For All Mankind Season 5 Sets March Premiere on Apple TV PLUS Watch Trailer

The wait is over, space cadets. The For All Mankind trailer released today, and if you thought the Red Planet was done serving chaos after that Goldilocks asteroid stunt, think again. Apple TV has officially unveiled the first look at season five of

For All Mankind, and it’s clear the alt-history drama is trading survival mode for something even messier: governance.

Set in the 2010s because this series loves a good time jump season five finds Mars no longer a scrappy science experiment. Happy Valley has evolved into a full-blown colony, complete with thousands of residents and the kind of infrastructure that suggests humanity is settling in for the long haul. But as the new trailer makes painfully obvious, building a civilization is a lot easier than agreeing on who runs it.

Mars Is Thriving. Politicians Ruin Everything.

The central hook teased in the trailer is simple and juicy: Earth wants control. After years of Martian autonomy (and let’s be honest, some wildly questionable decision-making), global powers are demanding law and order on the Red Planet. That friction between Earth-born authority and Mars-forged independence looks poised to drive the season’s biggest conflicts.

The footage leans heavily into political tension, ideological divides, and the simmering resentment between colonists and their home nations. If previous seasons balanced technical space drama with character-driven emotion, this one appears ready to add a layer of interplanetary bureaucracy and the trailer somehow makes that look thrilling.

Visually, the series hasn’t lost its cinematic edge. The sweeping Martian landscapes, claustrophobic interiors, and ominous glances across negotiation tables suggest season five will maintain the show’s trademark mix of spectacle and slow-burn intensity.

Familiar Faces, New Power Players

Returning cast members include Joel Kinnaman, Toby Kebbell, Edi Gathegi, Cynthy Wu, Coral Peña and Wrenn Schmidt, anchoring the storylines fans have followed for four seasons. The trailer also teases the arrival of several new series regulars, signaling fresh alliances, rivalries, and possibly a few betrayals.

Behind the scenes, the creative team led by Ronald D. Moore continues steering the ship, ensuring the show’s signature blend of emotional stakes and speculative realism remains intact.

A Bigger Playground, Higher Stakes

What makes this For All Mankind trailer release particularly exciting is its thematic shift. Earlier seasons asked whether humanity could reach Mars. Season five asks whether humanity deserves to keep it. It’s a natural evolution for a series that has always used alternate history to comment on our present.

The trailer promises political chess matches, moral gray zones, and the kind of character-driven confrontations that made the show one of Apple TV’s crown jewels. If the footage is any indication, Mars may be thriving but peace is in critically short supply.

Season five premieres March 27, with weekly episodes rolling out through late May. All previous seasons are currently streaming on Apple TV.

The Red Planet is open for business. The question is: who’s in charge? Let us know what you think of the trailer and whether you’re ready for another launch into chaos.