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The Astronauts

The Astronauts
★ 7.5/10•2020•24m•TV-G•Family•Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Five kids accidentally launch aboard a spacecraft meant to intercept a mysterious asteroid in space. With no proper training and a malfunctioning onboard AI, the kids must work together to find their way back home.

StatusEnded
Runtime24m
LanguageEN
First Air DateNov 13, 2020

Episodes

Episode 1 - COUNTDOWNE124m

COUNTDOWN

The spacecraft Odyssey II is set to embark on a mission to retrieve a foreign object that could potentially save mankind, but the plan quickly goes awry when five untrained kids sneak aboard and are unable to stop the launch sequence.

Nov 13, 2020

Episode 2 - Day 1E224m

Day 1

Five untrained kids are accidentally sent into orbit when an AI-controlled spacecraft launches prematurely. The group must take control of the ship, and work as astronauts when they face a harrowing emergency onboard.

Nov 13, 2020

Episode 3 - Day 3E324m

Day 3

Tension on the ship rises as Elliott plants seeds of distrust about Will, whom Elliott suspects is collecting mission information for his reporter mother. Meanwhile, Samy works with Matilda’s inventor to probe the AI’s role in the accidental launch.

Nov 20, 2020

Episode 4 - Day 21E424m

Day 21

A small toy clogging the toilet leaves only one working bathroom as the kids work together to dislodge it. On Earth, tempers flare between the parents while Matilda's inventor devises a bold plan to hijack the AI.

Nov 27, 2020

Episode 5 - Day 33E524m

Day 33

Mission Control uploads a virus onto the Odyssey in an attempt to take control. Matilda fights back by shutting everything down, and the true vulnerabilities of the kids comes to light.

Dec 4, 2020

Episode 6 - Day 34E624m

Day 34

A small hole in the ship threatening the oxygen supply can only be repaired from the outside, forcing Martin to become the first kid to ever attempt a spacewalk.

Dec 11, 2020

Episode 7 - Day 73E724m

Day 73

With morale at an all-time low, Elliot takes it upon himself to rally the group with a team-building exercise involving using a high-tech camera to make a movie: a space movie.

Dec 18, 2020

Episode 8 - Day 76E824m

Day 76

Day 76: Mission Control implements a new plan of attack: unplugging Matilda from avionic control and transferring it to the ground. In the middle of this task, Samy has to undergo emergency surgery without the aid of a medical professional onboard.

Jan 1, 2021

Episode 9 - Day 84E924m

Day 84

Mission Control failed to transfer control to the ground, which means the kids are now driving the space craft. With only one day of training, the kids must steer a spacecraft into Venus's orbit without it burning up in the planet's atmosphere.

Jan 8, 2021

Episode 10 - Day 85E1024m

Day 85

An unexpected development prompts doubts among the kids about returning home, and an unknown threat attempts to destroy the Odyssey before the astronauts can make their next move.

Jan 15, 2021

Actors

Miyako

Miyako

Samantha “Samy” Sawyer-Wei

Bryce Gheisar

Bryce Gheisar

Elliot Combs

Keith L. Williams

Keith L. Williams

Martin Taylor

Kayden Grace Swan

Kayden Grace Swan

Doria Taylor

Ben Andrusco-Daon

Ben Andrusco-Daon

Will Rivers

Paige Howard

Paige Howard

Matilda (voice)

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