Falling Skies
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
Falling Skies (2011) is a science-fiction and action series from TNT. It has built a run of 52 episodes at roughly 60 minutes each. It premiered on June 19, 2011. Viewers rate it 7.2 out of 10. It is currently ended. It runs 5 seasons.
What Falling Skies Is About
The series tells the story of the aftermath of a global invasion by several races of extraterrestrials that neutralizes the world’s power grid and technology, quickly destroys the combined militaries of all the world’s countries, and apparently kills over 90% of the human population within a few days.
What to Expect When You Watch
Episodes run about 60 minutes, which keeps the pace tight, the full run covers 52 episodes, spread across 5 seasons and it leans into its science-fiction/action roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on Noah Wyle, Maxim Knight and Will Patton to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Noah Wyle, Maxim Knight, Will Patton, Drew Roy, Sarah Carter and Moon Bloodgood lead the cast.
Key roles include Noah Wyle as Tom Mason; Maxim Knight as Matthew 'Matt' Mason; Will Patton as Captain Dan Weaver; Drew Roy as Hal Mason; Sarah Carter as Margaret "Maggie" Mason.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of science-fiction, action and drama have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside TNT’s other originals, a 7.2/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2011 and carried by TNT with the series still ended, it lands hardest with science-fiction and action viewers.
How Falling Skies Compares
If Falling Skies lands for you, the next stops are Firefly, The Empire Strikes Back and Star Trek: The Next Generation, which share its science-fiction/action lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
Falling Skies comes from TNT. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole Falling Skies is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with Noah Wyle and Maxim Knight doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its science-fiction/action roots, It has held up since 2011 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
Falling Skies is a safe bet for anyone already inside the science-fiction and action lane, at 52 episodes it is an easy run to work through, the audience score holds around 7.2/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 7.2/10. Watch it if you want science-fiction/action you can settle into.
