Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have to perform many important tasks every day. But even astronauts need time to rest and relax. And, if they want, they can watch a movie or TV show. What options do you have 250 miles above Earth? Believe it or not, they’re surprisingly fulfilling.
In 2016, Gizmodo filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with NASA asking about movies and TV shows available on the ISS. The list was a fascinating glimpse into the astronauts’ lives on their downtime, so we recently decided to file another FOIA request to see what new movies and TV shows will be streaming on the ISS.
Today we start with a list of TV shows. What’s new? A lot, actually. Of course, Hulu first Sean Penn starred in the critically acclaimed 2018 alternate history drama For All Mankindand comedy in the Trump era. Space ForceOther new series include Boba Fett’s Book, crownand cooking shows Minced.
Other SF series include Andre, Star Trek Discovery, fire Flyand Battlestar GalacticaHowever, there have also been many sitcoms set on Earth over the past few decades. friend, Young Sheldon, how i met your mother, and The Big Bang TheoryAstronauts can also watch HBO shows. Westworld, True Detectiveand game of thronesSuch.
The ISS also hosts the following Apple shows: Severance payNetflix shows Stranger Thingsand Disney+ shows LokiTypically, shows seem to include most of the seasons that have been released, but there are some exceptions – for example, ISS includes seasons 1, 2, and 4. Mr. RobotWhere is season 3? That part is unclear.
There is also a documentary series Leaving Earth: NASA Missions Since 2008, From the Earth to the Moon Since 1998, The final days of World War II Since 2005.
Here’s a complete list of TV shows available to astronauts on the ISS:
- 1883 (Season 1)
- American (seasons 1-4)
- Among the Stars
- Andre (Season 1)
- Developmental arrest (Season 1-3)
- A series of unfortunate events (Season 1-3)
- Band of Brothers
- Banff Film Festival World Tour
- Battlestar Galactica (Season 1-4)
- Better Call Saul (Season 1 to 6)
- The Big Bang Theory (Season 1-8)
- Big Little Lies (Season 1-2)
- Blackadder (seasons 1-4)
- Breaking Bad (Season 1 to 6)
- universe
- Minced (Season 51)
- The Chosen Ones (seasons 1-3)
- Countdown: Inspiration 4 Space Mission
- Crow(Season 1-4)
- Dead Tree (Season 1-3)
- It was dead to me (Season 1-2)
- The Expanse (seasons 1-6)
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Season 1)
- fire Fly
- first (Season 1)
- Fixer Upper (seasons 1-5)
- For All Mankind (Season 1-3)
- friend (seasons 6-10)
- Friends the Reunion
- Friday Night Lights(seasons 1-5)
- From the Earth to the Moon
- game of thrones (Season 1-8)
- Not Knowing God (Season 1)
- The Handmaid’s Tale (Season 1-2)
- House of the Dragon (Season 1)
- How I became Russian
- how i met your mother (seasons 1-8)
- Jack Ryan (Season 1-2)
- Camelot
- Killing Eve (Season 1-3)
- The Last Dance
- The final days of World War II
- Le Bureau
- Loki (Season 1)
- Lonesome Dove
- Longmire (seasons 1-6)
- Lord of the Rings Ring of Power (Season 1)
- Lost in Space (Season 1-2)
- The Mandalorian (Season 1-2)
- Modern Family (Season 1-11)
- Mr. Robot (Season 1-2, 4)
- office (Season 1-9)
- Parks and Recreation (Season 1-7)
- Peaky Blinders (Season 1)
- The Queen’s Gambit
- Reel Lock
- The right one (Season 1)
- Schutzkrieg (Season 3-6)
- Seinfeld (seasons 1-9)
- Severance pay (Season 1)
- Shackleton
- Sherlock (Season 1-3)
- Silicon Valley (seasons 1-6)
- Space Force (Season 1-2)
- Squid Game (Season 1)
- Star Trek Discovery (Season 1-3)
- Star Trek Picard
- Stranger Things (seasons 1-4)
- Inheritance (Season 2)
- Ted Lasso (Season 1-3)
- The Book of Boba Fett (Season 1)
- Fear
- The Witcher (Season 1-2)
- True Detective (Season 1)
- WandaVision (Season 1)
- Watchmen (Season 1)
- Westworld (Season 1-3)
- When we left Earth
- Yellowstone (seasons 1-4)
- Young Sheldon (Season 6)
Have you spotted anything noteworthy? Is there anything that, for some reason, you think would be interesting to watch in space? Stay tuned as we check out the extensive collection of movies that astronauts have access to on the ISS.
