Plot Synopsis

Mixing scripted, animated drama with top experts in the fields of astronomy, astrophysics, biology, cosmology and planetary science, each one-hour episode of KILLERS OF THE COSMOS features Aidan Gillen tasked with solving a case about space disasters -- but first he needs evidence. Aided by a mysterious informant, he investigates each disaster-in-the-making via a wide range of experts who've studied some of science's most unbelievable wonders. Dark stars, death rays, little green men, killer rocks, cosmic scrap and the big sleep make up the six cases -- each featuring a different deadly danger lurking in the depths of space. His conclusion -- Earth is in the firing line.

The series opener, "Killer Rocks," reveals how Earth is hit by 100 tons of rock from space every day. Most burn up in the atmosphere, but a single rock wiped out the dinosaurs. Or did it?