As Tupper himself puts it, “In every world religion and culture, there’s different touch points of creatures and things that they’ve invented to help describe themselves or events around them, and this poses the question: what happens if those are real?” The action will be starting right away as the series begins with the family being separated. “In the pilot, our daughter is kidnapped by a being and taken literally up into the sky away from us,” teases Heche, “so our family gets into the RV to go and find her.” Fortunately, the Copeland family will be hopping in their RV with a variety of skills that will help them figure out what’s happening and how to combat it. “Because James plays a scientist and theologian and a person who studies myths and religion,” explains Heche, “the historical understanding of it is what helps us move forward and understand what is happening in front of us.” In fact, with the children of the family being played by recognizable actors from The Killing (Julia Sarah Stone, Levi Meaden) and Deadpool (Taylor Hickson), the principle cast has quite an acting pedigree. Says Heche, “They’re all super terrific actors, and they’re willing to do anything. This is a show where the arena is larger than life, and you have to commit your emotions that large to be able to embrace a reality that doesn’t exist. So these kids are just blowing us away every day, and I don’t think this show would work if that weren’t the case. We all feel very lucky to be working together.” Aftermath is action-packed, and Heche and Tupper did not shy away from the physical demands of the show. “If an 18-wheeler just smashed me up against a wall and then stayed there for awhile and then backed up a couple of feet and then smashed me again, that would not have been training for the amount of physicality that we are going through,” Heche says. “There is action every single second!” Heche agrees. “The fun of this show is that… the mystery of what is happening is as much for the Copelands as it’s going to be for the audience.” Viewers will get to experience that mystery firsthand when Aftermath premieres on September 27 at 10pm ET on Syfy. For the full audio of the interview with Anne Heche and James Tupper, check out the August edition of Sci Fi Fidelity on the Den of Geek Podcast Network. Listen on Soundcloud or simply play the episode below. (interview begins at 46:01)