Outcasts: Season 1 (Blu-ray)

From the makers of award-winning and international hit series Life on Mars, MI-5, and Hustle, comes the new high concept drama Outcasts. When Earth becomes uninhabitable, a surviving group of pioneers decides to leave for the planet Carpathia to rebuild their lives, and hopefully the human race. The series takes viewers into a the new frontier as it explores survival, sex, politics and the drive for power in a new post-Earth era. And as the group continue to work and live together, they come to realize that this brave new world harbors a lurking mystery that threatens to topple the fragile peace they built. Created by Ben Richards (MI-5), the series stars Eric Mabius (Ugly Betty, The L Word), Liam Cunningham (Clash Of The Titans) and Hermione Norris (MI-5, Wire In The Blood).

Episode 1
Carpathia awaits the arrival of what could be the last transporter from Earth. Loyalties are tested as the head of Forthaven's Expeditionaries attempts to break away from the settlement, and the beginnings of a mystery which goes right to the heart of human life on Carpathia are uncovered.

Episode 2
News of a missing survival shuttle sends Cass, Fleur and jack outside the settlement in search of Stella's daughter, only to find that something or someone has got there first. Stella and Tate are confronted both by their old foe, Julius Berger, and the accusations made against him by a young woman from the transporter.

Episode 3
A whiteout of unprecedented strength threatens to destroy Forthaven. Stella and Tate enlist Tipper to help with the oncoming disaster. Fluer attempts to make peace with the ACs, and Cass leaves the settlement on a rescue mission that no one believes he can survive.

Episode 4
When a rogue AC enters Forthaven and attacks a citizen, Cass and Fleur must control the situation. But Fleur soon finds herself calling into question everything Forthaven stands for and Cass must make an agonizing decision.

Episode 5
Patrick Baxter, a Carpathian legend, long thought dead, arrives back in Forthaven with a fist full of diamonds and stories of "bodies" outside the settlement. Cass and Fleur find themselves in grave danger as they follow Pak into unexplored zones of the planet, whilst, back in Forthaven, Tate must deal with Berger's growing power base and the appearance of his own dead children.

Episode 6
When missing expeditionary Josie Hunter walks back into the settlement, unharmed, the jubilant air quickly takes a darker tone. Josie is different, her children cannot communicate with her, and reports of her violent behavior circulate. Tate and Stella must find out what is behind this changed Josie, and begin to come to terms with what is really at work on the planet.

Episode 7
Cass's past smashes into his present when he finds a note threatening to expose his real identity. Stella and Tate must now face the prospect of another, superior, hostile life force on Carpathia and discover a way to communicate with it.

Episode 8
When a new, deadly virus hits Forthaven, Tate and Stella fear it is the host force answering their attempts as communication. Berger blames the virus on the ACs and, after revealing a devastating secret about Fleur, sets about bringing down Tate's government and introducing a new order.

Directed by Bharat Nalluri, Omar Madha
Written by Ben Richards, Jack Lothian
Produced by Richard Fell
Executive Produced by Jane Featherstone, Faith Penhale, Simon Crawford-Collins, Matthew Read
Original Music by Paul Englishby
Cinematography by Giulio Biccari, Adam Suschitzky
Film Editing by Nick Arthurs, Mike Jones, Barney Pilling

Stella Isen
Stella is the Head of Protection and Security (PAS), and she sacrificed everything for a chance to save the world.

Fleur Morgan
A PAS Officer, Fleur is young, bright and idealistic.

Cass Cromwell
A young PAS officer, Cass is unpredictable, but fiercely loyal to Tate.

Mitchell Hoban
Head of the Expeditionaries, Mitchell is progressive and ambitious.

Julias Berger
Julias was Vice President of the Evacuation Program on Earth. Berger is expecting to retain the power and status he enjoyed on Earth.

Tipper Malone
An Irish charmer, Tipper is a rebel who speaks out against the authorities representing the voice of the displaced youth.

Jack Holt
Jack is Mitchell's second in command. He is touch, armed, and dangerous.

‘Outcasts is well written, smartly directed, and splendidly acted." - Brian Viner, The Independent.