Emery (Aimee Teegarden) and Roman (Matt Lanter) reunite 10 years after his spacecraft crashes in her town in the series premiere of Star-Crossed.
The CW has released details of the episode which includes Roman and other Atrian teens enrolling into high school to see if humans and aliens can co-exist peacefully.
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WHEN THE ALIENS LANDED… — When Emery Whitehill (Aimee Teegarden, “Friday Night Lights”) was 6 years old, an alien spacecraft crash-landed in her small town and she met Roman (Matt Lanter, “90210”), a 6-year old Atrian boy, who sought refuge with her before being taken away by the authorities. Ten years later, the two are reunited as the first group of Atrian teens is about to enroll in high school in a widely scrutinized social experiment to see if humans and Atrians can live in peace. Both Emery and Roman are surprised at the small-mindedness of their respective communities. Roman’s sister, Sophia (Brina Palencia), is excited to make new friends, but their fellow Atrians, Teri (Chelsea Gilligan, “Big Time Rush”) and Drake (Greg Finley, “The Secret Life of the American Teenager”), openly distrust all humans.
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Star-Crossed “Pilot” was directed by Gary Fleder and written by written Meredith Averill. The episode airs Monday, February 17, at 8pm on The CW.
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