The Other Side

The Other Side (also known as The Other Side: Paranormal Case Files in other countries) is an American live-action science fiction thriller mystery series focused on government conspiracies about extraterrestrial life on Earth. The show is produced by Axiom Television and Digital Media, Firebasket Studios, and Oiyu Media.

Development
At the 2017 New York Comic Con, Firebasket Studios president Chaossy announced that a new live-action series will be premiering in the fall of 2018, and more details would become available in the coming weeks.

On October 21, 2017, a press release was presented on Firebasket's blog, which entails what it would be about. Casting was announced the same day as well. Later that month, it was reported that Tetragon will air the show and that Deadpan Vile Entertainment will co-produce the show as well.

Each episode has an estimated budget of $5 million, with the pilot and season finale having $10 million.

Most mythos episodes were taken from UFO sightings in the past 20 years.

The second season was announced in May of 2018, to be aired that fall. Filming already began in February for the first five episodes, then filming resumed in March and April for the final episodes.

Plot
The FBI and the CIA investigate cases that are related to extraterrestrial life on Earth, while the military is trying to cover it up.

In the climatic season one finale, it was revealed that the CIA had something to do with the aliens, and were covering up and giving fake intel to fool the FBI. This led into Zoey Brooks and Charlie being killed off in the finale and all Side File ties with the CIA were severed, with the FBI office in ruins after a bomb exploded.

Main characters

 * Pilou Asbæk as Jonathan Brooks, the head supervisor and lead investigator of the Side Files. [S1-present]
 * Elisabeth Röhm as Lizzy Smith, Jonathan's partner. [S1-present]
 * Raymond Ablack as Dr. Vladmir Viscov, the new FBI medical doctor. [S3-present, main cast]
 * Sharon Taylor as Samantha Brewer, the new Side Files FBI hacker [S3-present, main cast]
 * Brad Swaile as Brad, Takeshi's interpreter [S1-S3]. Now is a contract partner with Brooks. [S1-present]

Reoccurring characters

 * Hugh Grant as a MI6 agent [S1, guest star, S2-S3;S5-present, reoccurring guest star]
 * Rufus Sewell as a MI6 agent [S1-present]
 * Forest Whitaker as the FBI director [S1, guest star, S2-present, reoccurring guest star]
 * Ralph Fiennes as the MI6 director. Antagonist of Season 4 and Season 5. [S1, guest star, S2-present, reoccurring guest star]

Former cast

 * Oliva Munn as Zoey Brooks, Jonathan's brother and head of the CIA Side File project. [S1]
 * Charlie Hunnam as Charlie, the CIA-FBI diplomacy director. [S1]
 * Kate Beckinsale as Britney Jackson, a hacker on contract with the Side Files FBI division. [S1-S3]
 * Ethan Hawke as Ethan, a believer of UFOs. [S1, reoccurring, S2-S4, main cast]
 * Taran Killam as Dr. Timothy Lincoln, the FBI medical doctor. [S1, reoccurring, S2-S3, main cast]
 * Jack Davenport as Tom, a believer of the paranormal. [S1-present, reoccurring, S2-S4, main]
 * Tatsuya Fujiwara as Takeshi, a Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Detective [S1-S3]
 * Eva Green as Sarah Jane, an FBI investigator. [S1-S3]
 * Tim Roth as the CIA director and one of the main antagonists in season two through three [S1-S3]

Film
A feature film was announced at San Diego Comic Con 2019 during a cast and crew Q&A panel. An estimated release of 2023 was given out, and will focus on a mythos fork in the story path that started in season two.

Crew

 * Sebastian Mills (head writer, show runner)
 * Ralf Hat (writer, producer)
 * Stanley Rees (writer)
 * Brandon Wood (writer)
 * Alijah Riddle (writer)
 * Andy Harris (head director)
 * Niko Mercer (director)