Apple TV’s Star City, a spin-off of For All Mankind, has reportedly received stronger Rotten Tomatoes reviews than Severance, scoring 97% against 95%. The article argues that this makes it one of the platform’s standout science-fiction releases of 2026, despite attracting less public attention than the more culturally prominent Severance.

Set in the early years of For All Mankind’s alternate history, Star City follows Soviet engineers, cosmonauts and intelligence officers after the USSR reaches the Moon before the United States. Rather than focusing solely on space missions, it frames the Space Race as a Cold War spy thriller, with surveillance, political pressure and personal danger shaping events behind the Iron Curtain.