All incarnations of the show concerned the emergence of the next stage of human
evolution known colloquially as
Tomorrow People. Born to
human parents, an apparently normal child might at some point between childhood and late adolescence experience a process called "breaking out", when they develop their special abilities. These abilities include
psychic powers such as
telepathy,
telekinesis, and
teleportation.
The Tomorrow People operate out of a secret laboratory
The team watch for new Tomorrow People "breaking out" to help them through the process and sometimes deal with attention from extraterrestrial species.
they also use advanced technology such as the biological computer
While they reveal their existence to some, the Tomorrow People generally operate in secrecy for fear that normal people
will either fear or victimize them because of their special powers or try to exploit them for military purposes.