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Synopsis
Oasis is a pilot
episode of an intended 2017 British television
drama series, based on Michel Faber's 2014 novel
The Book of Strange New Things. It follows the
adventures of a Scottish chaplain on an exoplanet
colony. Oasis was part of the 2017 pilot season
wave 8 by Amazon Video. The series'
central character is chaplain Peter Leigh, played
by Richard Madden, who is unexpectedly asked to
travel to a remote planet, where USIC, a
mysterious company, is building the first
permanent off-world human colony, as environmental
collapse shows Earth's habitability for humans is
coming to an end. On arrival at the colony, Leigh
discovers there have been a series of accidents,
which are being blamed on hallucinations some
colonists are experiencing. The method of space
travel to the presumed exoplanet is not shown, but
it requires a launch from Earth with a traditional
rocket. The exoplanet is presented as covered by a
desert-like landscape, apparently without
vegetation or other forms of life, but having
natural underground water resources and a
breathable atmosphere.
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