本剧基于同名小说和1976年书改电影创作。剧版将讲述一个新外星人（Chiwetel Ejiofor饰）在人类的进化转折点来到地球，他得面对自己的过去并决定人类的未来。
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Faraday
Naomie Harris
Justin Falls
Annelle Olaleye
Molly Falls
Clarke Peters
Josiah Falls
Bill Nighy
Thomas Jerome Newton
Jimmi Simpson
Spencer Clay
Sonya Cassidy
Edie Flood
Joana Ribeiro
Lisa Dominguez
Rob Delaney
Hatch Flood
Kate Mulgrew
Drew Finch
