The Invaders (miniseries)
The Invaders (or The New Invaders) is a two-part television miniseries revival based on the 1967-68 original series The Invaders. Directed by Paul Shapiro, the miniseries was first aired in 1995.
| The Invaders | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Science fiction, Thriller, Supernatural drama |
| Directed by | Paul Shapiro |
| Starring | Scott Bakula Elizabeth Peña DeLane Matthews Richard Thomas Terence Knox |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 87 minutes per episode / 175 minutes, total. |
| Production company(s) | Fox Television Network |
| Release | |
| Original network | FOX |
| Original release | November 12 – November 14, 1995 |
The premise was used as the basis for a four-hour television miniseries on Fox. Scott Bakula starred as Nolan Wood, who discovers the alien conspiracy, and Roy Thinnes very briefly appeared as David Vincent, now an old man handing the burden over to Wood. The miniseries has been released in some countries on home video, edited into a single movie. The first part aired on November 12, 1995; part 2 aired on November 14, 1995 (both in two-hour time slots).
The miniseries was in essence an extended television pilot.
Cast
- Scott Bakula : Nolan Wood
- Elizabeth Peña : Ellen Garza
- Richard Thomas : Jerry Thayer
- DeLane Matthews : Amanda Thayer
- Terence Knox : Lt. Coyle
- Raoul Trujillo : Carlos Suarez
- Shannon Kenny : Grace
- Mario Yedidia : Kyle Thayer
- Richard Belzer : Randy Stein
- Roy Thinnes : David Vincent
- Erik King : Doctor Josh Webber
- Debra Jo Rupp : Rita
- Todd Susman : Capt. Johnson
- Jon Cypher : Senator Alex Feinman
- Channon Roe : Rudnik
- Jack Kehler : Monck Patterson
- Jon Polito : Whitley
Notes
In the original broadcast version, the aliens were never shown. They do appear in subsequent airing on SYFY and on the DVD.