Falling Skies

Reboot of the cult classic sci-fi tv show

Falling Skies begins 6 months after an alien invasion of Earth, where in the early days, the invaders neutralized the world's power grid and technology, defeated and largely destroyed all the world's militaries, and killed over 90 percent of the human population by destroying all of the world's major cities and capitals. The remaining 700 million humans, spread across the planet, continue to be killed by the alien invaders on an ongoing basis. The aliens include mechanical attack drones called "mechs"; a species of six-legged beings known as "Skitters" that appear to control the mechs; and a mysterious species known as the Overlords, or "Espheni", the latter presumably the actual engineers and masterminds behind the invasion and Skitters' masters. The story follows a group of survivors who band together to fight back. They call themselves the "2nd Mass", an allusion to the historical regiment from the Continental Army. The group is led by retired United States Army Colonel Dan Weaver. Boston University history professor Tom Mason is second-in-command and must put his extensive knowledge of military history into practice while searching for his son Ben.

Story added by user_284760 on July 25, 2025