Bradley Benton recruits his estranged son, Melvin, along with a cinema worker named James, and together the three travel to Mars in search of new lives with hope of fresh starts. Upon reaching the planet James and Melvin discover that it is not the new world they had hoped it to be. A crew of nine makes their way to Mars to be the first settlers of the planet. Upon landing, this breakthrough for humanity is broadcast live to the world, but the coms go dark for the first 72-hour period as the crew discovers something they did not expect. This is the true and untold story of the events leading up to, and what happened during, the three-day period on Mars as all humanity watched and waited to see what the future would hold.