‘Away’ is an American drama series that was made by Andrew Hinderaker. It is primarily a science fiction series that is loosely based on an article titled ‘Esquire’ which was penned by Chris Jones. Currently, it only has one season to itself which might grow with the support of the audience. With Will Bates offering his contribution in terms of music, Jeff Rafner; Patrick Ward, and Chris Jones are the main producers of this series.
‘Away’ has already been aired on 4th September 2020 on Netflix which was edited piece by piece by Angela Catanzaro, Phillip J. McLaughlin, Peter Forslund, and Dana Gasparine.
The beautiful work of cinematography has been done by David Boyd (also rendered his contribution in the series The Walking Dead), Brian Pearson, and Timothy A. Burton. This series would not have been possible without True Jack Productions, 6th & Idaho, Refuge Inc., and Universal Television (a famous American Production Company) as its producing companies.
The chief executive producers of ‘Away’ are Jason Katims (popular for his creation About a Boy), Jessica Goldberg (made the Hulu series The Path), Matt Reeves (displayed his skills of direction in the monsters movie Cloverfield), Andrew Hinderaker, Edward Zwick (known for his contribution in The Last Samurai), Hilary Swank, Adam Kassan, Jeni Mulein, and Michelle Lee.
What is the series ‘Away’ about?
‘Away’ follows the journey of a character of Emma Green. She is not only a mother of a beautiful daughter and a wife of a supporting husband but also an American astronaut. In times when she has to embark on a mission, we see how tough it is for her to leave her teenage daughter and her loving husband behind. As a commanding officer on a three-year-long mission in the international space crew, we see how she undertakes dangerous challenges. It enhances women’s empowerment along with detailing upon the ideas of desires and compassion.
The brief idea that it puts forth is how important it is to support one another in the challenging times in order to help them fulfill their dreams. The season one of this series consists of ten episodes in itself. Each of these episodes is approximate 44-57 minutes in length highlighting the plot in detail.
Which cast members will we see in the series?
We can see Hilary Swank playing the role of Emma Green, Josh Charles as Matt Logan who is Emma’s husband, Vivian Wu playing the character of Lu, Mark Ivanir playing Misha, Ato Essandoh portraying the role of Kwesi, Ray Panthaki seen as Ram, and Talitha Bateman as Alexis or “Lex” Logan who is the daughter of Emma and Matt. A must watch for all the space enthusiast out there, have you seen this series yet? What are your views about it?
