Space Force
The comedy drama series aired on the Netflix on May 29,2020.
It stars the brilliant Steve Carell and Lisa Kudrow as his wife, the creator is none other than the king of sitcoms
Greg Daniels, after The office he is ready with another workplace comedy.
Space Force is all about the new military branch of the US which is created to compete with
the other countries so that they can also get the boots on the moon as soon as possible.
Steve Carell plays General Mark Naird, who is given the task of selecting the appropriate scientists,
astronauts and military personnel, he is the Chief of Operations of the newest United States military branch: the United States Space Force.
Plot: Ending explained
Yes, Space Force does make it to the moon in the end.
The ending has left us on a rather dramatic note where it is seen that the lives of both the Chinese and United States astronauts is in danger.
The Chinese claim America’s initial Apollo 11 landing spot in the Mare Tranquillitatis (Sea of Tranquility) ,
They takeover the spot of Neil Armstrong’s American flag in their lunar rover.
Since China is able to put base on the moon before the United States hence they get the claim over the surface of the Sea of Tranquillity,
This illegal action causes tension between the two nations.
When the US crew reaches the base they are ordered by the Secretary of Defence to destroy the rival base but
General Naird opposes this as a result he is arrested bySpace Force taken over by Air Force general Kick
Grabaston (Noah Emmerich).
He ordered the astronauts to proceed with the attack and they did so,destroying the Chinese space lab which
strangely appeared to be empty.
Upon their return they realize the Chinese scientists had the same idea of destroying the American base.
Both the habitats had been destroyed and hence the life of all the scientists is in danger.
On the other hand General Naird manages to escape the arrest and takes a helicopter to save
his daughter from the dangerous drug dealers.
On the way Naird also finds his wife Maggie (Lisa Kudrow) who had broken out of the prison
with the help of a warden.
They all board the helicopter just about when Naird finds out about the chaos on the moon ,
hence he is left with a situation of choosing between his family and returning to Space Force to save the astronauts.
Cast
- Steve Carell as General Mark R. Naird
- John Malkovich as Dr. Adrian Mallory
- Ben Schwartz as F. Tony Scarapiducci
- Diana Silvers as Erin Naird
- Lisa Kudrow as Maggie Naird
