Plot Synopsis

Directed by executive producer Ben Turner, AMONG THE STARS is a six-part documentary series that follows astronaut Captain Chris Cassidy on a quest to get back in his spacesuit for one last mission. The mission? A series of complex spacewalks to repair a $2 billion science experiment: the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS). But when Chris is taken off the mission, his partner Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano must step up with NASA astronaut and first-time flier Drew Morgan. Whilst Luca and Drew launch to the International Space Station, the team on the ground are under pressure to finalize the spacewalk tools in time. With cameras stationed on both Earth and the International Space Station, using intimate footage, personal video diaries and livestream footage, viewers are embedded with Cassidy and the team of engineers, flight controllers and specialists who take on missions risking life, limb and reputation for the greater good of humankind. All six episodes of AMONG THE STARS dropped on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 on Disney+.