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FALLING SKIES
Falling Skies is an American science fiction dramatic television series created and produced by Robert Rodat and Steven Spielberg. The series picks up six months into a world devastated by an alien invasion. Tom Mason, a former Boston University history professor, becomes the second-in-command of the 2nd Massachusetts Militia Regiment, a group of civilians and fighters fleeing the destroyed post-invasion Boston.

The series is broadcast in the United States on the cable channel TNT, and is a production of DreamWorks Television. It premiered on June 19, 2011. The series was renewed on July 7, 2011, for a second season of 10 episodes due to air in summer 2012.

STARRING
Noah Wyle
Moon Bloodgood
Drew Roy
Jessy Schram
Maxim Knight
Seychelle Gabriel
Peter Shinkoda
Mpho Koaho
Sarah Carter
Colin Cunningham
Connor Jessup
Will Patton

OVERVIEW
Falling Skies tells the story of the aftermath of a global invasion by several races of extraterrestrials (including the lizard-like Skitters and a race of seemingly humanoid grey-skinned beings that seem to be their commanders), that not only neutralizes the world's power grid and technology, but also destroys the combined militaries of all the world's countries in a short amount of time. It is alluded that over 90% of the human population is killed within a few days. The story picks up six months after the invasion, and follows a group of survivors who must band together in order to fight back. The group, known as the Second Massachusetts (an allusion to a historical regiment from the Continental Army), is led by the retired Captain Weaver and Boston University history professor Tom Mason who, while in search of his son Ben, must put his extensive knowledge of military history into practice as one of the leaders of the resistance movement.