So first things first, watch this through ep 6 before you review it. I wish there were 3 1/2 stars BUT there aren't. Killing off the main star early on (sorry, kind of a spoiler) was surprising. As I close out the final two episodes I found three different, very different, main stars. You will like them, a lot.
There's an alien thing going on but more importantly, humans connect on an entirely different level. With all the negative politics in America, we find in this series people communicate when they do not even know the other language. Kind of like here on Earth.
I'll give you a final thought later after I watch ep 9 and 10. And, yes, it has been renewed for a 2nd season.
I'll be back.