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Season 1 – V: The Original Miniseries

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A race of aliens arrives on Earth appearing as human but requiring special glasses to protect their eyes; a few suspicious humans discover their true intentions and prepare to resist.
V: The Original Miniseries — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Kenneth Johnson's ambitious and expensive science-fiction epic delivers more spectacle than television usually accommodates, although its lofty political allegory mostly falls flat.

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Barbara Hooks The Age (Australia) 06/23/2022
If American network television confined itself to producing escapist entertainment, which it does well, instead of morality drama, which it does appallingly, V could have been gripping stuff. Go to Full Review John Carman Atlanta Journal-Constitution 06/23/2022
V flips back and forth between being a clumsy allegory about the Nazi persecution of the Jews and a poor man's Star Wars, complete with zap guns and spaceship dogfights. Go to Full Review Jack Thomas Boston Globe 06/23/2022
V is reliable entertainment, a Gothic melodrama that for television is a fresh blend of proven ingredients and spectacular scenes cleverly contrived and in one or two cases so horribly-well-told that your scalp will tingle and your blood turn to ice. Go to Full Review David Bianculli Akron Beacon Journal 06/23/2022
Compared to "alien visitation" films such as Close Encounters of the Third Kind and E.T., though, it doesn't even rate. But for four hours' worth of diversion, it qualifies as fun trash. Go to Full Review Bill Hayden Gannett News Service 06/23/2022
An ambitious and compelling variation of the visitors-from-outer-space theme that will hold an audiences attention and satisfy its dramatic appetite. Go to Full Review Mark Wolf Charlotte Observer 06/23/2022
Producer Kenneth Johnson has set out to make V an allegory for the rise of Nazism, and this aspect lifts the show out of the realm of ordinary television and propels it past its generally overwrought manner. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Paul H @TesticusGalacticus 03/14/2024 I was 13 when this series landed from outer space, it was genuinely shocking then and rewatching it's still a great sci-fi series from the mid 80s. The advertising campaign for this series is still one of the best ever. See more Virus S @RT64660741 02/03/2024 It's a decent story, and this entry in the series is perhaps the strongest. Yes, the effects are dated, and some of the acting delivery isn't strong. The appeal of this show is definitely in its broader themes of oppression, and resistance. See more Robert T @RT13555785 09/24/2022 A sci-fi television event from the early eighties, V is superbly written and directed. The mini-series thoughtfully portrays how rising authoritarianism can disrupt and destroy families and friendships. See more Read all reviews
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Marc Singer

Mike Donovan

Faye Grant

Juliet Parrish

Jane Badler

Diana

Michael Durrell

Robert Maxwell

Peter Nelson

Brian

David Packer

Daniel Bernstein

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired May 1, 1983 A race of aliens arrives on Earth; suspicious humans uncover their intentions and prepare to resist. Details Episode 2 Aired May 2, 1983 Humans continue to oppose the alien invaders. Details

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V: The Original Miniseries — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Kenneth Johnson
Screenwriter
Kenneth Johnson
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date
May 1, 1983