oster ▁is ▁sent ▁from ▁Earth ▁to ▁Mars ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁" ML A ," ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁solution ▁to ▁stopping ▁the ▁storm ▁from ▁hitting ▁the ▁city , ▁but ▁is ▁partner ed ▁with ▁Neil , ▁a ▁pilot ▁who ▁is ▁d ating ▁F oster ' s ▁ex - w ife ▁Mir anda . ▁Dr . ▁F oster ▁is ▁more ▁interested ▁in ▁clean ing ▁up ▁Earth , ▁and ▁comes ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁last ▁d itch ▁plan ▁to ▁use ▁EM F ▁p uls es ▁to ▁weak en ▁the ▁storm . ▁Mir anda . ▁the ▁lead ▁research er ▁based ▁on ▁Mars , ▁is ▁dist ract ed ▁as ▁their ▁te en age ▁daughter ▁Ell ie , ▁is ▁tra pped ▁in ▁the ▁t unn els ▁beneath ▁the ▁ru ins ▁of ▁Mars ▁New ▁York , ▁" M N Y ," ▁with ▁her ▁girl friend / life ▁partner , ▁I da . ▁The ▁two ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁trying ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁safe ▁passage ▁to ▁M LA , ▁as ▁the ▁series ▁of ▁t unn els ▁that ▁once ▁connected ▁the ▁cities ▁have ▁been ▁blocked ▁or ▁destroyed . ▁Re iger ▁is ▁the ▁military ▁commander ▁who ▁feels ▁that ▁the ▁scient ist ' s ▁response ▁in ▁in ade qu ate ▁to ▁prevent ▁loss ▁of ▁life . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Alan ▁Piet r usz ew ski ▁as ▁Neil ▁ ▁Lane ▁Town send ▁as ▁F oster ▁ ▁Jenn ifer ▁Dor og i ▁as ▁Mir anda ▁ ▁Ari anna ▁A fs ar ▁as ▁Ell ie ▁ ▁Ch lo e ▁F arn worth ▁as ▁I da ▁ ▁D ion ne ▁Ne