The pilot episode of NBC’s new fall drama, Revolution, in now online. The show is a dystopian “what if” story, set in a future where electricity or any kind of battery power does not exist.

J.J. Abrams and Supernatural boss Eric Kripke’s new series for NBC, officially premieres Sept. 17, but the network has released the pilot a few weeks early so fans can get a first look at the show.

Featured in the first few minutes of the pilot are Twilight actor Billy Burke and Lost alum Elizabeth Mitchell.

From the NBC official site:

What would you do without it all? In this epic adventure from J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions and “Supernatural’s” Eric Kripke, a family struggles to reunite in an American landscape where every single piece of technology – computers, planes, cars, phones, even lights – has mysteriously blacked out forever. A drama with sweeping scope and intimate focus, “Revolution” is also about family – both the family you’re born into and the family you choose. This is a swashbuckling journey of hope and rebirth seen through the eyes of one strong-willed young woman, Charlie Matheson (Tracy Spiridakos, “Being Human”), and her brother Danny (Graham Rogers, “Memphis Beat”). When Danny is kidnapped by militia leaders for a darker purpose, Charlie must reconnect with her estranged uncle Miles (Billy Burke, “The Twilight Saga”), a former U.S. Marine living a reclusive life. Together, with a rogue band of survivors, they set out to rescue Danny, overthrow the militia and ultimately re-establish the United States of America. All the while, they explore the enduring mystery of why the power failed, and if – or how – it will ever return.

There have been a large number of survivalist stories on TV in the past few years such as Terra Nova and Jericho. None of these series has had staying power. Do you think Revolution will have what it takes to capture and keep an audience?