Collider has published a behind-the-scenes feature exploring the visual approach of Star City, an Apple TV+ series set in an alternate-history version of the Soviet space race. Cinematographer Brendan Uegama explains that crafting the show's look meant deliberately resisting the temptation to make every frame conventionally beautiful, prioritising a grounded, authentic feel instead.

To achieve this, the production leaned on handheld camerawork, deliberately imperfect lenses and naturalistic lighting. The piece, written by Michael Zimmermann and published on 11 July 2026, frames these choices as central to establishing the series' visual language and sense of realism.