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First Contact: An Alien Encounter

Mixing a fictional narrative with documentary interviews, "First Contact: An Alien Encounter" tells the dramatic story of an encounter with an extraterrestrial artifact and explores the new tools we have available in the search for life beyond earth.

First Contact: An Alien Encounter

1h 24m

Mixing a fictional narrative with documentary interviews, "First Contact: An Alien Encounter" tells the dramatic story of an encounter with an extraterrestrial artifact and explores the new tools we have available in the search for life beyond earth.

Episodes

  • First Contact: An Alien Encounter: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    First Contact: An Alien Encounter

    S1 E1 - 1h 24m

    Mixing a fictional narrative with documentary interviews, "First Contact: An Alien Encounter" tells the dramatic story of an encounter with an extraterrestrial artifact and explores the new tools we have available in the search for life beyond earth.

Extras + Features

  • News of Potential Extraterrestrial Life: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News of Potential Extraterrestrial Life

    S1 E1 - 2m 21s

    In this dramatized sequence, scientists discuss an extraterrestrial artifact that has passed through our solar system and narrow down a possible point of origin.

  • The US Voyager Picks Up a Signal: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The US Voyager Picks Up a Signal

    S1 E1 - 3m 2s

    In this dramatized sequence, the world responds to the US Voyager receiving an mysterious radio signals of extraterrestrial origin.

  • Trailer: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trailer

    S1 E1 - 30s

    Mixing a fictional narrative with documentary interviews, "First Contact: An Alien Encounter" tells the dramatic story of an encounter with an extraterrestrial artifact and explores the new tools we have available in the search for life beyond earth.

  • An Extraterrestrial Artifact: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    An Extraterrestrial Artifact

    S1 E1 - 1m 58s

    Where did it come from? In this dramatized sequence, we explore how the world might react after an extraterrestrial artifact passes through our solar system.

  • An Unusual Transmission: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    An Unusual Transmission

    S1 E1 - 1m 56s

    A dramatized sequence depicting how the world might react, and what scientists might have learned, two days after receiving news of potential extraterrestrial life.

Schedule

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    First Contact: An Alien Encounter

    Wednesday
    Dec 4

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    A fictional narrative and documentary interviews explore an encounter with an extraterrestrial artifact and the new tools available in the search for life beyond earth.
  • Image
    First Contact: An Alien Encounter: TVSS: Banner-L1

    First Contact: An Alien Encounter

    Wednesday
    Dec 4

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    A fictional narrative and documentary interviews explore an encounter with an extraterrestrial artifact and the new tools available in the search for life beyond earth.
  • Image
    First Contact: An Alien Encounter: TVSS: Banner-L1

    First Contact: An Alien Encounter

    Thursday
    Dec 5

    1 Hour

    A fictional narrative and documentary interviews explore an encounter with an extraterrestrial artifact and the new tools available in the search for life beyond earth.
  • Image
    First Contact: An Alien Encounter: TVSS: Banner-L1

    First Contact: An Alien Encounter

    Thursday
    Dec 5

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    A fictional narrative and documentary interviews explore an encounter with an extraterrestrial artifact and the new tools available in the search for life beyond earth.
  • Image
    First Contact: An Alien Encounter: TVSS: Banner-L1

    First Contact: An Alien Encounter

    Thursday
    Dec 5

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    A fictional narrative and documentary interviews explore an encounter with an extraterrestrial artifact and the new tools available in the search for life beyond earth.
  • Image
    First Contact: An Alien Encounter: TVSS: Banner-L1

    First Contact: An Alien Encounter

    Thursday
    Dec 5

    1 Hour

    A fictional narrative and documentary interviews explore an encounter with an extraterrestrial artifact and the new tools available in the search for life beyond earth.
  • Image
    First Contact: An Alien Encounter: TVSS: Banner-L1

    First Contact: An Alien Encounter

    Friday
    Dec 6

    1 Hour

    A fictional narrative and documentary interviews explore an encounter with an extraterrestrial artifact and the new tools available in the search for life beyond earth.

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