Stars on Mars

SERIES PREMIERE Monday, June 5, 8/7c, Fox

- Jim Halterman

WHEN YOU NEED someone to work Mission Control and communicate with a dozen celebrities living on Mars, who better than William Shatner? Star Trek’s iconic Capt. James T. Kirk (above) took his own real trip to space in October 2021, of course, so he’s in his element here. “Right from the first time I had this concept, Shatner was in my head,” says creator and exec producer Chris Culvenor. “We were thrilled that he loved [the idea] as much as we did.”