The actor and creator tried something much less weepy this time: a sci-fi thriller. Still it was “a homecoming on so many levels,” Brown said.

Dan Fogelman, creative writer of notable projects like Cars, Tangled, Crazy, Stupid, Love, and This Is Us proves once again that he can turn a familiar story on its head with his narrative prowess.

Dan Fogelman created the eight-episode drama, which co-stars James Marsden and Julianne Nicholson and isn't exactly the series it initially seems to be.