Reel 1: 001—01
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The voice of a weary YOUNG WOMAN is heard.
YOUNG WOMAN (V.O.) "I’m a child of refugees."
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YOUNG WOMAN (V.O.)"From what my parents told me, their ancestors did things to the Earth in decades that would’ve taken nature tens of thousands of years."
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The planet’s surface is decimated by floods, wildfires, dust
storms, and massive hurricanes the size of continents.
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YOUNG WOMAN (V.O.)"Sure. They tried to fix it. But it was too little, too late."
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YOUNG WOMAN (V.O.)"They couldn’t outrun the cataclysm."
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From space, small futuristic cities are seen on the desolate
surface of the Moon and the frozen, arid deserts of Mars.
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YOUNG WOMAN (V.O.)"And while they tried to find places to live in our Solar System, they were far more difficult to settle than expected. Lives were lost."
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A SHUTTLE climbs from Earth toward a CONSTRUCTION PLATFORM in orbit.
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There, three massive SPACECRAFT are being assembled.
YOUNG WOMAN (V.O.) "A new plan was developed to send colonists deep into interstellar space -- each with the skills needed to build a new civilization."
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The ships are swarmed by CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES. They are adorned with the giant symbol of the UNITED NATIONS and a MISSION PATCH featuring a spectacular FLAMING BIRD.
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YOUNG WOMAN (V.O.)"The United Nations built three arks
-- Odyssey, Valkyrie, and Phoenix."
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The MAIN ENGINES FIRE at the rear of ODYSSEY, the first completed ship.
It moves out of orbit into deep space.
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YOUNG WOMAN (V.O.) "Their destination was an exoplanet orbiting Proxima Centauri, the nearest star beyond our Sun."
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Three STARS appear up ahead. The smallest one is reddish orange. It’s orbited by a gray-colored PLANET covered in clouds and oceans. BLUE AURORAE pulsate at its poles.
YOUNG WOMAN (V.O.) "Proxima b is warm and livable."
YOUNG WOMAN (V.O.) " With liquid water and an atmosphere you can almost breathe. "
YOUNG WOMAN (V.O.) "Way easier to settle than the Moon or Mars."
Nearby, deadly STELLAR FLARES erupt from Proxima Centauri.
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YOUNG WOMAN (V.O.) "Unfortunately, stellar flares continually fry the place."
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A fleet of CARRIERS arrives in orbit of Proxima b.
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They release dozens of tiny AEROSHELLS from their spines.
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YOUNG WOMAN (V.O.) "To deal with this, automated ships deployed a shield to protect the colonists from deadly radiation."
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Later, the battered Odyssey cruises toward Proxima Centauri.
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YOUNG WOMAN (V.O.) "Fifty years later, we barely made it in one piece. "
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YOUNG WOMAN (V.O.) "During the journey, we lost contact with Earth. "
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YOUNG WOMAN (V.O.) "We had no idea what happened to those we left behind."
Up ahead, Proxima’s DUST RING obscures the view.
The broad lane of particles surrounds the star and its inner planets.
YOUNG WOMAN (V.O.) " Since we may have been all that was left of Humanity, we knew we had to succeed at any cost. "
An ominous darkness enshrouds Odyssey as Proxima Centauri disappears from view behind the zone of dense particles.
Minutes away, the barrier looms like an impenetrable wall.
YOUNG WOMAN (V.O.) " We had no sense of the challenges to come or the dangers that awaited us on the alien world of Proxima b. "