Star City
The Soviet space program's hidden cost, told from inside the cosmonaut city — episode by episode
Star City S1E1 Review: The Soviet Moon Victory Comes With Locked Doors
The Soviet Union wins the moon, then spends the rest of the hour proving that victory can still feel like a prison sentence.
Star City S1E2 Review: Anastasia Belikova Comes Home to a Wedding Order
Belikova survives the moon, Siberia, Paris, and a loyalty test, then learns that heroism has not bought her a private life.
Star City S1E3 Review: Luna 17 Takes a Spy Signal to the Moon
Luna 17 launches with an unfinished lunar base, a hidden American transmitter, and one household already cracking under the sound of its own walls.
Star City S1E4 Review: Valya Becomes Nikolay, Belikova Runs for the Lake, and Venus Picks Its Crew
The Luna 17 failure leaves Arseni's widow with a letter, Raskova with a career threat, Belikova with a stolen afternoon, and the Chief Designer with three peopl
Star City S1E5 Review: Irina Exposes the Microphones, Tanya Confronts Valya, and Venera Slips Through the Gate
Irina turns friendship into an operation, the Chief Designer buys back Sergei with a compromise, Sasha leaves Belikova with a letter, and Valya finds one last w
Star City S1E6 Review: Raskova Turns Venera 7 Into a Cell, Tanya Learns the Price, and the Air Runs Out
Venera 7 leaves Earth with Valya hidden inside its crew, Raskova turns Ground Control into an interrogation room, Tanya learns she was the original American lev
Star City S1E7 Review: Petrovsky Weaponizes Salyut, Raskova Makes Irina a Double Agent, and Venera Calls Home
Petrovsky turns a space station into a surveillance platform with a public-relations problem, Belikova gets the return to orbit she wanted on terms she did not
Star City S1E8 Review: Valya Takes Venera to Venus, Belikova Opens the Exit Route, and the State Closes In
Venera's crew discovers that nine months in space has not made them unreachable, Belikova turns Salyut-1 into an escape route, and Valya finds one final use for