The WORST episodes of For All Mankind

#1 - First Light

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/27/2026

#2 - Have a Nice Sol

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/17/2023

New Helios employees arrive on Mars as NASA undergoes major changes.

#3 - Glasnost

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/10/2023

Eight years later, a new mission begins: Capture an asteroid. Aleida and Danielle are still haunted by events from the past.

#4 - New Eden

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/15/2022

The astronauts move quickly to build Martian bases.

#5 - House Divided

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/1/2023

An accident on Mars strains relationships, while Miles embarks on a risky venture.

#6 - The Bleeding Edge

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/26/2021

Margo must lead a seemingly impossible mission. Danielle wants to return to the moon. Gordo grapples with life on Earth.

#7 - Red Moon

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/1/2019

NASA is in crisis as the Soviets land the first man on the moon in 1969, the beginning of an alternate history.

#8 - The Weight

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/19/2021

Ed’s reckless behavior at NASA shakes the foundation of the Baldwin family. Tracy attempts to readapt to life in space.

#9 - Goldilocks

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/8/2023

A discovery sends teams across Earth and Mars scrambling for answers.

#10 - He Built the Saturn V

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/1/2019

Director von Braun opposes President Nixon’s directive, with dire consequences.

#11 - Bring It Down

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/22/2022

A joint mission brings about conflict between crew members.

#12 - The Bear Hug

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/22/2023

Miles tries to make ends meet. Margo finds herself pulled into a dangerous situation.

#13 - Legacy

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/29/2023

Plans are made with interplanetary ramifications. Ed begins working with an unexpected partner.

#14 - Best-Laid Plans

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/26/2021

American astronauts and NASA leadership prepare for a new mission with unlikely partners. Ellen gets in touch with an old friend.

#15 - Leningrad

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/15/2023

Unlikely partnerships are formed at a high-stakes international conference.

#16 - The Sands of Ares

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/29/2022

After a sudden crisis, the Martian crews pull together.

#17 - Rules of Engagement

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/5/2021

A dispute on the moon prompts NASA officials to consider arming astronauts. Ed’s past comes back to haunt him.

#18 - Prime Crew

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/8/2019

A training accident spurs a national debate about women astronauts.

#19 - Crossing the Line

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/22/2023

A group on Mars takes drastic measures. Margo grapples with a new assignment.

#20 - Home Again

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/22/2019

A launchpad accident leads to delayed missions and FBI background checks.

#21 - Every Little Thing

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/19/2021

Nearly a decade later, technology and lunar exploration have taken huge strides—but a solar storm threatens the astronauts on Jamestown.

#22 - Nixon's Women

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/1/2019

Deke must recruit female astronauts after Russia lands a woman on the moon.

#23 - Pathfinder

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/12/2021

With a little help from Molly, Ed plans a career change—as his old Jamestown crewmates Gordo and Danielle struggle.

#24 - All In

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/24/2022

As NASA scrambles to prepare for the launch to Mars, Margo is confronted with a harsh personal reality.

#25 - Brazil

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/5/2024

Things start to go awry just as an important mission approaches a critical juncture.