Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank ("Million Dollar Baby") stars in Netflix drama "Away," about a space mission to Mars.

Oscar winner Hilary Swank's new mission to Mars drama "Away" premieres Sept.

"I wanted to be an astronaut before I wanted to be an actor, which was about the age of 9," Swank says4

Emma Green (Hilary Swank) suits up for a mission to Mars in this exclusive first look from Netflix's "Away." (Photo: DIYAH PERA/NETFLIX).

Set in the near future, the 10-episode first season dramatizes the first human-led expedition to Mars, commanded by pragmatic American astronaut Emma Green (Swank).

Here's an exclusive first look at Oscar winner Hilary Swank's new Netflix space drama "Away," premiering Sept.

International space crew Yu (Vivian Wu, left), Kwesi (Ato Essandoh), Ram (Ray Panthaki), Misha (Mark Ivanir) and Emma (Hilary Swank) must learn to live and work together in close quarters in "Away." (Photo: DIYAH PERA/NETFLIX).

"There's a moment in the article that talks about an astronaut being up in the International Space Station when something really catastrophic happens to his family, and what that is to be so far away," Hinderaker says

Charles, who's best known for CBS' "The Good Wife," says he found the show's combination of cosmic and interpersonal drama "intriguing. (Director) Ed Zwick said that every marriage is like a mission to Mars

To prepare for the role, Swank, 46, spoke extensively to former astronaut Mike Massimino and attended a so-called "boot camp," where she learned wire work for the series' zero gravity space scenes. 

Hilary Swank, 46, won acting Oscars for "Boys Don't Cry" and "Million Dollar Baby," and now stars in Netflix space drama "Away." (Photo: Rachel Luna, Getty Images)