles, Talitha Bateman, Ato Essandoh, Mark Ivanir, Ray Panthaki and Vivian Wu in supporting roles. Here's everything we know about the upcoming Season 2 of 'Away'. Stay tuned for more updates.
Release date
Netflix hasn't renewed 'Away' for Season 2 yet. MEA WorldWide (MEAWW) will update this article when it does.
Plot
Season 1 of 'Away' focused on Emma Green's (Hilary Swank) journey from Earth to Mars. By no measure was it the easiest of journeys as not only did their apparatus fail several times but drama back home never goes away. Emma leaves her husband and teenage daughter behind in order to command an international space crew embarking upon a treacherous, three year-long mission. The way is long and treacherous and Emma will do anything to keep her crew safe.
By the end of the season, Emma's crew lands successfully on Mars. With no renewal for Season 2 yet, Season 1 ends on a positive note. Should 'Away' be renewed, it will focus on the crew's time on Mars and possibly their way back.
Cast
Hilary Swank as Emma Green
Swank plays the role of Emma Green, an American astronaut who is the commander of the mission. By the end of Season 1, Emma is successful in landing on Mars. The award-winning actress (including two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards) is known for her role in 'Amelia', 'I Am Mother' and 'The Reaping'. She's also known for 'Boys Don't Cry' and 'Million Dollar Baby', two roles which won her Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for both performances.
Josh Charles as Matt Logan
Charles plays the role of Matt Logan, Emma's husband and a NASA engineer, who works alongside Emma's mission at NASA's mission control center in Houston. He is not fit to become an astronaut due to a hereditary disease known as cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM). The actor is known for playing Dan Rydell on 'Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later', 'Sports Night', Will Gardner on 'The Good Wife', roles which earned him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
Talitha Bateman as Alexis
Bateman plays the role of Emma's daughter Alexis aka Lex. After her mother's departure to Mars, Lex has a hard time living the life of a teenager alone. She also finds a love interest. The actress is known for 'The 5th Wave', 'Annabelle: Creation', 'Geostorm', 'Love, Simon', and 'Countdown'.
Ato Essandoh as Dr Kwesi Weisberg-Abbani
Essandoh plays the role of Kwesi, a Jewish British-Ghanaian rookie astronaut who is a botanist. He was born in Ghana and after the death of his birth parents, was raised in England by adoptive parents. Over the course of the series, it is Kwesi who brings the religious aspect to the otherwise sci-fi series. The actor is known for his work in 'Jason Bourne', 'Dark Phoenix', 'Altered Carbon' and 'The Code'.
Mark Ivanir as Misha Popov
As Misha, Ivanir plays a veteran Russian astronaut who is also the space shuttle's engineer. The actor is known for his work on 'Bye Bye Alemanha', '7 Days in Entebbe', 'The Red Sea Diving Resort' and 'Kajillionaire'.
Ray Panthaki as Ram Arya
Panthaki plays the role of Ram, the mission's second-in-command and an Indian co-pilot. In Season 1, he confessed his feelings for Emma. So if Season 2 is good to go, it will possibly also explore Emma and Ray's relationship. With three years on Mars, what will the next step be?
The actor is known for his work in 'Marcella', 'Colette', 'Rehab', 'Tube Tales', 'Interview with a Hitman' and 'It's a Wonderful Afterlife'.
Vivian Wu as Lu
As Lu, Wu plays the role of a Chinese taikonaut who is also a chemist. She is in a loveless marriage with her husband who, over the course of the season, is revealed to have an affair with Mei Chen. Wu is known for her role in 'The Last Emperor', 'The Joy Luck Club', 'The Soong Sisters' and 'The Founding of a Republic'.
Creators
'Away' is created by Andrew Hinderaker. In a recent interview when discussing about the possibility of Season 2 and what it would entail, Hinderaker said, "In terms of Season 2, I always felt like if there was a final card that I would love to have on the season, it would be 'Away' will return for Season 2… on Mars." Part of what we're promising is what that crew experiences at the very end, we now we get to live in a new world."
Trailers
Season 2 of 'Away' is no officially announced yet. MEA WorldWide (MEAWW) will update this article when it is.
Where to watch
Season 2 of 'Away' will come to Netflix following renewal. Season 1 is currently streaming on Netflix.
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