Dark Skies
“History as we know it is a lie.”
1996•PG•1 Seasons•19 Episodes•7.2•Canceled
Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaAction & Adventure
Dark Skies is an American UFO conspiracy theory-based sci-fi television series that aired from the 1996 to 1997 season for 18 episodes, plus a two-hour pilot episode. The success of The X-Files on Fox proved there was an audience for science fiction shows, resulting in NBC commissioning this proposed competitor following a pitch from producers Bryce Zabel and Brent Friedman. The series debuted September 21, 1996 on NBC, and was later rerun by the Sci-Fi Channel. Its tagline was "History as we know it is a lie."
Network
NBC
Origin
US
Cast
Eric Close
John Loengard
Megan Ward
Kimberly Sayers
J.T. Walsh
Frank Bach
Jeri Ryan
Juliet Stuart
Tim Kelleher
Jim Steele
Conor O'Farrell
Phil Albano
Charley Lang
Dr. Halligan
James F. Kelly
Robert Kennedy
Gregory Harrison
Old John Loengard
Grant Mathis
Pyne
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