
The Astronauts
Taste attributes: familysci-fi & fantasydramaadventureactionfantasyfastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingcomplex relationship
Boxlist takeA wholesome, otherworldly fantasy series: expansive and pacy. Best if you like warmth over edge.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
7.7 /10
TMDB · 53 votes
Where to watch
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Season
Season 1
· 2020 · 10 episodesEpisodes (10)
1COUNTDOWN13 Nov 2020
The spacecraft Odyssey II is set to embark on a mission to retrieve a foreign object that could potentially save mankind, but the plan quickly goes awry when five untrained kids sneak aboard and are unable to stop the launch sequence.
2Day 113 Nov 2020
Five untrained kids are accidentally sent into orbit when an AI-controlled spacecraft launches prematurely. The group must take control of the ship, and work as astronauts when they face a harrowing emergency onboard.
3Day 320 Nov 2020
Tension on the ship rises as Elliott plants seeds of distrust about Will, whom Elliott suspects is collecting mission information for his reporter mother. Meanwhile, Samy works with Matilda’s inventor to probe the AI’s role in the accidental launch.
4Day 2127 Nov 2020
A small toy clogging the toilet leaves only one working bathroom as the kids work together to dislodge it. On Earth, tempers flare between the parents while Matilda's inventor devises a bold plan to hijack the AI.
5Day 334 Dec 2020
Mission Control uploads a virus onto the Odyssey in an attempt to take control. Matilda fights back by shutting everything down, and the true vulnerabilities of the kids comes to light.
6Day 3411 Dec 2020
A small hole in the ship threatening the oxygen supply can only be repaired from the outside, forcing Martin to become the first kid to ever attempt a spacewalk.
7Day 7318 Dec 2020
With morale at an all-time low, Elliot takes it upon himself to rally the group with a team-building exercise involving using a high-tech camera to make a movie: a space movie.
8Day 761 Jan 2021
Day 76: Mission Control implements a new plan of attack: unplugging Matilda from avionic control and transferring it to the ground. In the middle of this task, Samy has to undergo emergency surgery without the aid of a medical professional onboard.
9Day 848 Jan 2021
Mission Control failed to transfer control to the ground, which means the kids are now driving the space craft. With only one day of training, the kids must steer a spacecraft into Venus's orbit without it burning up in the planet's atmosphere.
10Day 8515 Jan 2021
An unexpected development prompts doubts among the kids about returning home, and an unknown threat attempts to destroy the Odyssey before the astronauts can make their next move.
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
Five kids accidentally launch aboard a spacecraft meant to intercept a mysterious asteroid in space. With no proper training and a malfunctioning onboard AI, the kids must work together to find their way back home.
Synopsis: TMDB
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- Genre
- Family
- Year
- 2020
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Status
- Returning
- Studio
- Imagine Kids+Family
- Taste scores
- How we score
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