A kid wants the stars. The streets have other plans. Gravity's a bitch.
Season 1 • Episode 12
LatestYoung Darnell dreams of becoming an astronaut, but life has a more dangerous plan in mind for him as he prepares for adulthood.
Acting
Evan Joelle carries the whole damn sky on his shoulders.
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like humans, not writers.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The space motif isn't aesthetic — it's structural. Every episode title is a NASA mission that failed, foreshadowing Darnell's trajectory.
Creator Tyrone Dangerfield pulled from 47 interviews with formerly incarcerated youth in Chicago; several cast members are first-time actors from those same neighborhoods.
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