The bridge in emergency light after the jump

THE PREQUEL SERIES

The Hollow Jump

Before you took the chair, the Aegis belonged to Captain Idris Kane. Eight one-minute episodes tell how he lost it, and end where the game begins.

8 episodes60 seconds each16:9 · 9:16YouTube · Shorts
  1. The navigator, eyes flaring teal
    EP 01

    Last Light

    A frontier gate collapses mid-evacuation. The navigator calls it a second before it happens.

    Premiere
  2. Admiral Williams
    EP 02

    Orders

    Admiral Williams finds where the gates draw their power. The Council orders silence.

    In production
  3. A scorched ship drifting out of a dead Crossing
    EP 03

    Echo

    A wreck drifts out of a Crossing that has been dead for years. Its hull looks familiar.

    In production
  4. A Choir of Ember pilgrim ship
    EP 04

    The Ember Map

    A Choir cantor sells a legend about a lost Key. Then someone aboard sends a hidden signal.

    In production
  5. Security Chief Holt in combat gear
    EP 05

    Heat

    The Hollow find the Aegis. Boarders on deck two, and the hunter fleet close behind.

    In production
  6. A dead Crossing tearing open
    EP 06

    The Hollow Jump

    Kane orders a blind jump through a closed route. Every officer sees something they won't repeat.

    In production
  7. The bridge in emergency light after the jump
    EP 07

    Adrift

    The Aegis comes out of the jump nine months late, and the captain's chair is empty.

    In production
  8. The captain's chair, empty, facing the canopy
    EP 08

    The Chair

    Williams rebuilds the ship in secret and gives it a new captain. You.

    In production

Episode 8 cuts straight into the game. The series ends on coordinates to the Dead Gate, the same moment the game's cold open begins.