Here is the basic story surrounding The Expanse:
Hundreds of years in the future, humans have colonized the solar system. The U.N. controls Earth. Mars is an independent military power. The planets rely on the resources of the Asteroid Belt, where air and water are more precious than gold. For decades, tensions have been rising between these three places. Earth, Mars and the Belt are now on the brink of war. And all it will take is a single spark.
It is within this future that The Expanse begins. The series follows the case of a missing young woman that brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship’s captain together in a race across the solar system that will expose the greatest conspiracy in human history.
The first episode has been available on the website for some time. I enjoyed the pilot and look forward to more about the situation on Earth since our planet is being run by the United Nations and Mars by the corporations. You can already see the upcoming democrat/republican dichotomy. The Red States have moved to the Red Planet with potentially deadly consequences for all. Although it is set hundreds of years into the future, I would not be surprised if the descendents of Trump and Cruz are running around. Talk about terror-forming ideas...
By the way, the three-night miniseries Childhood's End starts tonight on SyFy as well. This series indicates things could get even worse than humanity soiling its own sandbox. If you have not read the book, this trailer gives you a glimpse of what is ahead.
