# Other Space
**Other Space** is an American science-fiction comedy television series created by [Paul Feig](https://www.edgepedia.org/paul-feig) that streamed on Yahoo Screen in 2015. Its single season of eight episodes follows the inexperienced crew of the UMP Cruiser, an exploratory spaceship that is pulled through a rift into an alternate universe and must find its way home.[1](https://www.epguides.com/OtherSpace/) • [2](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/1796/other-space)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Creator | Paul Feig, director of *Bridesmaids* and creator of *Freaks and Geeks*[3](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/yahoo-paul-feig-boldly-other-214239096.html) |
| Original run | April 14 to June 2, 2015, Yahoo Screen (US); 8 episodes of about 30 minutes[1](https://www.epguides.com/OtherSpace/) • [4](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/other-space) |
| Setting | The year 2105, aboard the UMP Cruiser of the Universal Mapping Project, lost in a parallel universe[5](https://time.com/3822879/review-other-space-yahoo/) |
| Main cast | Karan Soni, Bess Rous, Eugene Cordero, Milana Vayntrub, Conor Leslie, Neil Casey, with Joel Hodgson and Trace Beaulieu (voice of the robot A.R.T.)[1](https://www.epguides.com/OtherSpace/) |
| Development history | Written as a pilot for NBC, held by the network for about eight years before Feig reclaimed the rights[6](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/04/15/other-space-doesnt-live-up-to-expectations-but-there-are-at-least-six-reasons-to-watch/) |
| Reception | 83% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer (12 reviews) and 89% audience score; 7.1/10 on IMDb[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/other_space) • [4](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/other-space) |
| Fate | Yahoo took a $42 million write-down on its original series and shut down Yahoo Screen in January 2016; no second season was made[8](https://www.thewrap.com/yahoo-screen-shut-down-digital-magazine/) |
| Current availability | Not streaming in the United States; last available on The Roku Channel from October 2021 to July 2022[4](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/other-space) |
## Spoilers
### Premise
The series is set in 2105, when the human race has mapped most of the known universe without finding alien life. The Universal Mapping Project gives command of one of its ships, the UMP Cruiser, to Stewart Lipinski ([Karan Soni](https://www.edgepedia.org/karan-soni)), a well-meaning but jittery recent space academy graduate. His crew includes his resentful older sister and second-in-command Karen (Bess Rous), his childhood babysitter Michael ([Eugene Cordero](https://www.edgepedia.org/eugene-cordero)), his academy crush Tina ([Milana Vayntrub](https://www.edgepedia.org/milana-vayntrub)), the ship's computer avatar Natasha (Conor Leslie), and science officer Kent (Neil Casey). Rounding out the crew are the oddball engineer Zalien Fletcher (Joel Hodgson) and A.R.T., an outmoded robot voiced by Trace Beaulieu whose consciousness is the downloaded mind of a billionaire who made a bad investment in Singularity technology.[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/1796/other-space) • [5](https://time.com/3822879/review-other-space-yahoo/) • [9](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/other-space)
On its maiden voyage the Cruiser is sucked through a wormhole into another universe, stranger and more dangerous than our own. Stranded with a broken food replicator that leaves the crew nothing to eat but a stash of fudge, the inexperienced crew must survive space clouds, robot rebellions, and alien encounters while working through sibling rivalry and romantic tension.[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/1796/other-space) • [5](https://time.com/3822879/review-other-space-yahoo/) • [4](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/other-space) The season ends on a cliffhanger: the crew makes contact with an alien at last, then spots a chance to reach home through an interplanetary ripple.[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/1796/other-space)
## Development and production
Feig wrote the pilot for NBC, where the project languished for roughly eight years with the network holding the rights but not producing it. He eventually reclaimed the rights and sold the series to Yahoo, which commissioned it for Yahoo Screen.[6](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/04/15/other-space-doesnt-live-up-to-expectations-but-there-are-at-least-six-reasons-to-watch/) Feig said the concept had been with him for nearly ten years before landing at Yahoo, and that he wanted a platform without network constraints.[10](https://www.thewrap.com/why-paul-feig-chose-streaming-for-his-new-comedy-other-space-exclusive-video/)
Casting director Allison Jones assembled the largely unknown young leads; a New Yorker profile of Jones reported that Yahoo initially budgeted ten thousand dollars per actor per episode for the eight episodes, with a clause barring the actors from auditioning for other pilots until Yahoo decided on renewal.[11](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/04/06/the-nerd-hunter) Feig, a self-described *Mystery Science Theater 3000* superfan, cast two stars of that show, [Joel Hodgson](https://www.edgepedia.org/joel-hodgson) and Trace Beaulieu, as the engineer and the voice of his robot.[3](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/yahoo-paul-feig-boldly-other-214239096.html) The production used a retro spaceship set the crew rarely leaves, a deliberate low-budget look that critics compared to the original *Star Trek* and the 1970s sitcom *Quark*.[12](https://www.criticsatlarge.ca/2015/09/yahoo-other-space-feig-comedy.html) • [5](https://time.com/3822879/review-other-space-yahoo/)
