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Steven Spielberg-produced 'Extant' series to air on CBS

Jury President Steven Spielberg arrives on the red carpet before the screening of the film "La Venus a la fourrure (Venus In Fur)" during the 66th annual Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 25, 2013. UPI/David Silpa
Jury President Steven Spielberg arrives on the red carpet before the screening of the film "La Venus a la fourrure (Venus In Fur)" during the 66th annual Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 25, 2013. UPI/David Silpa | License Photo

STUDIO CITY, Calif., Aug. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. television network CBS says it ordered 13 episodes of "Extant," a futuristic thriller from Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television and CBS Television Studios.

To be broadcast next summer, the show is about a female astronaut trying to reconnect with her family when she returns after a year in outer space.

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No casting has been announced yet.

"'Extant' is a very original concept with layers of humanity, mystery and surprise that reveal itself throughout the script," Nina Tassler, president of CBS Entertainment, said in a statement Wednesday. "Our partnership with Amblin for 'Under the Dome' showed that viewers respond to high-quality event programming in the summer. We look forward to building on that with 'Extant' and offering CBS audiences another high-concept, unique event for summer television."

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