Captain William Stanaforth is on a one-way solo mission to take the first steps in colonising Mars. Like all pioneers throughout history, Stanaforth will face insurmountable odds and life and death decisions as he rockets bravely through space.
Unfortunately the movie Approaching the Unknown is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Production | Mark Roberts | Producer |
| Sound | Erik Reimers | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Jeff Hinton | Dialogue Editor |
| Art | Stephen Phelps | Property Master |
| Directing | Mark Elijah Rosenberg | Director |
| Writing | Mark Elijah Rosenberg | Screenplay |
| Camera | Adam Newport-Berra | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Paul Damian Hogan | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Steven Brower | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anney Perrine | Costume Design |
| Production | Susan Shopmaker | Casting |
| Production | Jason Michael Berman | Producer |
| Production | P. Jennifer Dana | Producer |
| Production | Thomas B. Fore | Producer |
| Production | Matthew Parker | Producer |
| Production | Josh Penn | Producer |
| Editing | David Barker | Editor |
| Editing | Darrin Navarro | Editor |
| Editing | Marc Vives | Editor |
| Art | Paul Rice | Art Direction |
| Art | Danielle Webb | Art Direction |
| Art | Paul Aftanas | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Elizabeth Eggert | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Tara Pavoni | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Pamela Rook | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Kyle Wullschleger | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Paul Aftanas | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Timothée Arene | First Assistant Camera |
| Visual Effects | Jasmine Singh | VFX Production Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | David Betten | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Cassandra Del Viscio | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Gordon T. Wittmann | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Sasha Houdek-Korellis | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Marc D. Rienzo | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Jason Patnode | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Catherine Tate | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Andrea Gard | Foley |
| Sound | Claire Bell | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Kent Sparling | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Jamie Branquinho | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Tom Efinger | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Editing | Megan Marquis | Digital Intermediate |
| Editing | Megan Rumph | Digital Intermediate |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jessica Kelleher | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emily Schubert | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Scott Z. Burns | Thanks |
