Invasion

In the aftermath of a hurricane the Florida Park Ranger and his family deal with strange occurrences, including luminescent creatures in the water. People in the town start to act different, who can you trust?

Invasion (2005-2006) is an American science fiction mystery drama series created by Thomas Schlamme and Michael Dinner for ABC. Eddie Cibrian plays Florida park ranger Russell Varon, whose family life is thrown into turmoil in the aftermath of a hurricane. Alongside his wife Larkin Groves, played by Lisa Sheridan, and their children, including Evan Peters as Jesse Varon, Russell confronts strange occurrences in the water, among them luminescent creatures that seem to belong to no known world. As neighbors begin acting subtly different, the household must decide whom to trust. Sheriff Tom Underlay, played by William Fichtner, and his family become entangled in the unease spreading through the community. The series is a single season of 22 episodes, a serialized mystery that builds dread through small domestic details and the slow erosion of certainty. Its tone is eerie and paranoid, with a grounded, rain-soaked Gulf Coast atmosphere. Fans of Survivors, The X-Files and Under the Dome will find resonance in its blend of uncanny threat and human suspicion.

Audience ratings are positive, with the single season rated 7.1/10 across a small audience sample.

• Survivors (2008)post-disaster small community dread, creeping paranoia about who can be trusted, mystery serialized around an alien or uncanny threat
• The X-Filesstrange otherworldly threat disrupting ordinary family life, paranoid mystery tone, serialized sci-fi mystery
• Under the Domesmall town uncanny occurrences, suspicion of neighbors, supernatural dread with a human family at the center
• Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)creeping conspiracy and body-snatching paranoia in a seemingly normal community

Created by

Thomas Schlamme, Michael Dinner

Release Date

2005-09-21

Episode runtime

42 min

Rating

7.5 / 10 (143)

What is Invasion about?

After a hurricane, a Florida park ranger and his family face strange luminescent creatures and townspeople who no longer seem quite themselves.

What is Invasion like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Invasion as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Invasion violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Invasion as mild.

What did critics think of Invasion?

Audience ratings are positive, with the single season rated 7.1/10 across a small audience sample.

Which shows are like Invasion?

Shows with a similar feel include Survivors (2008), The X-Files, Under the Dome, and Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956).

How long is Invasion?

Invasion: 1 season, 22 episodes.

Is Invasion still running?

No, Invasion was canceled.

Where can I watch Invasion?

In United States, Invasion is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home.