| Dark Skies | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Created by | Brent V. Friedman Bryce Zabel |
| Starring | Eric Close Megan Ward J. T. Walsh Tim Kelleher Conor O'Farrell Charley Lang Jeri Ryan |
| Composer | Michael Hoenig |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Production companies | Bryce Zabel Productions Columbia Pictures Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 21, 1996 – May 31, 1997 |
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Dark Skies is an American UFO conspiracy theory-based science fiction television series. It debuted on NBC on September 21, 1996, and ended on May 31, 1997, and was later rerun by the Sci-Fi Channel; 18 episodes and a two-hour pilot episode were broadcast as a part of NBC's short-lived "Thrillogy" block. The success of The X-Files on Fox resulted in NBC commissioning this proposed competitor following a pitch from producers Bryce Zabel and Brent Friedman. The series tagline was "History as we know it is a lie."