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Thomas Jane | ... |
Joe Miller
(13 episodes, 2015-2017)
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Steven Strait | ... |
Jim Holden
(13 episodes, 2015-2017)
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Cas Anvar | ... |
Alex Kamal
(13 episodes, 2015-2017)
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Dominique Tipper | ... |
Naomi Nagata
(13 episodes, 2015-2017)
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Wes Chatham | ... |
Amos Burton
(13 episodes, 2015-2017)
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Florence Faivre | ... |
Julie Mao
(13 episodes, 2015-2017)
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Shohreh Aghdashloo | ... |
Chrisjen Avasarala
(13 episodes, 2015-2017)
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Frankie Adams | ... |
Roberta 'Bobbie' W. Draper
(13 episodes, 2017)
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Shawn Doyle | ... |
Sadavir Errinwright
(11 episodes, 2015-2017)
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Nick E. Tarabay | ... |
Cotyar
(11 episodes, 2017)
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Chad L. Coleman | ... |
Col. Frederick Lucius Johnson
(9 episodes, 2015-2017)
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Andrew Rotilio | ... |
Diogo
(9 episodes, 2015-2017)
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Elias Toufexis | ... |
Kenzo
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(8 episodes, 2016-2017)
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Athena Karkanis | ... |
Octavia Muss
(7 episodes, 2015-2016)
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Paulo Costanzo | ... |
Shed Garvey
(6 episodes, 2015-2016)
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Drew Carrymore | ... |
Background
(6 episodes, 2015-2016)
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Two hundred years in the future, in a fully colonized solar system, police detective Josephus Miller (Thomas Jane), who was born in the asteroid belt, is given the assignment to find a missing young woman; Julie Mao (Florence Faivre). Meanwhile, James Holden (Steven Strait), the first officer of an ice freighter, is witness to an unprovoked attack upon the ship, by craft believed to be from Mars (MCRN Federation). As news of the attack spreads throughout the system, the incident's flow-on threatens to destabilize already tenuous relations between Earth, Mars and The Belt. Far away from the struggles in deep space, on Earth, Chrisjen Avasarala (Shohreh Aghdashloo), a powerful United Nations executive and diplomat, works to prevent war between Earth and Mars by any means. Soon, the 3 find out the missing woman and the ice freighter's fate are part of a vast covert conspiracy which threatens all humanity. Written by nano_tech
Highly recommended. I have never written reviews, although I've had an IMDb account for a long time. I give all the new sci fi shows a try, but I end up not following most. So I have a good idea of what's out there for fans. Most new sci fi is ... unscientific, to put it kindly, or just techy stage furniture with soap-opera dialogue and character development. Like most fans, what I want to watch is a great sci fi story that seriously takes into consideration the effect of technology on the world around us, and intelligently explores the possible futures of humanity. I'm also interested by stories that consider the social issues of an alternative world shaped by different forces -- what would happen if, say, people lived on different planets, or if water was scarce, or if you had to live in 0g all your life. I know no sci fi will ever rise to the standards of physics PhDs, but it would be nice if writers occasionally paid attention to one.
This review is based solely on one episode so hopefully this was not a fluke, but the quality and writing are outstanding (better than most good high budget movies). Just based on this, and the fact that it is genuinely science fiction done with care, which shows great attention to detail and love for the project, I think this show should get the best word of mouth it can get. I warmly recommend it to everyone.