Constellation
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Constellation

"Reality is a conspiracy."

7.0
Yr 2024
Status Canceled
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Series Brief

Overview

When a fatal accident occurs on board the International Space Station, a lone astronaut makes the heroic journey back to Earth, only to discover key pieces of her life—including her young daughter—have changed.

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 70 /100

Constellation received generally positive reviews for its ambitious blend of psychological thriller and science fiction elements. Critics frequently praised Noomi Rapace's performance and the series' striking visuals, noting that the show effectively creates an unsettling, disorienting atmosphere that prioritizes character-driven storytelling. Many reviewers lauded its exploration of motherhood and its ability to deliver genuine, chilling moments of horror.

However, critical response was divided regarding the show's pacing. While some critics appreciated the slow, deliberate progression of the mystery, others characterized the series as languid, repetitive, or unnecessarily stretched to fit an eight-episode format. While some found the narrative design brilliant and emotionally resonant, a subset of reviewers felt the plot mechanics could feel clumsy or creaky, leading to a polarizing viewing experience.

“A masterful psychological thriller and science fiction with a character-driven approach.”

“A gripping, precision-tooled psychological thriller and a confusing, languorously paced sci-fi yarn.”

“It is a story full of unreliable narrators, and a TV show where the images are more important and revealing than the dialogue.”

“The series is as emotionally resonant as it is strikingly shot.”

Transmission Paths

Where to Watch

Apple TV Amazon Channel
UK • US • CA
Apple TV
US • UK • CA
Why fans love it

The narrative pivots on a sharp contrast between the clinical isolation of the International Space Station and the quiet, unsettling atmosphere of a cabin in the woods. While the series begins with a high-stakes spacewalk and an accidental death, the horror is found in the domestic aftermath. It explores the psychological strain of an astronaut who returns home to find the reality she left behind has subtly altered.

Noomi Rapace anchors the confusion as the boundaries between hallucination and memory dissolve. The show resists traditional sci-fi tropes, focusing instead on the fractured relationship between a woman and her young daughter. By weaving NASA bureaucracy with a growing sense of personal dread, it turns a missing-person mystery into a study of grief and fractured identity. The result is a grounded look at how space flights leave deep, lingering dents on the lives of those who stay behind.

Featured Players

Cast

Credited 45
Regulars 10
Longest run 5 eps
Show 37 more
Chipo Chung as Michaela Moyone 5 episodes Rebecca Scroggs as Frida Lancaster 4 episodes Sadie Sweet as Wendy Lancaster 5 episodes Eleanor Fanyinka as Eryn Lafferty 3 episodes Anton Levit as Mission Controller 2 episodes Emily Cox as Sara Schiller 2 episodes Henry David as Ilya Andreev 5 episodes Carole Weyers as Audrey Brostin 3 episodes Sandra Teles as Yazmina Suri 3 episodes Dmitry Koynov as Helicopter Pilot 1 episode Alexey Golousenko as Ground Crew Member 1 episode Philipp Fortunkov as Rescue Team Member 1 episode Shaun Dingwall as Ian Rogers 2 episodes Jelena Knyaseva-Shmal as Nurse, Star City 1 episode Michael Baral as American Reporter 1 episode Masha Tokareva as Russian Reporter 1 episode Anna Holmes as English Reporter 1 episode Clare-Hope Ashitey as Agent Lenora Bright 2 episodes Mona Vojacek Koper as Agent Iona Frost 2 episodes Bettina Hoppe as Jenny Gruber 3 episodes Reiner Schöne as Professor Louis Freeman 1 episode Joshua Spriggs as Conspiracy Theorist 1 episode Rankin Duffy as Pupil in Classroom 1 episode Thilo Prothmann as Otto, Cleaner 1 episode Joachim Foerster as Stefan, Cleaner 1 episode Holly Horne as Connie Caldera 1 episode Michel Diercks as Jimmy Wangel 1 episode Kurt Dreyer as Laurenz Bang 1 episode Birthe Neumann as Walborg Bang 1 episode Katharina Bellena as Clerk 1 episode Lea Gerstenkorn as Customs Official 1 episode Eva Bay as Charlotte Weiss 1 episode Tommi Korpela as Björn Hallgren 1 episode Barbara Sukowa as Irena Lysenko 5 episodes Jeff Burrell as Interviewer 1 episode Tomas Spencer as Graham Einarsson 1 episode Christopher Fairbank as Yura 1 episode
Production Board

Crew

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Signal Match

Similarity

Where Constellation overlaps with other shows, and exactly what they have in common.

Keyword Cloud

Keywords

cologne, germany nasa experiment psychological thriller cabin in the woods accidental death astronaut collision in space spacewalk quantum physics space flights international space station (iss) mysterious events young daughter hallucinations
Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired
February 21, 2024
Status
Canceled
Origin
DE, FR, GB
TMDB Votes
376