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★ 7.3 16K votes 1984–1985 1 season · 19 episodes Ended NBC
Social commentaryDeliberate critique of how society works.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Marc SingerFaye GrantMichael IronsideJane BadlerJune ChadwickJennifer Cooke
Written by
Kenneth Johnson
Starring
Marc SingerFaye GrantMichael IronsideJane BadlerJune ChadwickJennifer Cooke
Written by
Kenneth Johnson
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About

"Cold War paranoia wearing lizard-skin masks"

Alien visitors arrive promising peace and technology, but a resistance movement uncovers their true reptilian nature and totalitarian agenda. Born from a miniseries, this weekly series leans into Nazi-occupation allegory while delivering B-movie spectacle: rubber lizard makeup, ray guns, and earnest speechifying about liberty. The pacing is uneven and the budget shows, but there's a scrappy sincerity to its underdog-resistance plotting and a genuinely memorable villain. It's more comfort-watch pulp than prestige sci-fi, best enjoyed for its campy energy and Cold War-era anxieties rather than polished production values.

Watch it for

the deliciously campy alien villainess who chews scenery in every scene she's in.

Maybe skip if

you need modern effects or tight pacing rather than earnest 80s cheese.

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All Seasons

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Season 11984
6.86K1918h 8m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Liberation Day7.2
40048 min
▶2Dreadnought7.0
32346 min
▶3Breakout7.0
31460 min
▶4The Deception6.9
30360 min
▶5The Sanction6.8
29260 min
▶6Visitor's Choice6.9
29060 min
▶7The Overlord6.8
28360 min
▶8The Dissident6.8
28560 min
▶9Reflections in Terror6.9
29460 min
▶10The Conversion7.1
28660 min
▶11The Hero6.9
28347 min
▶12The Betrayal7.0
28760 min
▶13The Rescue6.7
28460 min
▶14The Champion6.4
28260 min
▶15The Wildcats6.3
28260 min
▶16The Littlest Dragon6.5
26760 min
▶17War of Illusions6.2
27347 min
▶18The Secret Underground6.4
27660 min
▶19The Return6.6
28560 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Marc Singer Mike Donovan, Visitor Look-alike
Faye Grant Dr. Julie Parrish, Visitor Look-alike
Michael Ironside Ham Tyler
Jane Badler Diana
June Chadwick Lydia
Jennifer Cooke Elizabeth Maxwell, Elizabeth Clone
Robert Englund Willie
Jeff Yagher Kyle Bates
Lane Smith Nathan Bates
Blair Tefkin Robin Maxwell

Crew

Kenneth Johnson

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