Sean Penn starring in streaming television. Now that's exciting! We're used to seeing Sean Penn on the big screen, or in rehab, but in this case he's taking on the small screen. 'The First' chronicles the first manned missions to Mars. It's a fiction, but much like 'The Martian,' it has a realistic tone that really puts you into the reality of the situation. This isn't the type of series you'd see on SyFy, no disrespect to SyFy. This is realistic science-fiction drama set in a future that isn't totally unrealistic.
This show might be a miss for people who don't appreciate the intricacies of launching a space mission, so feel free to skip it if that's you. If you are interested in the topic, you'll definitely want to see watch this series on Hulu.