LOS ANGELES — NatGeo's latest miniseries should satisfy any space nerd who's eager to get off the planet for good.

The network announced Wednesday it has ordered a miniseries from executive producers Brian Grazer and Ron Howard that will follow mankind's quest to colonize Mars — combining documentary-style interviews with a scripted story set in the future.

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Called Red Planet, the series will be set in 2032 and center on the first manned mission to Mars. Unusually, it will mix a scripted fake Mars landing with real interviews starring modern-day scientists and innovators — much as the little-seen 2012 NatGeo space documentary Evacuate Earth.

"We stand on the grandest stage of all time — the dark void of interplanetary space — with the brightest 21st Century visionaries to light our way," said Grazer in a statement. "By blending awe-inspiring imagery and narrative with present-day footage and interviews, we hope that Red Planet will change the way we see our place in the cosmos and the mysteries that lie beyond."

The series, described as Intersellar meets Cosmos, does not yet have a premiere date.

That wasn't the only big announcement made by the network Wednesday. NatGeo has also ordered a documentary miniseries from Going Clear producer Alex Gibney called Parched, which will explore the global water crisis.

The network also greenlit a documentary miniseries about wildlife, tentatively titled Big Game of Thrones — although the network admitted that HBO lawyers likely wouldn't let them keep that name.

Neil deGrasse Tyson's Star Talk, meanwhile, has locked in a start date for season 2 — Oct. 25. The premiere will see Tyson interviewing former president Bill Clinton.