Starman is a series where the alien returns to Earth to find and assist the child he fathered fourteen years before. Upon arrival, he takes on the identity of Paul Forrester, a prize-winning free-lance photographer with a wild reputation who was killed in a helicopter accident.
He discovers that the child, Scott Hayden, and his mother Jenny have been separated. Paul convinces Scott to help him locate Jenny, his friend from his first visit to Earth.
However, their search is hindered by George Fox, a paranoid government agent who sees Paul and Scott as dangerous. Fox wants to capture, examine, and possibly kill them.