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For All Mankind S5E1 — First Light

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For All Mankind•Season 5•Episode 1

First Light

6.9/10 · 1,398 votesMar 26, 202659 min

Ranked #10 of 10 in Season 5•−0.5 vs season avg

Nine years after the Goldilocks asteroid heist, Happy Valley has grown into a thriving colony. But an unsettling discovery threatens their peace.

Directed bySarah Boyd

Written byBen Nedivi, Matt Wolpert

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Toby Kebbell

Toby Kebbell

Miles Dale

Mireille Enos

Mireille Enos

Celia Boyd

Edi Gathegi

Edi Gathegi

Dev Ayesa

Cynthy Wu

Cynthy Wu

Kelly Baldwin

Coral Peña

Coral Peña

Aleida Rosales

Costa Ronin

Costa Ronin

Leonid 'Lenya' Polivanov

Sean Kaufman

Sean Kaufman

Alex Poletov Baldwin

Ruby Cruz

Ruby Cruz

Lily Dale

Ines Asserson

Ines Asserson

Avery 'AJ' Jarrett

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Ben Nedivi

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Matt Wolpert

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Michael Feldman

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David Bilow

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Brian Relyea

First Assistant Director

Sarah Boyd

Sarah Boyd

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Karl Walter Lindenlaub

Karl Walter Lindenlaub

Director of Photography

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Episode Summary

"First Light" is episode 1 of For All Mankind season 5. It scored 6.9/10 from 1,398 votes, ranking #10 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by Sarah Boyd and written by Ben Nedivi, Matt Wolpert, it aired on March 26, 2026.

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