Missions

On the eve of humanity's first manned mission to Mars, a diverse team of researchers nears the red world. The crew combines leading scientists with a young psychiatrist tasked with monitoring their mental health under extreme pressure. Just as the descent begins, an unexpected crisis erupts, throwing the mission into chaos. The danger isn't only the risk of landing on a hostile frontier but the toll the ordeal takes on judgment and trust. As stress mounts and lines blur between professional duty and personal fear, the team must find a way to stay coherent long enough to face whatever lies ahead. They face solar storms and equipment glitches that threaten not just the mission but their own sense of self.

Missions premiered in 2017 and is created by Ami Cohen, Henri Debeurme and Julien Lacombe. The show blends science and psychology as it follows a Mars mission team of researchers guided by a rookie psychiatrist.

It has a modest reception with an average rating of 6.74 out of 10 from 77 votes. The series foregrounds psychological strain and crew dynamics, using the psychiatrists perspective to probe moral choices, trust under pressure, and the cost of isolation on judgment, and the show uses claustrophobic tension.

While not a breakout global hit, Missions has sparked conversations in sci fi circles about mental health in space and the ethical duties of mission control. Its focus on a psychiatrist on board gives the genre a thoughtful angle that invites discussion beyond action.