A new promo video for Starz/BBC’s Torchwood: Miracle Day series is coming up…

First, if you’re not familiar with the Torchwood franchise, it’s a spin-off from Doctor Who and is about a covert team from what’s known as the Torchwood Institute.  The Institute ends up scavenging alien technology during the course of their duties as they are the ones called up to deal alien threats posed to Earth.  An elite task force that is separate from the government, outside the auspices of the police, and beyond the control of the United Nations.

With that said, for those who are familiar with the franchise, we’ve moved on beyond the last mini-series, Children of Earth and today we have Torchwood: Miracle Day, a day when everyone stops dying.  The cast includes John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Mekhi Phifer, Lauren Ambrose and Bill Pullman.

For folks new to the franchise, you do not need to have seen previous renditions of Torchwood to be in-the-know. It’s very easy to jump into the franchise, so if you’re brave enough, go for it.  I’d recommend it.

For fans, Miracle Day will be taking place several months after the team disbanded back at the end of Children of Earth.  Now, without the backing of the organization, with all their equipment having been destroyed, they have to figure out how to deal with the menace they face now, even if it means facing off against the system.

In the trailer below, notice that as the deaths decline, the birth numbers start to increase like mad?   If you really think that not being able to die is a good thing, think again.

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