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Space Force (2020)
Space Force is a Netflix comedy series from The Office creator Greg Daniels and Steve Carell. Carell stars as General Mark R. Naird, who is appointed the leader of the newly established Space Force branch of the US military. Partly due to budget cuts at Netflix and a loss of subscribers on the platform, Space Force was canceled in 2022 after two seasons.
Space Force
- Cast
- Jimmy O. Yang , Diana Silvers , Tawny Newsome , Ben Schwartz , Steve Carell , Don Lake , John Malkovich
- Release Date
- May 29, 2020
- Seasons
- 2
- Writers
- Greg Daniels
- Directors
- Steve Carell
- Showrunner
- Steve Carell
- Story By
- Greg Daniels
Summary
A decorated pilot with dreams of running the Air Force, four-star general Mark R. Naird (Steve Carell) is thrown for a loop when he finds himself tapped to lead the newly formed sixth branch of the US Armed Forces: Space Force. Skeptical but dedicated, Mark uproots his family and moves to a remote base in Colorado where he and a colorful team of scientists and “Spacemen” are tasked by the White House with getting American boots on the moon (again) in a hurry and achieving total space dominance. Season 2 of Space Force picks up with General Naird and his underdog team having to prove their worth to a new administration while dealing with interpersonal challenges. Will the group come together or fall apart under the pressure...? Space Force is only human after all.
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