I see Han Hyo Joo, I click. She does tend to pick projects that are precisely the type I love and enjoy and even if not, I’m guaranteed to like her character portrayal and the choice of character she’ll play. 

I respect the writer for Stranger, though her last drama Grid felt like an unfinished manuscript pushed into production before it was ready for an audience. Also I’ll give most sci-fi thrillers a try. 

and then the plot... I'm a biotech so I had to see how they would develop this plot.

Han Hyo Joo.
I didn't know anything else about the drama.
I also liked ML in Kindom.
Other than that I didn't know anything not even about the plot or it being futuristic.
I saw Han Hyo Joo and clicked.
After completing the drama I checked the director and the writer
Turns out the writer was the same writer as my beloved series Stanger.