The story of expands into a multi-period science fiction saga, revealing that the sinkholes are not natural disasters but the result of time-travel experiments from the future . The Core Conflict: The Lazarus Project
The season uncovers that a mysterious facility in 10,000 B.C., known as the , is the source of the rifts . It is run by scientists from the year 2076 , including Gavin's father, James Mallet . They are attempting to master "de-extinction" and harvest resources to save their dying future, even though their technology is what causes the destructive sinkholes in the first place . Parallel Timelines The narrative splits its focus across two primary eras: La Brea (S02)