The 4400 tells the stories of 4,400 alien abductees after they are returned to Earth. In the words of the executive producers, these are stories of people dealing with traumatic changes, driven by the mystery of what happened and why. Some of them have been affected in mysterious ways, and some will have certain abilities, both good and bad, so part of the drama will be watching them adjust to these changes within themselves.

The series kicks off with a ball of light sailing toward Earth, but rather than the expected catastrophic event, thousands of returned abductees are left with no memory of their otherworldly experiences. Each has been gone anywhere from a few months to several decades but hasn't aged a day.

在海滩事件之后,4400人被未来世界的人带走又送回来,这一事件披露后的一年,世界发生了巨大的变化。Tom在经过一段紧张的医疗观测后回到了国家技术援助中心,但由于能力有限,他被派去做文书工作。尽管如此,他还是成功地保护了自己的儿子,使其免受类似政府研究的侵害,并且为有望重新过上正常生活而感到激动。在事业方面,他也渴望再次与Diana合作,重返这个领域。在同一连串无能的搭档合作之后,Diana最终找到了毁掉公文让Tom重回岗位的办法。在此期间,她还正式收养了Maia。

与此同时,Richard、Lily和他们的孩子——一个六个月大的不同寻常的孩子,仍然住在远离Jordan Collier的山间小屋里,过着粗茶淡饭的日子。Collier已经关掉了Arcadia Estates和他的住宅,为这4400人建起了避难所,并准备开设“4400人中心”。在这个中心里,其他人可以深入了解这4400人(的奥秘)。在接触Lily的腹部之后,Collier出现了有害的反应。Shawn治愈了他,之后他们之间发展出了亲密的父子关系。Collier成了Shawn的监护人,并利用他来吸引重要赞助人以支持4400人医治中心的运作。

随着世人对4400人的好奇心日益增长,关于他们神秘能力的流言也在四处传播。公众对他们的态度分为两种:一种是包容他们,另一种是畏惧他们。当这4400人努力重新开始他们“被打断的生活”时,每个人都将在即将发生的事件中扮演关键角色,这些事件将决定人类的命运。