Overview
- The Apple TV+ series Star City will premiere on May 29 and will release new episodes weekly as it reimagines For All Mankind from the Soviet side.
- Agnes O'Casey plays a younger Irina Morozova and tells Radio Times she portrays the character as initially 'completely innocent' who believes moral choices will guide her work.
- O'Casey says she drew inspiration from Svetlana Efremova's later portrayal but was directed to make this Irina less confident and glamorous than the older version.
- Creators Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi call recasting a complicated process and say they sought actors who capture the essence of younger versions while allowing clear character journeys.
- Early critical previews praised lead performances and the show's shift toward a slow-burning spy thriller that foregrounds KGB surveillance and the moral toll of state secrecy.