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Season 1 – Falling Skies

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In the wake of an alien attack that has crippled most of the world, shock has turned to resolve as the survivors gather to fight back. Leading the charge is Boston history professor Tom Mason, whose wife was killed in the attack, and one of his three sons is among a group of captive teens. Desperate to rescue his son, Tom joins forces with the 2nd Massachusetts, a makeshift regiment assigned to protect the survivors. As second in command to Weaver, Tom uses his knowledge of military history to gain intelligence about the aliens and form a plan of attack. But the plan keeps changing and more questions surface as the survivors discover what they're really up against: a highly intelligent, heavily armed alien force whose purpose on Earth is the biggest mystery of all.
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Falling Skies — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Despite the lack of edginess and gore of more popular dystopian tv programming, Falling Skies still engages with a new spin on the classic alien invasion trope.

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Eric Deggans NPR 11/21/2019
Unfortunately, this eight-week series, dramatizing the efforts of a scrappy band of humans to fight a superior alien invasion, sandwiches every sci fi cliché from Battle: Los Angeles to War of the Worlds into one predictable program. Go to Full Review James Walton Daily Telegraph (UK) 09/10/2018
Falling Skies doesn't look like being yet another of those American dramas whose sheer quality means we'll have to spend hours in front of the telly for months to come - or catch up with a box-set marathon long after everybody else has seen it. Go to Full Review Verne Gay Newsday 05/22/2018
B-
Competently directed, acted and written to a point. Go to Full Review Megan Basham WORLD 09/10/2018
Though alien-invasion shows have not fared well on television as of late, with its tremendous production quality and a seeming partiality for faith and patriotism, TNT may succeed where the big boys failed. Go to Full Review Ed Whitfield What Culture 05/22/2018
3/5
It may be formulaic, using the iconography of every alien invasion saga of the past thirty years... but the first two episodes do, at least, seed some potentially interesting developments. Go to Full Review Matt Richenthal TV Fanatic 05/22/2018
4.8/5
With the feel of a summer blockbuster and an emotional center anchored by the steady presence of Wyle... Falling Skies is at the top of my summer programming list. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jason H @JASON330 Feb 28 It's so much better than anything Amazon, Paramount or Apple are putting out over the past few years. See more Jose M @SrDuneMedina Feb 16 I had high expectations for this series, especially knowing that Steven Spielberg was involved as a director. I’ve always liked Noah Wyle from The Librarian saga — in my opinion, he was one of the best actors of that 2000–2010 era. The first two seasons are definitely the strongest. After that, the show starts to lose its focus because of unnecessary drama. It feels like the story is being forced instead of flowing naturally. The plot declines and becomes tedious, not to mention some of the things that happen simply don’t make sense. I would still recommend giving it a watch, but there are definitely better series out there. See more Dustin L @Batmanunderpants Feb 7 If you can look past a few flaws (mostly due to it having a small budget, like there being 40 characters max but they claim there's thousands of people in the town) the show is actually very good. Will Patton and Noah Wyle are phenomenal together and play their characters extremely well. Most of the others do a very good job. I'm sad that I'm on the final season. See more John R @RT65756385 04/24/2022 Although hampered by an obviously small budget, this show still manages to be unique and interesting. It also has a number of intriguing and well fleshed out characters that give episodes some emotional weight which is generally lacking in most of this sort of TV. A great first season. See more jed i @RT01296269 12/25/2021 5.7/10 — "Mediocre"/"Passable" See more don s @RT97868663 10/18/2017 Solid sci-fi series about a pocket group of human resistance fighters just trying to survive after an alien invasion wipes out much of the population. Noah Wylie plays a likable history professor turned militiaman, second in command to a perfectly portrayed military leader (the underrated Will Patten). These characters feel real and grow over the season. Not quite edge of your seat stories, but cohesively written and well acted. Good stuff. See more Read all reviews
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Noah Wyle

Tom Mason

Moon Bloodgood

Anne Glass

Will Patton

Weaver

Drew Roy

Hal Mason

Maxim Knight

Matt Mason

Connor Jessup

Ben Mason

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jun 19, 2011 Live and Learn A young father struggles to protect his family and humanity following an alien attack. Details Episode 2 Aired Jun 19, 2011 The Armory A young father struggles to protect his family and humanity following an alien attack. Details Episode 3 Aired Jun 26, 2011 Prisoner of War Tom encounters an alien skitter during a rescue mission; a doctor may have a way to save harnessed children. Details Episode 4 Aired Jul 3, 2011 Grace Tom and his men are attacked while on a mission to retrieve motorcycles; Anne and Dr. Harris make an important discovery. Details Episode 5 Aired Jul 10, 2011 Silent Kill Hal comes up with a plan to infiltrate a skitter's lair and rescue Ben and other captives. Details Episode 6 Aired Jul 17, 2011 Sanctuary Another resistance militia leader arrives in camp warning of a coming alien assault; Tom and the camp must weigh an offer to take their children to a safe haven. Details Episode 7 Aired Jul 24, 2011 Sanctuary Hal begins to distrust Clayton's image of the farm; Mike and Hal must battle an unforeseen enemy. Details Episode 8 Aired Jul 31, 2011 What Hides Beneath Tom worries about Weaver's increasingly strange behavior; Hal and Tom encounter a left-behind woman; Anne and Lourdes make a discovery about the skitters; Pope tries to find a more efficient way to kill mechs. Details Episode 9 Aired Aug 7, 2011 Mutiny Tension between Weaver and Tom threatens to tear the group apart on the eve of their attack on the alien base structure. Details Episode 10 Aired Aug 7, 2011 Eight Hours Hal, Weaver, Pope and others embark on an ambitious assault; Tom must defend the civilian camp against a surprise attack; Tom encounters an alien being. Details

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Falling Skies — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Frederick E.O. Toye, Greg Beeman, Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Holly Dale, Anthony Hemingway, Carl Franklin
Executive Producer
Steven Spielberg, Mark Verheiden, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Robert Rodat, Graham Yost
Screenwriter
Mark Verheiden, Melinda Hsu Taylor, Fred Golan, Joe Weisberg, Graham Yost, Joel Anderson Thompson, Robert Rodat
Network
TNT
Rating
TV-PG (V|L)
Genre
Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jun 19, 2011
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