Dark Skies

Dark Skies

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1996-09-21

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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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."

First Aired

1996-09-21

Last Aired

1997-05-31

Seasons

1

Episodes

19

Director

Status

Canceled

Genres

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Drama

Action & Adventure

Language

English

Network

NBC

Production

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    Eric Close

    Eric Close
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    Megan Ward

    Megan Ward
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    J. T. Walsh

    J. T. Walsh
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    Jeri Ryan

    Jeri Ryan
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    Tim Kelleher

    Tim Kelleher
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    Conor O'Farrell

    Conor O'Farrell
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    Charley Lang

    Charley Lang
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    James F. Kelly

    James F. Kelly
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    Gregory Harrison

    Gregory Harrison
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    Grant Mathis

    Grant Mathis