Dr Molly Anne Caffrey (Carla Gugino) is a high-level government crisis management consultant who drafts contingency plans for highly improbable “worst-case scenarios”.
One of her theoretical blueprints, code-named “Threshold,” outlines the procedural protocol for dealing with first contact with an extraterrestrial intelligence.
When a US Navy vessel in the mid-Atlantic encounters a mysterious, cloaked UFO – causing most of the crew to die or mutate – the government formally activates the Threshold protocol.
Caffrey is put in charge of a secret, elite task force known as the “Red Team” to decipher the aliens’ intentions.
The team includes brilliant, cynical microbiologist Dr Nigel Fenway (Brent Spiner); blunt but utterly genius linguist and mathematician Arthur Ramsey (Peter Dinklage); undercover military operative and investigator Sean Cavennaugh (Brian Van Holt); nervous but capable aerospace engineer Lucas Pegg (Rob Benedict); and J.T. Baylock (Charles S. Dutton), the formidable military liaison and government overseer of the project.
Unlike typical alien invasion shows, the threat in Threshold is biological and psychological.
The extraterrestrial probe utilises a hypnotic audio signal and a fractal triskelion pattern (a spinning, geometric spiral) to physically rewrite human DNA.
The infection causes infected humans to develop physical anomalies, gain superhuman strength, experience shared dreams and hallucinations – and feel a compulsion to force the rest of humanity to mutate into the alien species.
Unfortunately, CBS struggled to find the right slot for Threshold, and after moving it around the schedule, the series was cancelled during its first season due to low ratings.
The final episode aired in November 2005.
Dr Molly Anne Caffrey
Carla Gugino Sean Cavennaugh
Brian Van Holt Dr Nigel Fenway
Brent Spiner Lucas Pegg
Rob Benedict Arthur Ramsey
Peter Dinklage J.T. Baylock
Charles S. Dutton Agent Rice
Matt Sigloch Agent Hargrave
Mark Berry Captain Manning
Scott MacDonald
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One of her theoretical blueprints, code-named “Threshold,” outlines the procedural protocol for dealing with first contact with an extraterrestrial intelligence.
When a US Navy vessel in the mid-Atlantic encounters a mysterious, cloaked UFO – causing most of the crew to die or mutate – the government formally activates the Threshold protocol.
The team includes brilliant, cynical microbiologist Dr Nigel Fenway (Brent Spiner); blunt but utterly genius linguist and mathematician Arthur Ramsey (Peter Dinklage); undercover military operative and investigator Sean Cavennaugh (Brian Van Holt); nervous but capable aerospace engineer Lucas Pegg (Rob Benedict); and J.T. Baylock (Charles S. Dutton), the formidable military liaison and government overseer of the project.
The infection causes infected humans to develop physical anomalies, gain superhuman strength, experience shared dreams and hallucinations – and feel a compulsion to force the rest of humanity to mutate into the alien species.
