Previews + Extras
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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