## Release on Yahoo Screen
The full first season premiered on Yahoo Screen on April 14, 2015, released all at once for binge viewing.[6](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/04/15/other-space-doesnt-live-up-to-expectations-but-there-are-at-least-six-reasons-to-watch/) Episodes aired weekly through June 2, 2015, beginning with "Into the Great Beyond...Beyond" and ending with "Finale".[1](https://www.epguides.com/OtherSpace/) It was one of three original series on the service, alongside the revived sixth season of *Community* and the sports comedy *Sin City Saints*.[13](https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/265945/yahoo-closes-down-yahoo-screen-hub.html)
The show's fate was tied to its platform. In October 2015 Yahoo's chief financial officer Ken Goldman disclosed a $42 million write-down on the company's original programming, saying "we couldn't see our way to make money over time."[8](https://www.thewrap.com/yahoo-screen-shut-down-digital-magazine/) On January 4, 2016 Yahoo shut down the Yahoo Screen hub and moved its video content to the company's digital magazine properties, ending the series' primary distribution and any prospect of a second season from Yahoo.[8](https://www.thewrap.com/yahoo-screen-shut-down-digital-magazine/) • [14](https://www.geekwire.com/2016/yahoo-screen/)
## Reception
Critical response was favorable. The season holds an 83% Tomatometer average on Rotten Tomatoes from 12 reviews, with an 89% audience score from more than 100 ratings.[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/other_space) A 2017 report cited a 91% Fresh rating on the site and named the series one of Rolling Stone's "20 best TV shows of 2015".[15](https://www.followingfilms.com/2017/02/paul-feig-makes-entire-season-of.html) Time's review called it "goofily funny" and described the production as feeling "amateurish in a good way," benefiting from a cast heavy on sketch-comedy experience.[5](https://time.com/3822879/review-other-space-yahoo/) The Washington Post found the early episodes uneven but singled out the six young leads as a reason to watch.[6](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/04/15/other-space-doesnt-live-up-to-expectations-but-there-are-at-least-six-reasons-to-watch/) Critics at Large praised the show's inter-episode continuity, noting that each episode builds directly on the previous one.[12](https://www.criticsatlarge.ca/2015/09/yahoo-other-space-feig-comedy.html)
## Distribution after Yahoo Screen
The series has moved between small platforms since 2016. In February 2017 Feig made the entire season available free at ShareOtherSpace.com and removed the geographic blocks that had kept viewers outside the United States from watching.[15](https://www.followingfilms.com/2017/02/paul-feig-makes-entire-season-of.html) The season later migrated to DUST, a science-fiction streaming service.[16](https://mrhipster.com/television/other-space) [JustWatch](https://www.edgepedia.org/justwatch) records that the show was last available on [The Roku Channel](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-roku-channel) from October 2021 to July 2022 and is currently unavailable to stream in the United States.[4](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/other-space)
Feig has repeatedly expressed interest in continuing the story and has said he regained the rights to the series, but no revival has entered production.[15](https://www.followingfilms.com/2017/02/paul-feig-makes-entire-season-of.html) • [17](https://seriesreminder.com/series/other-space) The show has retained a cult following, and several cast members went on to wider roles; Milana Vayntrub and Eugene Cordero in particular are frequently cited by fans as examples of the series' casting eye.[17](https://seriesreminder.com/series/other-space) • [6](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/04/15/other-space-doesnt-live-up-to-expectations-but-there-are-at-least-six-reasons-to-watch/)
## References
1. [Other Space (a Titles & Air Dates Guide), epguides.com](https://www.epguides.com/OtherSpace/)
2. [Other Space, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/1796/other-space)
3. [Yahoo, Paul Feig Boldly Go to 'Other Space', Yahoo Entertainment (April 15, 2015)](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/yahoo-paul-feig-boldly-other-214239096.html)
4. [Other Space - watch tv show streaming online, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/other-space)
5. [Review: Other Space Is a Cosmic Blast, Time (April 15, 2015)](https://time.com/3822879/review-other-space-yahoo/)
6. [Paul Feig's 'Freaks and Geeks' launched a generation of comic talent. Can 'Other Space' do the same?, The Washington Post (April 15, 2015)](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/04/15/other-space-doesnt-live-up-to-expectations-but-there-are-at-least-six-reasons-to-watch/)
7. [Other Space, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/other_space)
8. [Yahoo Shuts Down Video Service Yahoo Screen, TheWrap (January 4, 2016)](https://www.thewrap.com/yahoo-screen-shut-down-digital-magazine/)
9. [Other Space - Parents' Guide & TV Review, Common Sense Media](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/other-space)
10. [Why Paul Feig Chose Streaming for His New Comedy 'Other Space' (Exclusive Video), TheWrap (April 15, 2015)](https://www.thewrap.com/why-paul-feig-chose-streaming-for-his-new-comedy-other-space-exclusive-video/)
11. [Allison Jones, Nerd Hunter, The New Yorker (March 30, 2015)](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/04/06/the-nerd-hunter)
12. [Make Time for Some Other Space, Critics At Large (September 11, 2015)](https://www.criticsatlarge.ca/2015/09/yahoo-other-space-feig-comedy.html)
13. [Yahoo Closes Down Yahoo Screen Hub, MediaPost (January 5, 2016)](https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/265945/yahoo-closes-down-yahoo-screen-hub.html)
14. [Yahoo cancels streaming service 'Yahoo! Screen', GeekWire (January 2016)](https://www.geekwire.com/2016/yahoo-screen/)
15. [Paul Feig Makes Entire Season of Critically Acclaimed Sci-Fi Sitcom 'Other Space' Available for Fans, Following Films (February 2017)](https://www.followingfilms.com/2017/02/paul-feig-makes-entire-season-of.html)
16. [Other Space | Television Reviews, Mr Hipster](https://mrhipster.com/television/other-space)
17. [Other Space on Yahoo! Screen | Next Episode & Where to Watch, SeriesReminder](https://seriesreminder.com/series/other-space)
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