Apple TV’s upcoming For All Mankind spinoff Star City oozes Cold War-era paranoia

Apple TV just for Star City, after releasing a short teaser . It’s a spinoff of For All Mankind, but this new show examines the alt-history space race from the Soviet perspective.

In other words, this is a trailer steeped in Cold War-era paranoia. Secret photos are snapped, phones are tapped and characters are disappeared, all set against the backdrop of space exploration. The vibe looks decidedly different from For All Mankind, despite the parent show occasionally dabbling in Russia-based espionage.

The vibe isn’t the only shift here. Star City isn’t doing time jumps, which is a hallmark of For All Mankind. The original show started in 1969 and . The spinoff “lives in the 1970s” and is “its own genre.” This is according to .

For the uninitiated, For All Mankind begins with Russia beating us to the Moon in the 1960s. This creates a butterfly effect that changes history in ways both big and small. Star City looks like it’ll focus on how Russia managed to land astronauts on the Moon before America and what happened to the space program in the immediate aftermath. It stars Rhys Ifans, Anna Maxwell Martin, Agnes O’Casey and Alice Englert.

Star City premieres on May 29 with two episodes. That’s the same day season five of For All Mankind concludes. The original show was recently renewed for a .

Apple TV really has become the best streamer for sci-fi. This summer sees not just the premiere of Star City, but the second season of the and season three of the . The platform is also home to shows like Pluribus, Severance and Foundation, among many others.