National Geographic’s “MARS” (Season 2) returns Monday, November 12 @ 9/8C starring Esai Morales, Alberto Ammann, with expert commentary from “Big Thinker” Monica Araya (Costa Rica) and also series producer/director Everardo Gout (Mexico).
The prospect of terraforming Mars once was considered science fiction, but soon, it will be a reality. Season 2 of MARS returns with a hybrid, six-episode arc that alternates between scripted drama and documentary sequences to predict what life will be like on the Red Planet forecasted by what’s happening now on Earth. It picks up in 2042 when the International Mars Science Foundation (IMSF) astronauts have developed a fully-fledged colony, but to fund their mission, they need the help of the private sector. MARS delves into the archetypical friction between science and industry on this unforgiving frontier. The mission to terraform a virgin planet comes with heavy adjustments, including how humans we’ll cope with contamination, illness, death, natural disasters and even the first Martian baby. Are we doomed to repeat the same mistakes when Earthlings become Martians?
“MARS” Season 2 returns on Monday, November 12 @ 9/8C
