Dark Skies (1996)
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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."
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Eric CloseJohn Loengard
Megan WardKimberly Sayers
J.T. WalshFrank Bach
Jeri RyanJuliet Stuart
Tim KelleherJim Steele
Conor O'FarrellPhil Albano
Charley LangDr. HalliganJames F. KellyRobert Kennedy
Gregory HarrisonOld John LoengardGrant MathisPyne
Jamie Renée Smith
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What is Dark Skies about?
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."
How long is Dark Skies?
Dark Skies has a runtime of 60 minutes.