The eight-part series, from the makers of Spooks, Hustle and Life On Mars, is written and created by Ben Richards (Spooks, The Fixer) and tells of the dilemmas, loves and lives of the surviving population from Earth as they set up a new world.

Following disappointing ratings and schedule changes, the BBC confirmed in March that Outcasts would not return for a second series.

> Buy the Series 1 DVD on Amazon.

Episode 1 airs at 9/8c on Saturday 18th June on BBC America as part of ‘Supernatural Saturday’.

With the words ‘sex’, ‘drugs’ and ‘alien mind games’ flashing up on the screen in big letters, the trailer is a rather different take on the show to the BBC One promo…

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