Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where species from across the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence, and cultures. At the center of Alpha is a mysterious dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.

• future
• shapeshifting
• space travel
• utopia
• based on comic
• alien
• alien planet
• energy
• alien abduction
• genocide
• parallel world
• political intrigue 
• pacifist
• space opera
• military
• government agent
• marketplace
• trapped in space
• federal government
• unity
• cosmopolis