Race to Mars: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In the year 2030, the race to be the first to reach the Red Planet is on - and China is leading the way. China has stunned the world by leapfrogging over America's long-term plans and has landed a series of advanced rovers and robotic landers in their quest to make the most important discovery in history - extraterrestrial life on Mars. Once again, America and its partners, including Canada, are thrust into a winner-take-all space race - but the stakes are higher than the race to the Moon nearly seven decades earlier. The international team accelerates its plans - when China prepares to send its final wave of rovers, this consortium will surge ahead and at last launch a human crew. Six extraordinary individuals from Canada, the United States, Russia, France and Japan are selected for this gruelling two-year mission. These four men and two women must work together as a team, rise above their secret fears and struggle with the sacrifice of leaving friends and family behind. Training and determination will get them only so far, and when this crew sets out on humanity's first expedition to another world, nothing can prepare them for the unexpected danger and staggering wonder of what they will experience.

Series details

• Title: Race to Mars
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2007-09-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 2007-09-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: USA Network
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10423
• IMDb ID: tt0824091
• TVDB ID: 80638

Cast and credited roles

• Michael Riley — Rick Erwin
• Lothaire Bluteau — Antoine Hébert
• Pascale Bussières — Jackie Decelles
• Claudia Ferri — Lucia Alarcon

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2007-09-23; final listed air date 2007-09-30; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from Race to Mars on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.