Stars on Mars
Stars on Mars is an American reality competition series that premiered on Fox from June 5, 2023 to August 28, 2023.
Format
Stars on Mars features celebrities living together in a base camp designed to simulate living on Mars. Each cycle, the group elects one celebrity as "Base Commander" who assigns tasks to complete around the compound and oversees an upcoming mission. The Base Commander then selects another celebrity to be "Mission Specialist", who helps oversee the mission and becomes immune from elimination.In each episode's mission, the group must collectively work to complete a space-themed task while being directed by the Base Commander and Mission Specialist. After each mission, the Mission Specialist and Base Commander must designate three celebrities as the "least mission critical", making them vulnerable for elimination. Afterwards, the group must come to a decision of which of these to eliminate.
Production
On April 12, 2023, it was announced that Fox had ordered the series that was scheduled to premiere on June 5, 2023.On May 4, 2023, the names of the celebrities competing were announced. During the July 10, 2023, episode, four additional celebrities joining the competition were revealed.