Series synopsis
Race to Mars is a Canadian action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy drama talk television series that premiered on Discovery on September 23, 2007. It ended on October 14, 2007. It stars Michael Riley, Lothaire Bluteau, Pascale Bussières and Frank Schorpion.
Race to Mars is a 2007 Canadian television mini-series about a fictitious mission to Mars that is based on contemporary international research. The first part aired on Discovery Channel Canada and its High Definition channel on September 23, 2007 and the second part on September 30. It was produced in association with Galafilm Inc. William Shatner narrates the miniseries.
A companion book of the same title, written by Dana Berry, was also published in September 2007. It was offered as a selecti ...
Premise
Race to Mars is a 2007 Canadian television mini-series about a fictitious mission to Mars that is based on contemporary international research. The first part aired on Discovery Channel Canada and its High Definition channel on September 23, 2007 and the second part on September 30. It was produced in association with Galafilm Inc. William Shatner narrates the miniseries.
A companion book of the same title, written by Dana Berry, was also published in September 2007. It was offered as a selection of the Science Fiction Book Club.
Mars Rising, a companion 6-episode documentary mini-series, aired from October 7 to October 21, 2007, using sequences shot for Race to Mars.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Michael Riley as Rick Erwin
- Lothaire Bluteau as Antoine Hébert
- Pascale Bussières as Jackie Decelles
- Frank Schorpion as Mikhail Cerenkov
- Claudia Ferri as Lucia Alarcon
- Robert Naylor as Adam Erwin
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 4 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 4 | September 23, 2007 | October 14, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The story of six individuals who have been selected for a grueling two-year mission and the greatest human exploration of this century: the first mission to Mars. |
September 23, 2007 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The crew lands on Mars, but Hiromi is injured in the process. Terra Nova’s equipment is wearing out faster than anticipated, so they seek permission to use a Chinese drill. |
September 30, 2007 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 It’s a moral quandary: does the crew accept possible death from this undiagnosed disease or face a possible lifetime of quarantine on Earth if they are contagious? |
October 7, 2007 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Discovery |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 23, 2007 |
| Last aired | October 14, 2007 |
| Runtime | 120 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 20:00:00 |