A wormhole provides a gateway to an alternate universe for a group of fugitives who escape from an evil cartel, only to become embroiled in events with far worse consequences on a planet seeming very much like 19th century Earth.

SYNOPSIS:

A group of 26th century mercenaries have a precious cargo aboard their ship (Tranquility) - a genius physicist and his wife, a brilliant surgeon - and are tasked with delivering them to an unsavory cartel.

The ship's captain - Val - reneges on the delivery once he discovers the nefarious reasons the group has for wanting the scientists. Not at all pleased with the turn of events, those the cargo was intended for give chase as Val and crew flee. In a last ditch effort to escape them, Val takes Tranquility through a radiation belt, but the ship inadvertently passes through a rift in the space-time continuum, transporting it back to the mid-19th century.

With life support down, Val and crew are forced to crash land on a planet that would appear to be Earth. They eventually make contact with a local homesteader, who informs them they are in Kansas, circa 1863. The empathic surgeon, who has traced her roots back to this time period, relates to everyone that a nearby settlement will be pillaged and burned by ruthless pro-slavery outlaws if the crew doesn't intervene. She also reluctantly shares that one of the leaders of this gang is her distant relative.

Val and crew debate the consequences of saving the town and changing history - perhaps their history - versus doing nothing and letting innocents be slaughtered. But, as they are slowly drawn into the conflict, one historical detail after another doesn't add up, causing the crew to realize that this is not the Earth they've read about in history books.

TRANQUILITY (PILOT)