Imagine a world where Soviet Union wins space race. They land first humans on moon. This show dives into how that changes everything. Cold War. NASA. Lives of those in space program. With great characters and intense plots, it is no surprise that For All Mankind is a hit. So, get ready for a tasty adventure!

Meet the characters from For All Mankind

Edward Baldwin

Ed is that grizzled, steady hand who somehow keeps the whole mission from careening off into chaos — the kind of leader who smells like old coffee and mission briefings. He’s a family man with military instincts and a soft spot that sneaks out at the worst possible times, like when he pretends not to cry at banquets. Tough, principled, stubborn as hell, and yet he’ll take some wild risks when he thinks it matters — very confusing, but compelling. Also, he’s the guy who leaves his radio on overnight and hums old war songs in the kitchen; I’m not saying he has a playlist called “Regret and Resolve” but also, maybe he does.

Gordo Stevens

Gordo is chaotic brilliance personified — awkward, brilliant, loyal to a fault, and constantly on the edge of a caffeine crash. He’s the lovable screwup-genius who can solder a circuit and then forget why he walked into the room, but the moment someone’s in trouble he is relentless. There’s this heartbreaking bravado about him, like he’s trying to juggle being a hero and being a dad simultaneously and dropping both sometimes. Also has this weird habit of collecting outdated science magazines and pretending he’s nostalgic, though he’ll deny it vehemently.

Tracy Stevens

Tracy is fire — blunt, fearless, impossible to ignore, and also a walking contradiction because she’s ferociously independent but secretly terrified of being small or overlooked. She throws herself into missions like a dare and treats people with the same intensity: brutally honest, sometimes cruel, sometimes savagely protective. She’s the kind of person who will hog the radio, land a rocket, and bake banana bread for the crew on odd Tuesdays (or so I like to imagine). Honestly, she’s exhausting in the best way and you can’t help but root for her even when she’s yelling.

Karen Baldwin

Karen is quietly fierce in a way that sneaks up on you — supportive but simmering, practical and somehow morally complicated when the chips are down. She’s the emotional anchor that occasionally snaps, in a dramatic but understandable way, and she loves control but also hates admitting she wants it. She has this habit of rearranging things in the house at 2 a.m. and leaving little notes like a secret operatic roommate, which is adorable and a little creepy. I swear she keeps a tiny pair of gardening gloves in her purse and isn’t apologizing for it.

Ellen Wilson

Ellen is ambition in sensible shoes — polished, public-facing, politically savvy but actually committed to the science, which makes her endlessly fascinating. She balances charm and steel, smiling through press conferences while quietly plotting long-term moves that will get people to Mars and maybe change the world. She’s warm in private — sort of maternal but also ruthless when necessary, the “do it for the mission” type with a soft spot for underdogs. Also, she’s probably the only person who can make a handshake feel like a calculated treaty and a promise all at once.

Margo Madison

Margo is pure, deliciously nerdy control — obsessive about procedures, allergic to inefficiency, and somehow always two steps ahead in a spreadsheet in her head. She’s intimidating, yes, but she carries this hidden loneliness like an accessory and is secretly sentimental about old engineering notebooks. She’ll bark orders and then bring you tea if you stay late, which is the weirdest combo but somehow very Margo. And don’t be fooled by the hard exterior — she has a playlist of terrible 80s power ballads she listens to when no one’s around.

Danielle Poole

Danielle is quietly unflappable, brilliant, and a little mysterious — the sort of person who says very little but when she speaks, everyone listens. She’s methodical, emotionally guarded, fiercely competent and occasionally breaks into dry jokes that land like surprises. There’s a depth of pain and resilience there — she loves spicy food and probably talks to a lonely philodendron in the crew quarters, which is adorable. Also, she’ll absolutely out-fly you and then shrug about it like it was Tuesday.

Molly Cobb

Molly is stubborn, principled, and sharp as a razor; she’s the engineer who will argue with a protocol and then fix it better than it was before. She’s got this dark humor and a no-nonsense vibe but also, weirdly, collects little puzzles — rubik’s cubes or vintage cryptograms — and solves them while on long conference calls. She can be blunt to the point of brutal, but it’s because she trusts competence above all else, and she has a sneaky soft spot for underdogs. Honestly, she’s the person you want on your side in a tight hatch and also the one who will call you out if you bring snacks that smell bad into the control room.

Bill Strausser

Bill is the quietly reliable NASA backbone — older, weary, loves the math and the memos, and wears practicality like a second skin. He’s loyal and steady, the guy who keeps the wheels greased even when the rest of the room is panicking, and he has a dry sense of humor that sneaks up on you. He collects watches for some reason and drinks terrible office coffee with a kind of professorial resignation; simultaneously nostalgic and oddly hopeful. Also, he forgets where he put his keys every morning but can recite orbital mechanics at lunch — extremely human and entirely endearing.