'Mars: The Series' Headed for Blu-ray

The National Geographic series from executive producers Brian Grazer and Ron Howard is planned for Blu-ray next month.

In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox is preparing 'Mars: The Series' for Blu-ray on April 11.

MARS follows a crew of courageous international astronauts on its exhilarating maiden voyage to Mars and quest to colonize the fourth planet from the sun. In a unique blend of scripted drama intermixed with documentary sequences and feature-film-caliber visual effects, the series presents what the greatest minds in space exploration are doing to make traveling to Mars a reality, featuring Big Thinkers like Elon Musk, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Stephen Petranek. Experience MARS in breathtaking high-definition. The must-own National Geographic sci-fi docudrama is jam packed with two hours of extras, including prequel BEFORE MARS, Living on Mars, Cast & Crew Interviews and more.

Specs have yet to be revealed, but supplements include: Making MARS; BEFORE MARS – A Prequel; BEFORE MARS Behind the Scenes; Getting to MARS Featurettes; Living on MARS Featurettes; More MARS Featurettes; Behind-the-scenes Featurettes; and Cast & Crew Interviews.

You can find the latest specs for 'Mars: The Series' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under April 11.

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