Introduction

Space Force is an American comedy web television series looking at the people tasked with creating a sixth branch of the armed services: The Space Force.

Outline

Space Force is a workplace comedy series that centres on a group of people tasked with establishing the sixth branch of the United States Armed Forces, the United States Space Force.

Carell’s character, Mark Naird, is the general in charge of the effort and the series follows his collaboration to get “boots on the moon” per the orders of the President.

Cast

• Main:
  • Steve Carell as General Mark R. Naird, Space Force’s first Chief of Space Operations and a parody of General John W. Raymond.
  • John Malkovich as Dr. Adrian Mallory, Space Force scientist and a parody of Dr. Strangelove.
  • Ben Schwartz as F. Tony Scarapiducci, Space Force social media director.
  • Diana Silvers as Erin Naird, Mark’s teenage daughter.
  • Tawny Newsome as Captain Angela Ali, a Space Force helicopter pilot.

• Recurring:
  • Noah Emmerich as General Kick Grabaston, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force and a parody of General David L. Goldfein.
  • Jimmy O. Yang as Dr. Chan Kaifang.
  • Alex Sparrow as Yuri “Bobby” Telatovich, a Russian working with Space Force.
  • Don Lake as Brad Gregory, a 1-star Space Force General.
  • Fred Willard as Fred Naird, Mark’s father.
  • Jessica St. Clair as Kelly King.
  • Lisa Kudrow as Maggie Naird, Mark’s wife.
  • Roy Wood Jr. as Liaison Bert Mellows.
  • Jane Lynch as Chief of Naval Operations.
  • Chris Gethard as Eddie.
  • Diedrich Bader as General Rongley, Chief of Staff of the United States Army.
  • Dan Bakkedahl as John Blandsmith, Secretary of Defence.
  • Patrick Warburton as Commandant of the Marine Corps.
  • Kaitlin Olson as “an Elizabeth Holmes-esque tech wiz”.
  • Ginger Gonzaga as Anabela Ysidro-Campos, a Congresswoman and a parody of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Trivia

• Principal photography for the first season commenced in Los Angeles, California on 26 September 2019 and ended on 10 January 2020.
• On 05 May 2020, a teaser trailer for the series was released.
• The series premiered on Netflix on May 29, 2020.
• It features the last television performance by comedian Fred Willard, who died on 15 May 2020.

Space Force Series

• Episode 01: The Launch.
• Episode 02: Save Epsilon 6!
• Episode 03: Mark and Mallory Go To Washington.
• Episode 04: Lunar Habitat.
• Episode 05: Space Flag.
• Episode 06: The Spy.
• Episode 07: Edison Jaymes.
• Episode 08: Conjugal Visit.
• Episode 09: It’s Good To Be Back On The Moon.
• Episode 10: Proportionate Response.

You can find a full index and overview of Space Force here.

Production & Filming Details

• Creator(s): Steve Carell and Greg Daniels.
• Director(s): Paul King, Tom Marshall, Dee Rees, Jeff Blitz, and Daina Reid.
• Producer(s): Greg Daniels, Steve Carell, Howard Klien, Brent Forrester, Paul King, Caroline James, Lauren Houseman, and Michael Maccarone.
• Writer(s): Steve Carell, Greg Daniels, Shepard Boucher, Lauren Houseman, Brent Forrester, Aasia Lashay Bullock, Connor Hines, Yael Green, Maxwell Theodore Vivian, and Paul Lieberstein.
• Music: Carter Burwell.
• Cinematography: Simon Chapman.
• Editor(s): David Rogers and Susan Vaill.
• Production: Deedle-Dee Productions, Film Flam, and 3 Arts Entertainment.
• Distributor(s): Netflix.
• Release Date: 29 May 2020.
• Running Time: 27-36 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.