Jeff Cooper thought he had everything sorted out: a design job at a scrappy space start-up, a girlfriend headed for the Red Planet, and a plan for the two of them to end up there together. Fired on Mars, a 2023 animated comedy from creator Nate Sherman, kicks off the moment that plan falls apart.

What is Fired on Mars about?

Jeff works as the in-house graphic designer for Mars.ly, a company selling the dream of colonizing Mars to anyone who can afford the trip, including his soon-to-be off-world girlfriend, Hannah. His steady routine unravels when his bosses cut him loose without warning, leaving Jeff stuck on Earth while the person he loves prepares to leave the planet entirely. The series builds its comedy out of that gap — a workplace satire aimed at start-up culture and space-tourism hype, filtered through one guy's very earthbound heartbreak. Each episode runs a tight twenty-five minutes, closer to a sitcom's rhythm than a sprawling sci-fi epic, and the animation leans into exaggerated, expressive character design suited to broad comic timing. Luke Wilson voices Jeff, carrying the show's mix of workplace absurdity and genuine longing for a life that suddenly moved out of reach.

About the cast

Luke Wilson voices Jeff Cooper, the show's laid-off graphic designer navigating a start-up meltdown and a long-distance relationship that's about to get considerably longer.

Context & significance

Created by Nate Sherman, Fired on Mars is a 2023 American animated sci-fi comedy that runs a lean twenty-five minutes per episode. It uses the premise of commercial Mars colonization less as hard science fiction and more as a springboard for workplace and relationship satire.

Watching Fired on Mars on Ktime

Fired on Mars is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, giving Farsi-speaking viewers a choice between watched-dubbed or subtitled episodes. A free K-Time account login unlocks streaming, while the show's page is open to browse and read without one — part of a Farsi-first interface built for the diaspora audience.