WHAT’S WORTH WATCHING WEEK 1

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SERIES PREMIERE Sunday, May 17, 9/8c, TNT

IF THE BASIS for TNT’s new sci-fi drama seems a little absurd, well, that’s kind of the point. In the not-too-distant future, an apocalyptic climate event has meets . “If you take a premise like that and fill it with real character drama,” says executive producer Graeme Mason, “that, to me, makes great sci-fi.”