Mars

With a common water source, IMSF and Lukrum establish a tenuous coexistence that threatens to dissolve when Kurt and his crew make unexpected headway in their mining mission. Commander Hana Seung maintains diplomacy between the two camps until tragedy strikes. In present day on Earth, Greenpeace activists protest Arctic oil drilling, examining the effectiveness of such tactics.

With a common water source, IMSF and Lukrum establish a tenuous coexistence that threatens to dissolve when Kurt and his crew make unexpected headway in their mining mission. Commander Hana Seung maintains diplomacy between the two camps until tragedy strikes. In present day on Earth, Greenpeace activists protest Arctic oil drilling, examining the effectiveness of such tactics.

When a solar flare strikes Mars, knocking out communications in the colonies, Olympus Town races to locate exobiologist Marta Kamen. The colony braces for the red planet’s first-ever pregnancy. Amelie’s plans to return to Earth are thwarted. In the present day on Earth, scientists brave harsh conditions in pursuit of data that will help predict the effect of glacial melt on global sea levels.

A mysterious illness sweeps through the colonies. IMSF realizes one of its own has died as a result and races to determine the cause, origin and mode of transmission before time runs out and more lives are claimed. In present day on Earth, Vladimir Chuprov, a Greenpeace activist, sheds light on an indigenous health crisis being kept quiet by the Russian state to benefit its oil endeavors.

Lukrum strikes a deal with Russia for exclusive mining rights. Lt. Cmdr. Mike Glenn undermines Hana and endangers colony members. The first-generation Martian baby arrives two months early! In the present day on Earth, nations attempt to work together to rein in corporate interests, protect fragile ecosystems and preserve indigenous lifestyles.

Lukrum pushes its corporate interest too far and jeopardizes the safety of both colonies. IMSF stabilizes the situation, but for some it will be too late. In the present day on Earth, human activity has destabilized the natural world. NASA’s Operation Icebridge studies Arctic sea ice in an attempt to bring awareness to global warming and the dramatically changing state of our planet.

The groundbreaking series returns, exploring the next phase of human colonization on Mars. Blending powerful drama, action, and visual effects, with insightful interviews featuring leading space-science innovators and thinkers – such as Elon Musk and Andy Weir – MARS explores the perils and promise of the next great frontier.

Peek behind the scenes at the filming of MARS Season 2 – with cast and crew interviews, storyline insights, and a glimpse of the giant green screen that puts our actors on Mars.

From its blood-like hue to its potential to sustain life, Mars has intrigued humankind for thousands of years. Learn how the red planet formed from gas and dust and what its polar ice caps mean for life as we know it.

Join five scientists on a "mission to Mars" in Utah. Photojournalist Jim Urquhart embedded with Crew 138 of the Mars Society's Mars Desert Research Station for two weeks in March. The crew describes what it's like, in their own words.

Check out this quick recap of the first season of MARS, as you prepare to launch yourself into season 2. From executive producers Brian Grazer & Ron Howard, MARS offers a unique blend of scripted drama with feature-film caliber visual effects, intercut with documentary interviews with some of the greatest minds in space exploration.