Defying Gravity

Overview

In the very near future, a team of eight astronauts embarking on a six-year journey to explore Venus and other planets in the solar system, find their lives and destinies intertwined and carefully directed, not only by Mission Control officials on Earth, but also by an unseen force which is much closer and far more powerful.

Episodes

Pilot

S01E01 Pilot

August 2, 2009 5.2 45 min
Eight Astronauts-four men and four women-prepare for a six year journey aboard the Antares.
Natural Selection

S01E02 Natural Selection

August 2, 2009 5.2 45 min
A secret element in Storage Pod 4 affects the crew which leads to a dangerous crisis. Meanwhile, Ted's wife Eve Shaw reveals the true nature of the mission to him.
Threshold

S01E03 Threshold

August 9, 2009 6.5 45 min
Personal and professional relationships get more intense on Earth and aboard the Antares. In the meantime, the Antares' crew undergoes cellular and psychological transformations which is caused by the unseen power behind the mission.
H2IK

S01E04 H2IK

August 16, 2009 7.0 45 min
The Antares crew loses control over power, heat and gravity after a series of system failures and has to face its first major crisis.
Rubicon

S01E05 Rubicon

August 23, 2009 6.5 45 min
The Antares crosses a point of no return and turning back to Earth is no longer an option. In the meantime, each of the crew members has to cope with a personal point of no...
Bacon

S01E06 Bacon

August 30, 2009 6.0 45 min
While getting closer to Venus, some crew members are confronted with memories of past actions and struggle with guilt. When one of them gets into a life-threatening situation, the team unites to save her.
Fear

S01E07 Fear

September 4, 2009 6.0 45 min
Hallucinations put crew members' lives in danger just as they are about to start a promotional event.
Love, Honor, Obey

S01E08 Love, Honor, Obey

September 11, 2009 7.0 45 min
An impending solar flare puts the crew in danger; the strange force in Pod 4 sends out an irresistible siren call.
Eve Ate the Apple

S01E09 Eve Ate the Apple

September 18, 2009 7.0 45 min
The crew of the Antares learns about Pod 4 and the real reason for their mission to Venus.
Deja Vu

S01E10 Deja Vu

October 2, 2009 6.5 45 min
It's election day but the crew aboard the Antares is still processing the news about their real mission on Venus.
Solitary

S01E11 Solitary

October 9, 2009 6.0 45 min
The Antares crew has to face the isolation and loneliness of space during the final hours before the Venus landing.
Venus

S01E12 Venus

October 16, 2009 7.5 45 min
The day of the landing on Venus has come. The day that will change their lives eventually.
Kiss

S01E13 Kiss

October 23, 2009 7.5 45 min
After landing on the burning surface of Venus, Zoe walks toward a sound only she can hear, drawn by her destiny into almost certain destruction.

Cast

Laura Harris
Laura Harris
Zoe Barnes
Ron Livingston
Ron Livingston
Maddux Donner
Christina Cox
Christina Cox
Jen Crane
Peter Howitt
Peter Howitt
Trevor Williams
Malik Yoba
Malik Yoba
Ted Shaw
Eyal Podell
Eyal Podell
Dr. Evram Mintz
Maxim Roy
Maxim Roy
Claire Dereux
Andrew Airlie
Andrew Airlie
Mike Goss
Florentine Lahme
Florentine Lahme
Nadia Schilling
Dylan Taylor
Dylan Taylor
Steve Wassenfelder
Paula Garcés
Paula Garcés
Paula Morales
Karen LeBlanc
Karen LeBlanc
Eve Weller-Shaw

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