Wild Wild Space

Play trailer

2:01

Wild Wild Space

2024,

1h 35m,

Documentary

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Wild Wild Space: Trailer

Now Playing

View more videos

Watchlist

88%

8 Reviews

Tomatometer

- -

Popcornmeter

88%

Tomatometer

8 Reviews

Popcornmeter

WILD WILD SPACE chronicles the modern-day, celestial land grab happening above our heads. It's a fast paced, high-stakes race of epic proportions in which companies compete to blast satellite-carrying rockets into low earth orbit. From exhilarating triumphs to gut-wrenching setbacks, we witness the fierce competition to tackle humanity's next great frontier. However, beneath the shiny veneer of progress is the dark side of capitalism's insatiable appetite for profit and the far-reaching reverberations of a world controlled from the skies. Inspired by the New York Times best-selling book "When the Heavens Went on Sale" by esteemed technology and space journalist Ashlee Vance, WILD WILD SPACE follows three rocket and satellite companies -- Astra Space, Rocket Lab, and Planet Labs -- and the quests of their idiosyncratic founders to conquer the burgeoning space industry. Following the roller coaster journey for a piece of this unchartered territory, the film details the multi-faceted uses of satellites, from planet-saving, environmental imaging to "big brother" government scrutiny and military espionage, exploring the ethics of technological advances. With billions of dollars at stake, the world's privacy in the balance, and the ramifications of space debris dangerously cluttering earth's low orbit, the documentary reveals how satellites now control the fabric of our modern world, and posits that whoever controls space, may very well control the future of humanity.

Anita Singh

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Aug 12, 2024

4/5

The documentary is as entertaining as it is informative, because people who devote their careers to building rockets tend to be quite interesting.

Go to Full Review

Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

Jul 22, 2024

3/4

Directed with a solid, no-frills, straightforward approach by Ross Kaufmann and inspired by the best-selling book by the terrific journalist Ashlee Vance...

Go to Full Review

John Anderson

Wall Street Journal

Jul 18, 2024

Wild Wild Space delivers an apt intro to director Ross Kauffman’s journey into the untamed frontier of low-earth orbit, a documentary that has the right stuff and asks the right questions.

Go to Full Review

John Serba

Decider

Aug 13, 2024

Wild Wild Space is yet another good one from HBO’s documentary division. Three… two… one… SREAM IT.

Go to Full Review

Stephen Silver

The SS Ben Hecht

Aug 9, 2024

2/5

The good news, I guess, is that these guys haven’t all lost their minds the way Musk has. But I have trouble seeing why I’m supposed to be inspired about their actions or missions.

Go to Full Review

Andrew Parker

The Gate

Jul 19, 2024

7/10

With humankind increasingly relying on satellites [it] only makes sense that profit minded companies would like to do more with less, and this basic but effective documentary looks both critically and enthusiastically at what that entails.

Go to Full Review

Read all reviews

Ross Kauffman

Director

Ashlee Vance

Self

Will Marshall

Self

Pete Worden

Self

Jaye Callahan

Producer

Ashlee Vance

Producer

Faye

89%

Faye

Watchlist

Surveilled

Surveilled

Watchlist

All That Breathes

99%

83%

All That Breathes

Watchlist

TRAILER

for All That Breathes

The Bones

The Bones

Watchlist

Quad Gods

100%

Quad Gods

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Quad Gods

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

Wild Wild Space: Trailer

2:01

Now Playing

View more videos

View more photos

Synopsis

WILD WILD SPACE chronicles the modern-day, celestial land grab happening above our heads. It's a fast paced, high-stakes race of epic proportions in which companies compete to blast satellite-carrying rockets into low earth orbit. From exhilarating triumphs to gut-wrenching setbacks, we witness the fierce competition to tackle humanity's next great frontier. However, beneath the shiny veneer of progress is the dark side of capitalism's insatiable appetite for profit and the far-reaching reverberations of a world controlled from the skies. Inspired by the New York Times best-selling book "When the Heavens Went on Sale" by esteemed technology and space journalist Ashlee Vance, WILD WILD SPACE follows three rocket and satellite companies -- Astra Space, Rocket Lab, and Planet Labs -- and the quests of their idiosyncratic founders to conquer the burgeoning space industry. Following the roller coaster journey for a piece of this unchartered territory, the film details the multi-faceted uses of satellites, from planet-saving, environmental imaging to "big brother" government scrutiny and military espionage, exploring the ethics of technological advances. With billions of dollars at stake, the world's privacy in the balance, and the ramifications of space debris dangerously cluttering earth's low orbit, the documentary reveals how satellites now control the fabric of our modern world, and posits that whoever controls space, may very well control the future of humanity.

Director: Ross Kauffman
Producer: Jaye Callahan, Ashlee Vance, Adam McKay, Todd Schulman, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, Craig H. Shepherd
Distributor: Max
Production Co: Zero Point Zero Production
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 17, 2024
Runtime: 1h 35m

Join The Newsletter

Join The Newsletter

Cookie Settings