The Aliens (TV series)

The Aliens
Series title against a concrete wall
Genre
Created byFintan Ryan
Written byFintan Ryan
Jon Brown
(one episode)
Directed by
  • Jonathan van Tulleken
  • Lawrence Gough
Starring
Opening theme"Alive & Amplified" by The Mooney Suzuki
ComposerVince Pope
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Petra Fried
  • Matt Jarvis
  • Murray Ferguson
ProducerCharlie Leech
Running time46 minutes
Production companyClerkenwell Films
Original release
NetworkE4
Release8 March (2016-03-08) –
12 April 2016 (2016-04-12)
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The Aliens is a British science fiction television series created and written by Fintan Ryan. It is set 40 years after aliens land in the Irish Sea and are reluctantly integrated into British society in the fictional city of Troy. Border guard Lewis Garvey, played by Michael Socha, is caught up in the criminal underbelly of Troy as he learns he is himself half-alien.[1][2]

The six-episode series also stars Michaela Coel, Michael Smiley and Jim Howick, and is produced by Clerkenwell Films for E4. The first episode was released on 8 March 2016.[3][4] Ryan had previously written BBC shows Never Better and In the Flesh.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Aliens: Derby actor Michael Socha to star as half-human, half-alien, in new TV series". Derby Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  2. ^ "TV review: The Aliens, E4". The List. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  3. ^ Tate, Gabriel (2 March 2016). "Dog whistles, dishwasher tablets and narcotic fur: behind the scenes of sci-fi drama The Aliens". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  4. ^ NME.COM. "E4's 'The Aliens': Sci-Fi Goes Gangster | NME.COM". NME.COM. Retrieved 4 March 2016.