The Martian Chronicles - Season 1 - Eps 1: The Expeditions
January 1999: The Zeus Project makes its first manned flight to Mars. Its ultimate goal: colonisation. On Mars, Ylla dreams of the coming astronauts and her husband, Mr K, plots their doom... The second expeditions lands and finds a Mars a deceptively familiar but deadly home from home. Finally, Col. Wilder's Zeus III expedition arrives to find the Martians dead, wiped out by chicken pox. For one crew member, Spender, the thought of Earth culture tearing the planet apart is too much to bear.
About The Martian Chronicles

Title: The Martian Chronicles
First Air Date: 1980-01-15
Last Air Date: 1980-01-29
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.9/10 (from 42 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 3
Network: NBC
Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Production Companies: Polytel International Film, Charles Fries Productions, Stonehenge Productions, BBC
Synopsis
The Martian Chronicles deals with the exploration of Mars and the inhabitants there.
Cast

Rock Hudson
Col. John Wilder

Darren McGavin
Sam Parkhill

Roddy McDowall
Father Stone

Joyce Van Patten
Elma Parkhill

Gayle Hunnicutt
Ruth Wilder

Phil Brown
Narrator

Peter Marinker
McClure

Richard Oldfield
Captain Nathaniel York

Maggie Wright
Ylla

Burnell Tucker
Bill Wilder