VIDEO: First Trailer for Syfy's New Space Drama THE EXPANSE

Syfy and Alcon TV today revealed the first trailer for The Expanse, the new 10-episode epic space drama based on the international best-selling book series of the same name. The Expanse will premiere this year on Syfy. Check it out below!

The Expanse is a thriller set two hundred years in the future, after mankind has colonized the solar system. A hardened detective (Thomas Jane, Hung) and a ROGUE ship's captain (Steven Strait, Magic City) come together for what starts as the case of a missing young woman and evolves into a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human history.

Joining the cast as series regulars are Dominique Tipper (Vampire Academy), Cas Anvar (Olympus), Wes Chatham (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay) and Florence Faivre (Alpha House, The Following). Jonathan Banks (Community, Breaking Bad), Paulo Costanzo (Royal Pains), and Jay Hernandez (Nashville, Gang Related) will appear as guest stars throughout the series' first season.

Emmy winner and Oscar nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo (House of Saddam, House of Sand and Fog) was recently announced to play Chrisjen Avasarala, a member of a political family legacy.

Award-winning director Terry McDonough (Breaking Bad, Suits, Better Call Saul) will direct the first two episodes.