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  • Oct 7, 1984
  • NBC
  • Oct 7, 1984
V: The Series (1984)

Summary They came to Earth, disguised as friends. But instead, they took the planet's water and its people for food. But there's a resistance... to save the people and the planet.V: The Series is preceded by two miniseries, V and V: The Final Battle.

Created By: Kenneth Johnson

  • NBC
  • Oct 7, 1984
  • NBC
  • Oct 7, 1984
V: The Series (1984)
Season 1
Season Premiere: Oct 7, 1984
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Summary They came to Earth, disguised as friends. But instead, they took the planet's water and its people for food. But there's a resistance... to save the people and the planet.V: The Series is preceded by two miniseries, V and V: The Final Battle.

Created By: Kenneth Johnson

Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Oct 7, 1984 • 1 h
Liberation Day
The evil Diana, captured and set to stand trial for her crimes against the human race, is kidnapped by corrupt corporate magnate Nathan Bates, who wants to know the secrets of the Visitors' advanced technology.
Episode 2 • Nov 2, 1984 • 46 m
Dreadnought
Immune to the effects of the red dust bacteria, Diana activates her unstoppable Triax superweapon to reduce Bates and the city of Los Angeles to rubble.
Episode 3 • May 25, 1985 • 1 h
Breakout
Donovan and Ham are imprisoned in a Visitor work camp guarded by a hideous alien monster; Nathan Bates mounts a desperate search to find the "star-child" to exchange for his son Kyle who's in Diana's custody.
Episode 4 • Nov 9, 1984 • 1 h
The Deception
While the Resistance seeks to help Elizabeth escape from Los Angeles, Diana captures Mike Donovan in an elaborate scheme to learn Elizabeth's whereabouts.
Episode 5 • Nov 16, 1984 • 1 h
The Sanction
Seeking to free his son Sean from the Visitors, Donovan grapples with an insidious, powerful alien named Klaus.
Episode 6 • Nov 23, 1984 • 1 h
Visitor's Choice
The Resistance, led by Donovan, Julie, and Ham, stage a daring sabotage at a convention of Visitor commanders in a seaside estate where Diana intends to show off the ultimate device in processing humans for food.
Episode 7 • Nov 30, 1984 • 1 h
The Overlord
Led by Donovan, Ham, and Elias, the Resistance runs into a doublecross when they seek to rid a mining community from alien-backed thugs.
Episode 8 • Dec 7, 1984 • 1 h
The Dissident
When Diana seals off the Open City with an impenetrable force field which destroys humans on contact, Donovan and Ham must kidnap the alien genius responsible for its development.
Episode 9 • Dec 21, 1984 • 1 h
Reflections in Terror
Episode 10 • Jan 4, 1985 • 1 h
The Conversion
Ham and Kyle are captured by Visitors, and Charles, the Leader's special envoy, assumes command of the alien forces.
Episode 11 • Jan 11, 1985 • 47 m
The Hero
A small group of resistance sympathizers (Robin included) are arrested by Bates' police, and a prisoner will be handed over to the Visitors to be executed every day until Donovan, Ham, and Julie surrender.
Episode 12 • Jan 18, 1985 • 1 h
The Betrayal
While Bates remains in a coma Charles plots to overthrow him. Elsewhere, Willie is gravely wounded so the rebels kidnap a medical student of the Visitors.
Episode 13 • Feb 1, 1985 • 1 h
The Rescue
Feeling Diana's presence threatens his power, Charles forces her to marry him, after which Alien law requires she return home.
Episode 14 • Feb 8, 1985 • 1 h
The Champion
Sent to investigate Charles' death, newly arrived Inspector General Philip allows Lydia to choose a trial by combat in a laser duel to the death with Diana.
Episode 15 • Feb 15, 1985 • 1 h
The Wildcats
Needing medicine to treat a deadly diphtheria epidemic, Julie and Kyle recruit a youth gang, one of whom may be a Visitor spy, to help steal the serum.
Episode 16 • Feb 22, 1985 • 1 h
The Littlest Dragon
Anxious to settle a personal vendetta, Philip trails a Fifth Columnist, hoping he will lead him to the Resistance and Donovan.
Episode 17 • Mar 8, 1985 • 47 m
War of Illusions
When Philip and Diana install a high tech computer capable of launching a final victory over Earth, the Resistance's only hope at retaliation is a teenaged computer whiz.
Episode 18 • Mar 15, 1985 • 1 h
The Secret Underground
Julie and Donovan sneak aboard the Mother Ship to look for a hidden list naming all the Resistance leaders; Diana schemes to have Lydia's brother slain during a ritual celebration.
Episode 19 • Mar 22, 1985 • 1 h
The Return
The Leader stuns the Visitors by ordering a truce and traveling to Earth to negotiate peace; Diana plots to disrupt the peace.

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