'For All Mankind': Jeff Branson, who plays Neil Armstrong, dishes on a souvenir from the sets he might have secretly taken home
Apple TV+'s upcoming show 'For All Mankind' works on the idea of an alternate universe where "the global space race had never ended."
The sci-fi miniseries created and written by Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert, and Ben Nedivi focusses on the NASA of the '70s, where the USSR has succeeded in the first manned Moon landing.
Flipping through the pages of the history of that specific universe, the show depicts the aftermath of the USSR toppling NASA at the massive feat, thus ensuing a cold war type scenario with the two massive space centers fighting for dominance.
And of course, a story about the Moon landing wouldn't be complete without the man who took the giant leap for mankind — Neil Armstrong
MEA WorldWide (MEAWW) caught up with the stars and guests at the launch of the space drama ahead of its November debut, and among the many in attendance was Jeff Branson who is the face of Armstrong's recurring appearance on the AppleTV+ series.
"What we had going on in the Sony lot in Culver City was incredible — that was commitment," Branson told us at the premiere event of the upcoming space show.
"When you walked in and saw the commitment of the pre-production, you knew that you were in the right hands," Branson added, all praise for the skilled crew who managed to put up the alternate universe and story of 'For All Mankind' together.
Gushing as he might be, there are certain secrets Branson isn't spilling, and those include if he took home a souvenir from the set or not.
He did tell us that he probably took home "A handful of moondust," but self admittedly, even if he did he would never tell anyone about it, because as he quips: "I want to work again."
'For All Mankind' premieres this November 1, only on AppleTV+.