Falling Skies

Name: Falling Skies
Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure, Suspense, Science Fiction
Released: June 19, 2011
Rating: 68
Cast: Noah Wyle, Colin Cunningham, Sarah Carter, Will Patton, Moon Bloodgood

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TNT | Release Date: June 19, 2011

Starring: Noah Wyle, Colin Cunningham, Sarah Carter, Will Patton, Moon Bloodgood, Doug Jones, Drew Roy, Connor Jessup, Maxim Knight, Mpho Koaho

Summary: Written and produced by Robert Rodat and Steven Spielberg, this show takes place after an alien race has wiped out the majority of the human population. A group of soldiers ban together to try to stand up against the alien force.

Creator: Robert Rodat

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Suspense, Science Fiction

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Tim Goodman

Jun 13, 2011

Season 1 Review: The entertainment value and suspense of Falling Skies is paced just right. You get the sense that we'll get those answers eventually. And yet, you want to devour the next episode immediately. Read full review

Matthew Gilbert

Jun 16, 2011

Season 1 Review: Too often, TV's sci-fi creators fail to give us characters to identify with, focusing instead on special effects and plot manipulations. But the father-son-bond material in Falling Skies brings humanity to the story and grounds it in emotion rather than spectacle. Read full review

Jonathan Storm

Jun 20, 2011

Season 1 Review: Falling Skies generates its own excitement, very much worth the ride, like Lost and Jericho, to watch characters develop as they struggle under confusing and life-threatening circumstances. Read full review

Chris Conaton

Jun 20, 2011

Season 1 Review: Falling Skies' mix of compelling individuals helps to make its early use of formula less troublesome than it might have been. Later episodes develop interesting and diverse motives, as the 2nd Mass begins to figure out what the aliens are up to and how to fight them more effectively. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Jun 4, 2013

Season 3 Review: While this sci-fi lark is essentially just another cog in TV’s annual invasion of mindless summer escapism, as we’ve seen time and again, capturing that tone and feel isn’t nearly as easy as it looks--one reason it’s nice to see Wyle and company soldiering on. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Jun 19, 2014

Season 4 Review: Based on the first few hours, then, it would be premature to suggest the sky is falling. But as the producers labor to manage and advance all the show’s moving parts, they appear to have lost a couple of battles. Read full review

Glenn Garvin

Jun 17, 2011

Season 1 Review: Every attempt at treating a Big Idea seems sophomoric and irritating. Even in its look, the show lacks the elemental rawness necessary to throw its intellectual conflicts into sharp relief. Read full review

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: June 28, 2015
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  S5:E10. Reborn
  Air Date: August 30, 2015
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  S5:E9. Reunion
  Air Date: August 23, 2015
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  S5:E8. Stalag 14th Virginia
  Air Date: August 16, 2015
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  S5:E7. Everybody Has Their Reasons
  Air Date: August 9, 2015
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  S5:E6. Respite
  Air Date: August 2, 2015
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  S5:E5. Non-Essential Personnel
  Air Date: July 26, 2015
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  S5:E4. Pope Breaks Bad
  Air Date: July 19, 2015
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  S5:E3. Hatchlings
  Air Date: July 12, 2015
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  S5:E2. Hunger Pains
  Air Date: July 5, 2015
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  S5:E1. Find Your Warrior
  Air Date: June 28, 2015
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: June 22, 2014
Season 3

65
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: June 9, 2013
Season 2

64
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: June 17, 2012
Season 1

70
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: June 19, 2011