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In 2013, the Earth discovered the existence of extraterrestrial life the hard way - it was invaded by a ruthless alien race called the Nagaliin, a long-lived serpentine-race, bent on conquest and securing a foothold in our small sector of the Milky Way.

By 2025, humanity united together like never before to overthrow their alien oppressors, forming resistance movements that fought back, stole from the enemy, and turned the Nagaliin technology against them.

By 2031, the Nagaliin, with unprecedented looses, and their empire facing threats from within, pulled out from Earth, but not before seeding the entire planet with an experimental biogenetic compound. This weapon, designed as a way of enslaving a planet by turning it’s inhabitants into life forms similar to the Nagaliin, fundamentally changed what it was to be human. The Nagaliin also left behind a force of guerilla troopers whose mission it was to undermine any attempts humanity made at rebuilding, and keep the inhabitants preoccupied until the Nagaliin Hegemony was ready to return. Most of the larger countries lay in ruin, their governments having fallen in disarray and chaos, only certain countries, like the United Kingdom, Australia, and smaller African and European nations survived relatively intact, and so many of these places began taking in refugees.

By 2035, it was discovered that the entirety of humanity was infected, and that the compound is based on down into the next generation, creating ‘random factors’ in a subject’s DNA that give them a reptilian characteristic. Not only that, but the mutation rate was increasing, and with each child born, that which makes them human, is being replaced more and more with Nagaliin DNA. With this looming threat, and the continuing small-scale attacks by the surviving Nagaliin forces, the newly formed Coaliton of Surviving Nations formed a multinational task force group, colloquially called ‘the Snake-Hunters’, designated to locate, capture or kill rogue Nagaliin, and work towards a cure for the growing mutations by any means necessary.

By 2052, almost any hope of a cure was considered foolish, until a miracle happened - a child was born, without any signs of mutation or latent infection present in her DNA. Although her birth was difficult, and the mother died during childbirth because of the mutation of her reproductive system, the child, named Cassidy, gave scientists renewed hope in developing a cure.
The year is now 2081... and humanity (or what is left of it) is still waiting.




Born Cassidy O’Hara, to Doctor Daniel and Maureen O’Hara, she was very nearly considered a saviour to humanity, born completely free of any mutations that are now prevalent throughout the rest of humanity. However, years of intensive study of her DNA proved to not be the missing link to a cure as had been hoped, and at the age of 12, she sought legal emancipation from her father, who had risen to become head of the all scientific research into finding a cure, and had come to treat her more as a lab rat then as a daughter. She was adopted by Dr. Helen Quinn, another member of the research team who came to abhor the way that she was treated as she grew up, and had been the only real mother figure Cassidy knew. After the ‘Snake Hunters’ thwarted an attempted assassination attempt on her during her graduation from Oxford University, fate intervened when it became clear that she would continue to be a target for the rogue Nagaliin, so she was recruited as an intern in order to be looked after. However, she proved to everyone’s surprise to be more then capable of holding her own in one-on-one combat, as well as being a natural investigator and detective, her adoptive mother Helen theorising that she works extra hard because she is ‘normal’ compared to everyone else around her, whose reptilian characteristics give them all some kind of extra edge which she lacks. While some of her superiors regard it as unwise for her to be out in the field at risk, her emancipation ruling prevents her from being singled out and insures she is treated equally.


Cassidy’s experienced, overprotective and rough around the edges partner in the ‘Snake Hunters’, he sees her as the younger sister he never had, just as she sees him as the older sibling she always wanted. Trevor’s mutation gives him retractable fangs that are linked to venom sacks located in his mouth, and his body produces the venom naturally, although this makes his saliva somewhat toxic. His venom wont kill in one bite, but it will cause pain and discomfort to anyone he sinks his fangs into, and unfortunately this has also caused him problems with maintaining relationships, since he is unable to kiss anyone without them being ‘stung’. As a result, he is often guarded and hostile, and can appear unapproachable at the best of time, the only people he softens up to being Cassidy and Helen, who is using her medical expertise to find a way to neutralise his venom’s effects. Although he was born after the invasion and the ’Seeding’, as the dispersal of the compound is commonly known, he has a violent hatred for any Nagaliin he encounters, since he naturally blames them for his condition.


The technical analyst for Cassidy and Trevor’s department, born to an American ex-pat who, as a child, was one of the first refugees taken in by the United Kingdom, and although born in the UK, Emily picked up on her mother’s accent, and maintained it as she grew up. Something of a recluse, Emily’s mutation has caused her to grow a hardened epidermal layer, akin to snake skin, that once a month, she has to shed, only for it to grow back again, and the longer she goes without shedding, the tougher it becomes and harder it is to shed. This, along with her stubborn maintenance of her American heritage, means she is something of a socially dysfunctional character, but she is a genius with technical systems, computer hardware, as well as incorporating newly reverse engineered Nagaliin tech as and when it becomes available - she is the only member of their department who is allowed access to the scavenged Nagaliin matter-transporter they use to get to assignments quickly and easily.


The Officer in Charge of Cassidy and Trevor’s investigate unit, their immediate superior, and one tough cookie, having worked her way up the department ladder, only having taken a desk job out of the field to better protect her family, after her husband was killed during a random Nagaliin guerilla raid. She is strict, by the book, boss, not taking any excuses for her investigators failing in her duties, and does not have time for anyone who wastes their valuable time. Her opinion of Cassidy could not be lower, despite the fact that Cassidy has gone out of her way to prove how valuable a member of the team she is, but unfortunately, it doesn’t make any inch of difference. However, Madeline is feeling pressure from her own superiors to make sure that despite the emancipation hearing, Cassidy is NOT put into the firing line needlessly, so Madeline must balance her orders versus the good of the team and whatever case at hand is being dealt with. She is haunted by personal demons dating back from when she briefly travelled the world and became involved with one of the new quasi-religious cults that have sprung up since the Nagaliin occupation, that believe they were a divine intervention to allow humanity to outgrow it’s limitations. Her mutation is a secondary snake-like tongue that actually enhances her sense of smell, allowing her to ‘taste’ the air, as well as enhanced vision, allowing her to 'see' infra-red.


