Defying Gravity

Season 1

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In the near future, eight astronauts from five countries (four women and four men) undertake a mysterious six-year international space mission covering thirteen billion kilometres. With the eyes of the world upon them - everything they do is monitored, and every emotion they feel, scrutinized - they soon discover that their real assignment is not at all what they thought.

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13 Episodes

Pilot
E1
PilotEight Astronauts-four men and four women-prepare for a six year journey aboard the Antares.
Natural Selection
E2
Natural SelectionEn route to Venus, the first of six planets to be visited on the mission, Zoe faces a deadly situation when she is testing a pressure suit and it begins to lose pressure. In flashbacks, we learn how Zoe dealt with the news she was pregnant and the identity of the father. Nadia wonders just why Steven is on the mission in the first place. From ground control, Eve Shaw tells he pilot husband Ted he has to go to Pod #4.
Threshold
E3
ThresholdPersonal 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
E4
H2IKThe Antares crew loses control over power, heat and gravity after a series of system failures and has to face its first major crisis.
Rubicon
E5
RubiconThe 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 return.
Bacon
E6
BaconWhile 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
E7
FearHallucinations put crew members' lives in danger just as they are about to start a promotional event.
Love, Honor, Obey
E8
Love, Honor, ObeyAn impending solar flare puts the crew in danger; the strange force in Pod 4 sends out an irresistible siren call.
Eve Ate the Apple
E9
Eve Ate the AppleThe crew of the Antares learns about Pod 4 and the real reason for their mission to Venus.
Deja Vu
E10
Deja VuIt's election day but the crew aboard the Antares is still processing the news about their real mission on Venus.
Solitary
E11
SolitaryThe Antares crew has to face the isolation and loneliness of space during the final hours before the Venus landing.
Venus
E12
VenusThe day of the landing on Venus has come. The day that will change their lives eventually.
Kiss
E13
KissAfter landing on the burning surface of Venus, Zoe walks toward a sound only she can hear, drawn by her destiny into almost certain destruction.