The eight-episode first season was released on Netflix on March 21, 2024. The series centers on a diverse group of characters, mainly scientists, who encounter an extraterrestrial civilization. It received positive reviews, with praise towards its cast, ambition, and production values. In May 2024, the series was renewed for a second and third season.
Ye Wenjie is sent to a secret military base racing against other countries to make first contact with aliens during the Cold War. While there, she makes a choice that impacts humanity's future. In present-day London, a series of mysterious suicides and science-averse phenomena lead a government investigator and a group of friends called the "Oxford Five" into a mystery of extraterrestrial origin.