The adoptive mother of Cassidy, Helen was ten years old when the Nagaliin were defeated and grew up during the fighting, and saw many wounded and dead, helping her mother in a refugee camp infirmary, and it was this that pushed her towards becoming a doctor when her family moved to the United Kingdom, as part of the first wave of refugees from the collapsed USA. As one of those exposed to the ‘Seeding’, she carries no mutations herself, but the compound is intricately woven into her DNA, and would be passed on to any children she would have bore, had she not been injured during a civil protest, which resulted in her being unable to carry a child to term. After completing her medical training, and specialising in genetic mutations and aberrations, she was recruited by Dr. Daniel O’Hara to be part of his research team into curing the compound and the mutations, only to be horrified that the doctor was willing to subject his own child to procedure after procedure in the name of progress. It was her testimony to a board of ethics that allowed Cassidy to be legally emancipated from her father and having fallen in love with the young girl, was quick to adopt her and take her in, setting herself up as a research at Oxford University. During the attack on Cassidy at her graduation, Helen was badly injured and confined to a wheelchair as a result of shielding her adoptive daughter from attack, and although she continues to be fearful for her safety, she understands the best place for Cassidy is to be living her life, doing what she wants and what she loves, surrounded by those who want to keep her safe.




Cassidy’s biological father, and now the senior scientist in charge of finding a way to reverse or cease the effects of ‘the Seeding’, totally dedicated to his work, uses it as an emotional crutch for coping with the death of his beloved wife during childbirth. He recognises that Cassidy is his daughter, biologically, but he resents her, blaming her for the death of her mother, but has several dark secrets of his own that will emerge in the mid-season finale.


The scientific specialist investigator assigned to Cassidy and Trevor’s unit, a trained pathologist with some of the most up-to-date knowledge on Nagaliin physiology and biology. Born in France, but raised in England, one of the more ‘people person’ members of the team, especially because her mutation is control over the amount of pheromones she can produce, which tend to put people at ease.



1x01 - “Sweet Beginnings”
“When you live in a world where no-one is ‘normal’ anymore, sometimes the only one who can make a difference is the one person who actually is.”
Cassidy Quinn only wanted on thing on her first day of work in the London bureau of the ‘Snake Hunters’, and was to NOT SCREW UP. But it seemed fate had other plans, especially when she forgot her adoptive mother’s first rule, “life is all a matter of random factors”. When the suspect she and her partner Trevor Summers are escorting is snatched from their custody, they not only have the wrath of their superior, Madeline Leong, to deal with, but the fact that they might have been betrayed by one of their own.

1x02 - “Matter of Luck”
Trevor has a crisis of confidence over his involvement in the death of an innocent bystander during a surprise attack by rogue Nagaliin, while Madeline deals with the fact that he is being placed on administrative leave, meaning Cassidy is without a partner for field work. However, when he is accused of misconduct and his entire career comes under heavy scrutiny, Cassidy decides to fight for her partner no matter the cost.

1x03 - “Once Around The Block”
A bombing of a farmer’s market in London causes uproar that an attack would hit so close to the ‘Snake Hunters’ headquarters, sending Cassidy and Trevor on a hunt for the masterminds. But when a member of the Church of Serpentine Purity is brought in, Madeline is forced to confront some shadows from her past, from back when she was a member of the Church, one of the cults that formed after the arrival of the Nagaliin.

1x04 - “Jurisdiction”
When a Nagaliin is caught and apprehended by the inhabitants of a small town in the East Coast of the USA that survived the occupation relatively unscathed, Cassidy and Trevor, accompanied by Madeline, are sent over to interrogate the soldier and prep him for extradition. But when the fledging US provisional government demands to try them on their soil instead, the team might have a fight on their hands.

1x05 - “Proof of Life”
When Helen is kidnapped from their home, Cassidy goes into overdrive to figure out just who is responsible, but Trevor helps her realise that the culprit may not be targeting her for the reasons she thinks. Meanwhile, Madeline puts Emily to work on a special project alongside Dr. Duchamp, and the two grow closer then Madeline intended.

1x06 - “Family Matters”
When a prominent scientist researching for a cure to ’the Seeding’ is killed, Cassidy and Trevor are assigned to find out who killed him, when it appears all evidence suggests it WASN’T a rogue Nagaliin. Unfortunately, this means coming into contact with her father, the man who kept her locked up in a laboratory for the first 12 years of her life, in order to figure out just who or what killed the scientists. But Cassidy is not prepared for the secrets about her past that are about to come to light, and will change her world forever.


This idea started off a WHOLE lot differently - I wanted to do something along the lines of the world seen in “Heroes” when EVERYONE had powers, and there was a task force set out to police those who abused their powers. I realise though that could turn into a matter of each episode simply being a ‘freak of the week’ without any real expansion.
But one of the central tenants of the basic idea was of a young woman who had to grow up without ANY powers, and how that by being ‘normal’, she was in fact, not, in this new world of super powered people. So, I took ahold of that, and went with the idea - “what if being ‘normal’ meant she was something special?”
This new idea, I will admit, does borrow quite a bit from several ideas in other sci-fi shows, like “Crusade”, “V” and “Fringe” but I hope I’ve brought them together in quite a unique way.