When extraterrestrial and cryptology expert Julien Rome is brought in to investigate a mysterious alien object in Antarctica, but he gets more than he bargained when faced with government conspiracy, deadly disease, human betrayal, rekindled romance, and the end of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence., A team of government scientists conducting botanical experiments at the South Pole stumbles across an extra-terrestrial black box., Sci-fi thriller. A cryptologist flies to a research base in the Antarctic to decode mysterious radio signals emanating from an unknown object. But it soon becomes apparent that the message is a warning to stay away from whatever is inside., Julian Rome, a teacher at Berkeley University, is sent to the Antarctic where an alien vehicle has been found in the ice. There, in a US government base, Julian and the scientists will try to open it. An alien escapes from the vehicle at the same time that an airborn virus kills four of the members of the scientific team., James Spader stars in the made-for-TV movie Alien Hunter. Berkley professor Dr. Julian Rome (Spader) is a former code-reader for the government project known as Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. His skills are needed to assist Dr. Alexi Gierach (Nikolai Binev) in the Antarctic, where strange radio signals are detected. As Julian tries to understand the hidden messages in the signals, he comes into conflict with his fellow scientists Dr. Michael Straub (John Lynch) and Dr. Kate Brecher (Janine Eser). Alien Hunter originally aired in the U.S. on the Sci Fi Channel., A team of government scientists conducting botanical experiments at the South Pole stumbles across an extraterrestrial black box. James Spader, Janine Eser. Dr. Bachman: Roy Dotrice. Bayer: Keir Dullea. Michael Straub: John Lynch., A cryptologist flies to a research base in the Antarctic to decode mysterious radio signals emanating from an unknown object. But it soon becomes apparent that the message is a warning to stay away from whatever is inside.