Paris-based doc house Zed is ramping up sales on Destination Moon: The New Space Age as the NASA Artemis mission at the heart of the documentary series gears up for its second stage.
The five-part docudrama by Laurent Lichtenstein and Alain Brunard’s revolves around Nasa’s Artemis program aimed at sending astronauts on increasingly difficult missions to the moon as a foundation to launching crewed expeditions to Mars.
Zed has unveiled a raft of pre-sales on the series which is a co-production between public broadcasters France Télévisions (France), NHK (Japan), ZDF Terra X (Germany) and PTS (Taiwan).
Broadcasters to have pre-bought the series include-SVT (Sweden), PTS (Taiwan), RTS (French-speaking Switzerland), RSI (Italian-speaking Switzerland), AMC Southern Europe (Spain and Portugal),-GPB (Georgia) and Telma TV (North Macedonia.
France Télévisions (France 2) is planning to air the series in early April, with the exact date to be determined by the launch of Artemis II, while Zed is continuing to roll out the series to other platforms and broadcasters.
The series focuses on preparation for the third stage in the program – Artemis III – under which two astronauts will walk on the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. At the same time, it gives insight into Artemis II, which is due to launch on Wednesday, and will see four astronauts circle the moon over the course of 10-days.
The series combines interviews with real-life astronauts and scientists based at the Kennedy Space Center and European research sites involved in the program with the story of a fictional character called Amanda, as well as CGI and live-action footage.
“Destination Moon offers a front-row seat to Artemis III, with exclusive interviews of astronauts and engineers, spectacular cinematic CGI, and real- world stakes that keep you on the edge of your seat. A premium global event mini-series that brings the Moon closer than ever,” said ZED Head of Distribution and Acquisitions Charlotte Tachet.