As you may have guessed, new series Extant, which premieres tonight at 9/8c on CBS, is set in the future, since it features an astronaut who has just returned from a 13-month solo journey. The series is, in fact, set 30 years in the future, as you’ll learn in the featurette below.

Check out what the good people of Amblin Television think is in store for us in the somewhat-near future (it’s pretty cool), get a look at new alien footage, and more:

Featurette: Extant – Behind the Scenes

Featurette: Extant – An Inside Look

Extant, starring Halle Berry, Goran Visnjic, Michael O’Neill, Camryn Manheim, Josh Malina, and Pierce Gagnon premieres Wednesday, July 9 at 9/8c on CBS.