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Elon Musk wants you to die on Mars. Don’t worry, it’s not as bad as it seems, sort of. The Tesla-Twitter-SpaceX CEO has a vision for humanity as a multi-planetary species spread across multiple planets. To make that happen, pioneers are going to have to fly to Mars with the understanding that they’ll never come home (they may also wind up as debt-loaded indentured servants). If that somehow sounds appealing to you, there’s a new science fiction show on HBO Max you should probably watch.

Fired on Mars is a new adult animated series starring Luke Wilson as Jeff, a schlubby white guy who prides himself on being the first graphic designer on Mars. But, as the title suggests, that title doesn’t last very long. After making the one-way trip for his employer, Mars.ly, Jeff is unceremoniously fired over Zoom by a corporate exec with disheveled hair. It’s the kind of conversation that Musk (who’s fired 80 percent of Twitter’s employees since buying the company in October 2022) probably wouldn’t flinch at. But for Jeff, it’s just the beginning of his misfortunes.