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V

V

Humankind's last stand.

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Overview

Fifty spaceships, each three miles across, hover ominously above Earth's major cities. The Visitors that emerge are humanlike in appearance and extend the hand of friendship. Our planet's resources are just what these aliens need to survive. And for its future survival, unsuspecting humankind will need... a miracle!

Created by Kenneth Johnson
Written by Kenneth Johnson
NetworksNBC

Top Cast

Jane Badler

Jane Badler

Diana

Michael Durrell

Michael Durrell

Robert Maxwell

Faye Grant

Faye Grant

Julie Parrish

Peter Nelson

Peter Nelson

Brian

David Packer

David Packer

Daniel Bernstein

Neva Patterson

Neva Patterson

Eleanor Dupres

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Tommy Petersen

Josh Brooks

Marc Singer

Marc Singer

Mike Donovan

Blair Tefkin

Blair Tefkin

Robin Maxwell

Michael Wright

Michael Wright

Elias Taylor

Themes & Keywords

resistancespacecraftcover-upextraterrestrialalienminiseriesalien invasionmother shipreptilianhostiledomineeringcomplexdramatictenseamused

About V

V is a action & adventure, drama, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 1983 exploring themes of resistance, spacecraft, cover-up, extraterrestrial, alien, miniseries. Created by Kenneth Johnson, it stars Jane Badler, Michael Durrell, Faye Grant. Fifty spaceships, each three miles across, hover ominously above Earth's major cities. The Visitors that emerge are humanlike in appearance and extend the hand of friendship. Our planet's resources are just what these aliens need to survive. And for its future survival, unsuspecting humankind will need... a miracle!

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