Sundance TV已经成为澳大利亚和新西兰联合制作的剧集在美国的新家，而《Cleverman》这部高概念的剧集计划将在2016年首播，剧集也将现身十月份的戛纳电视节秋季影视片交易会。
《Cleverman》的背景设置在近未来时代，人类因逐渐对自己的生存环境感到不适而希望宁静和平，从而向非人类生物挑起战争希望奴隶或杀害非人类生物，非人类们在战争的艰辛中辛苦求生。本剧的原始的概念由Ryan Griffen提出，讲述了两个土生土长的但是情感上相当疏远的两兄弟被迫联合起来为自己的生存作斗争的故事；这些地外生物也对“现实世界”出现了反乌托邦的情绪。本剧由苏格兰演员Iain Glen（《权力的游戏 Game of Thrones》）、Frances O'Connor（《千里追踪 The Missing》）、Deborah Mailman（《蓝宝石 The Sapphires》）、Hunter Page-Lochard（《蓝宝石 The Sapphires》）、Rob Collins（《狮子王 The Lion King》）和Stef Dawson（《饥饿游戏 The Hunger Games》）主演。
“Sundance TV已经成为了目前世界上一些有趣的其他国家的电视节目在美国的家。”AMC和Sundance TV原创剧集开发部门的负责人Joel Stillerman如是说，“我们希望《Cleverman》像《Carlos》一样加入金球奖，像法国版《魂归故里 The Returned》获得国际艾美奖一样，给美国观众带来在其他地方看不到的电视节目。我们已经开始《Cleverman》的原创制作和创造角色故事线以及发人深思的自然结果，剧集的质量也会像其他Sundance TV的剧集一样上乘。”。
Cleverman tells the story of two indigenous half-brothers who join forces to battle an ancient mythological monster. In this not-too-distant dystopian future, an ancient species known as Hairypeople must live amongst humans and battle for survival in a world that wants to silence, exploit and destroy them. At the heart of the story are two estranged brothers, Koen and Waruu West, who are forced together to fight against terrifying enemies - both human and not of this world. But can Koen, a man bestowed with a powerful gift and destined to become the Cleverman, learn to harness his power before everything around him crumbles?
Set in the near future, Cleverman focuses on a group of non-humans battling for survival in a world where humans' inferiority complexes make us want to silence, exploit and kill them. It is also a story of two estranged Indigenous brothers who are forced together to fight for their own survival.
