Alien Encounters
Scientists and sci-fi writers explore a hypothetical first-contact event between aliens and humans.
Seasons
1. The Message
Air Date: 2012-03-13
What would really happen if we got a message from space? How would we react? Scientists and sci-fi writers, with cooperation from SETI and Carl Sagan's son, Nick, unravel the impact of this world changing event, forming an intriguing hypothetical scenario .
2. The Arrival
Air Date: 2012-03-20
How will humans react when an alien spacecraft arrives on Earth? Will humans learn from aliens, or become colonial subjects? Scientists and sci-fi writers, with cooperation from SETI and Carl Sagan's son, Nick, unravel the impact of this event.
1. The Invasion
Air Date: 2013-03-05
The Arrival has ended. A swarm of small spacecraft depart their huge mothership, and hover in our atmosphere. The ships open their hatches, and deposit thousands of mysterious pods on the earth's surface. Are they are message, a gift or a weapon?
2. The Offspring
Air Date: 2013-03-12
A mothership the size of Texas is hovering over Earth and we are tired of waiting. We send a rover to explore, and what we find makes us question the definition of life. On Earth, the pods multiply and get smaller, making contact with them unavoidabe.
1. The Aura
Air Date: 2014-05-27
Despite causing immense damage, the mysterious "Trashteroids" allow for exciting advancements in technology. Panic spreads as the children with DNA affected by the alien flu, nicknamed "Brids," show signs of superhuman abilities.
2. The Entanglement
Air Date: 2014-06-03
A powerful quantum supercomputer is built based on found alien blueprints, but the alien's motives are questioned when the human children with Alien DNA, called Brids, can connect to it using only their thoughts.
3. The Prophecies
Air Date: 2014-06-10
As more Brids connect to the quantum computer, they grow more powerful and the computer becomes self-aware. The combined brainpower is able to calculate the future, but some will use that information toward evil ends.
4. The Escalation
Air Date: 2014-06-17
Humans unlock the ability to genetically design their own Brid babies and join the Brids' hive mind, causing a panic that humans will soon become obsolete. The self-aware quantum computer makes its own survival top priority.
5. The War
Air Date: 2014-06-24
When direct assaults on the quantum computer fail, the US military tries to destroy the hybrid network by targeting the Brids. Meanwhile, the computer retrieves a mysterious box from the alien space trash orbiting Earth.
6. The Time Machine
Air Date: 2014-07-01
The quantum computer disperses into the cloud before it is destroyed, releasing unprecedented information into the world's computers. This leads to a virtual reality simulator that allows people to see through time and space.
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Rating
6.5/10
Release Date
2012-03-13
Episodes
10 (3 seasons)
Status
Returning Series
Cast
Hakeem Muata Oluseyi
Self - Astrophysicist
John Zacchino
Congressman
Dimitra Jiova
Damla
Katie McClave
Bree - Hybrid Child
Bivas Biswas
Goker
Roberta Setzu
Lisa Martines
Christian Ortega
Fanboy
Greg Duncan
Extra 2 / NSA Agent- programmer
Tian Wang
Yoshi
Morgan Ford
Maisie
Anthony D. Call
Self - Narrator
Alan Dean Foster
Self - Author
Production Companies
Science Channel