Dark Skies (1996)
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History as we know it is a lie.
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."
- Released: 1996-09-21
- Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure
- Seasons: 1, 19 episodes
- Episode length: 1h 0m
- Network: NBC
- Status: Canceled
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 55 votes
Top cast
- Eric Close as John Loengard
- Megan Ward as Kimberly Sayers
- J.T. Walsh as Frank Bach
- Jeri Ryan as Juliet Stuart
- Tim Kelleher as Jim Steele
- Conor O'Farrell as Phil Albano
- Charley Lang as Dr. Halligan
- James F. Kelly as Robert Kennedy
- Gregory Harrison as Old John Loengard
- Grant Mathis as Pyne
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