Sheriff Valenti is suspended from the force after refusing to answer the FBI's questions about Max and Isabel, but he soon finds himself right back in the thick of things when Laurie DuPree shows up at his house claiming to be chased by aliens.
Max, Isabel and Michael have been hiding a secret for their entire lives - that they come from a different planet. When Max is exposed while saving Liz's life, a girl who attends their high school, it eventually leads to a few others learning their secret. The three aliens and their new friends try to go about their normal lives while trying to discover more about where they come from and how to get home - all while keeping their identities secret from the rest of the world.