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“History as we know it is a lie.”

Dark Skies (1996)

First aired September 21, 19961h/ep1 season · 19 epsEnded
7.2

48 votes

Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaAction & Adventure

Overview

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."

Top Billed Cast

Eric Close

Eric Close

John Loengard

Megan Ward

Megan Ward

Kimberly Sayers

J.T. Walsh

J.T. Walsh

Frank Bach

Jeri Ryan

Jeri Ryan

Juliet Stuart

Tim Kelleher

Tim Kelleher

Jim Steele

Conor O'Farrell

Conor O'Farrell

Phil Albano

Charley Lang

Charley Lang

Dr. Halligan

James F. Kelly

James F. Kelly

Robert Kennedy

Gregory Harrison

Gregory Harrison

Old John Loengard

Grant Mathis

Grant Mathis

Pyne

Seasons

Status

Canceled

Language

English

Type

Scripted

Last Air Date

May 31, 1997

Networks

NBC

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