[1][2] The story follows a group of scientists at a remote Norwegian ground station who find a mysterious rope nearby in the woods.

[3] At a remote ground station somewhere in northern Norway, renowned scientists Bernhardt Mueller and his wife Agnès are leading a team to research FRBs.

Bernhardt decides to lead a group of six which include Sophie, Serge, Leila, Joseph and Dani to follow the rope.

When Ulrik understands why their scientific experiment failed, she regains hope and decides to find Bernhardt herself by following the rope.

[4][2] Co-creator Éric Forestier noted that the story was handled in a "very binary way" with the men following the rope while the women stayed at the village.

[2] The series was greenlit, and was eventually produced by Les Films de l'Instant in co-production with Arte France and Versus Production.

[7][10] Dorothée Barba from Radio France compared the series to The Blair Witch Project by saying the audience should know that things will go wrong.

"[1] Oliver Armknecht from film-rezensionen.de said that while the story was familiar to German audiences, the adaptation of the novel involving space exploration adds a "charming parallel".