Aberrant 2.0 Trinity Entertainment
Visual Entertainment
Red Star Setting
This series is placed in the Soviet Union some years prior to its collapse. The setting is not precisely dated, but despite claims of historical accuracy the plot generally takes precedence. Minor howlers include such things as Kosygin using Windows 7 and Andrey Baronov openly wearing makeup without anyone seeing this as odd. Major howlers involve the basic plot itself, which is roughly on level with the X-Files, if written by Dan Brown or Von Däniken. There is a large subculture that is convinced that everything they see there is true, but most sensible people treat it as light entertainment.
The plots are mostly episodic, but there are minor story arches and multi-episode plots. The main characters work for a secret department in the KGB tasked with investigating bioinformation and radiation mutants in the Chernobyl zone. These are respectively hinted to be weak pre-Proxy Psions and a sort of pseudo-taint radiation that is erased from history by the powerful KGB. The head of the department is only known as Chairman Kosygin, who commands a team consisting primarily of Nadya Perumova, Nikolay Volkuganov, and Andrey Baronov (David Delaney). In addition they are backed by a team of balaklava wearing commandoes who tend to show up for the latest showdown with the Americans or the latest horrible Chernobyl monstrosity. Andrey Baronov is a rather feminine, bishie, or downright trappy young man, and he commonly gets abducted, tied up, and subjected to mild sexualized molestation. There's a complex love triangle between him, Nadya and Nikolay, generally this is quite well handled, but it's often used as an excuse to show off skin.
Embrace of the Enemy
This series is set in a non-descript South American republic during the early Nova age and it's strongly hinted right from the start that El Presidente is in fact a Nova (or Aberrant). There is a large cast of characters including Raul Ortiz (David Delaney) as a stunningly pretty young man who draws the attention of the increasingly deranged El Presidente. The plot shows El Presidente slowly change from a fully understandable albeit it authoritarian ruler, to a twisted dark genius whose increasingly bizarre orders follow no human logic, and yet inevitable leads to the results he wanted.
Although a great psychological exploration of the effects of power, some critics feel that many of these segments decline into softcore porn or fanservice. In particular the outfits that Raul Ortiz is forced to wear in the last two seasons, and his blushing reactions to them, is often seen as marring his otherwise great performance. Overall however the series has received several awards and has been praised by many for its authenticity.
Salvatore
Set in the late 20th Century Salvatore follows the lives and tribulations of a group of nuns in a convent deep inside the Amazonian forest. Here they recreate microcosm of the world that they left behind, while trying to combine their devotion to God with the demands of the ordinary world. The series ran for eight seasons and ended with the Christmas before the Galatea incident. Described as deep, passionate, devout and humane it was not all that profitable, but it still retains a dedicate fanbase who hold frequent conventions.
Reliquaries of the Earth
Archaeologist Helena Sandoval specializes in early modern studies, when she is contacted by the Æon Trinity foundation asking for her help. A ruthless renegade has stolen a set of maps from the secret vaults of the foundation, maps that show the locations of Aberrant technology. Together with Miguel Mendoza she must not only use the latest technologies in identifying the remains of old inhabitation deep inside the blight zones, but she must also dodge Aberrant cultists and traitors. The show has episodic format, but multi-episode story arcs are common. Generally the story revolves around trying to figure out how a particular Aberrant was destroyed, so as to figure out where his devices might be hidden. Helena and Miguel work to destroy the devices, while the bad guys are just as determined to recover them "For the greater benefit of mankind!" Of course these enemies are very much mistaken, as is seen by the horrid consequences that come whenever someone try to use the Aberrant tech.