Netflix is not renewing the science fiction drama series “Away” for the second season, Diversity Confirmed. The cancellation comes just six weeks after the show’s first season aired on September 4.
“Away” stars Hillary Swank as astronaut Emma Green, leading the first crew mission to Mars aboard the spaceship “Atlas”, called the Mars Joint Initiative. Green leads an international crew with members from China, Russia, India and the UK who are all experts in the field. Tensions in the crew escalate when some members do not trust Leela’s leadership after his response to a problem at the beginning of the mission. Its first season includes 10 episodes.
In addition to Swank, the main cast members include Josh Charles, Vivian Wu, Mark Evanir, Ato Essondoh, Ray Panthaki and Talita Batman. Recurring cast members include Monique Gabriela Kurnen, Michael Patrick Thornton, Martin Cummins, Gabriel Rose, Brian Markinson, Fiona Fu, Nadia Hatta, Alessandro Juliani, Felicia Patti, Veena Sood, Anthony F. Derrick Sue and Olena Medwid.
The show was created by Andrew Hindeker and was inspired by Chris Jones’ Esquire article of the same name. “Away” is executive produced by Hindekar, Swank, Schrunner, Jessica Goldberg, Jason Katims, Matt Reeves, Edward Zwick, Adam Casson and Jenny Mullin. The music is by Will Bates. The production companies are True Jack Productions, 6th and Idaho and Universal Television.
Netflix recently released “Glow,” “Teenage Bounty Hunters,” “The Dark Crystal: Resistance Edge,” “Changed Carbon,” “Society,” and “I’m Not OK With This.”
