Seven lesser-known alien-invasion sci‑fi TV shows to revisit

Movieweb published a roundup of seven lesser-known alien-invasion sci‑fi TV shows, highlighting Colony, Hard Time on Planet Earth, Invasion, Defiance, People of Earth, BrainDead and V.

Colony (2016–2018) is set in a near-future Los Angeles under occupation by mysterious "Hosts" and follows a former FBI agent caught between collaboration and resistance. Hard Time on Planet Earth (1989–1990) follows Jesse, an exiled alien soldier stripped of his powers and learning to live among humans with a floating robotic companion. Invasion (2005–2006) uses a Florida hurricane as cover for an eerie, slow-burning infiltration that alters townspeople, while Defiance (2013–2015) imagines a post-war Earth reshaped by alien terraforming and the fraught coexistence that follows.

People of Earth (2016–2017) is a comedy-drama about a journalist who discovers a support group for alien abductees and ran for two seasons. BrainDead (2016) frames Capitol Hill as ground zero when alien bugs infect politicians, and V (2009–2011) updates the 1980s story of Visitors whose polished appearances hide reptilian forms; the latter received uneven reception despite a compelling cast.

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Culture, Colony, Invasion, Defiance, Braindead, V