Premiering this week on Apple TV+, “Constellation” is a first-rate series about the bond between a mother and a daughter, couched in science fiction and set against outer space, suburban Cologne, Germany, and arctic snow. Quantum mechanics have become much exploited by science fiction, for its poetry and practicality, but rarely so explicitly as here. (Other characters, including Russian space chief Irene Lysenko, played by Barbara Sukowa, are taking pills as well.) From the moment everything goes wrong in the space station, the series stays tense. Late developments suggest more to come — “Constellation” is not being advertised as a limited series — though I’d argue that nothing else is necessary.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 23, 2024 20:50 UTC