该剧根据经典科幻小说改编，故事描述神秘的外星领主率领外星种族以和平名义来到地球。他们的到来终结了地球上所有的战争，将地球变成了一个近似乌托邦的天堂。事实上这正是这个外星种族可怕的地方：当人类无法抵抗甚至没有任何怀疑的时候，已经被他们「征服」了

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　　WHERE DO YOU HIDE FOR THE END OF THE WORLD? As a rogue planet roars through our solar system, it acts as an intergalactic magnet that pulls Earth in its wake. Meteors destroy major cities. Fire and ice storms engulf the land. Casualties are in the millions. And as the situation grows even worse, Steve Lannon (Joe Lando of 'Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman') is determined to reunite with his wife (Michelle Stafford of 'The Young and the Restless' and 'General Hospital') and teenage daughter (Denyse Tontz of "All My Children"). But when they stumble into a secret government installation, they'll uncover a nuclear mission that will either blast our planet back into orbit or guarantee front row seats to the end of the world.