2021 (season 1)

The first season of the American television series 2021 follows two storylines; one set in 2020 as the country prepares for the launch of the first civilian spacecraft, and another, in 2121, set a century after a cataclysmic event destroyed Earth and sent the remaining survivors into space. The series utilized an ensemble cast, with Ming-Na Wen, Jeff Ward, and Dean Norris representing the majority of the cast.
The season aired on ABC from September 15, 2014 to May 18, 2015, and consists of 23 episodes. The season premiered to 18.90 million viewers, the highest in its timeslot since Monday Night Football in the early 2000s. Critical reception was immensely positive, with many calling it the first successful post-Lost science fiction series. The second season was picked up along with the first season on May 10, 2014.
== Plot ==
== Cast ==
=== Main ===
*Ming-Na Wen as Edie Park
*Jeff Ward as Nick Stanford
*Dean Norris as Dave Carson/Leery
*Rick Cosnett as Drew Stanford
*Tessa Thompson as Val Ryans
*Jamie Chung as Sash
*Giancarlo Esposito as Norrin Crain
*Sendhil Rakamurthy as Cal Patel
*Tala Ashe as Olive Craig
*Randall Park as Ren Park
*Ashley Liao as Elle Park
*Joe Keery as Zane Lyon
*Katherine Langford as Ophelia Brubaker
*Henry Czerny as John Brubaker
*Laurence Fishburne as Mike Freeman
=== Recurring ===
=== Notable guests ===
== Reception ==
=== Ratings ===
No.	Title 	Air date 	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)
1 	"Pilot"	September 15, 2014	5.2 	18.90
2 	 	September 16, 2014	5.0 	18.73
3 	 	September 22, 2014	4.5 	16.67
4 	 	September 23, 2014	4.0 	15.23
5 	 	September 29, 2014	3.8 	15.02
6 	 	October 6, 2014 	3.5 	14.36
7 	 	October 13, 2014 	3.6 	14.15
8 	 	October 20, 2014 	3.6 	14.43
9 	 	October 27, 2014 	3.7 	14.44
10 	 	November 3, 2014 	3.5 	14.23
11 	 	November 10, 2014 	3.4 	13.99
12 	 	November 17, 2014 	3.3 	13.74
13 	 	November 24, 2014 	3.9 	15.79
14 	 	March 16, 2015 	4.4 	17.08
15 	 	March 23, 2015 	4.3 	16.38
16 	 	March 30, 2015 	4.1 	15.96
17 	 	April 6, 2015 	4.0 	15.81
18 	 	April 13, 2015 	3.9 	15.83
19 	 	April 20, 2015 	4.0 	16.23
20 	 	April 27, 2015 	 	15.53
21 	 	May 4, 2015 	 	15.12
22 	 	May 11, 2015 	 	14.88
23 	 	May 18, 2015 	 	16.38
=== Critical response ===
=== Accolades ===