‘Invasion’ Season 1: Release Date, Trailer, Cast And More

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Aliens are attacking! But have no fear, the attack is fully fictional (so far). The extraterrestrials are making their way to Apple TV+ in the upcoming series,Invasion. Here’s everything you need to prepare for the takeover.

Invasion Season 1 Release Date and Where You Can Watch It

Invasionwas ordered back in 2019, when filming was initially scheduled to begin. However, co-creatorSimon Kinbergproved to be busier than expected, delaying filming to March 2020. Pandemic shutdowns led to further delays, but eventually,Invasionconcluded filming earlier this year in March 2021.Invasionis finally set to premiere on AppleTV+ onOctober 22, 2021. Expect to see the first three episodes immediately, but after that, the series adopts a weekly release every Friday. The first season will consist of ten episodes.

What is Invasion?

Invasionfollows an ensemble cast of characters as the very worst occurs across the world: aliens invade the planet and attack the human race. Set across multiple continents, the series follows the progression of events as the alien attack is detected and commences on Earth. The characters, living different lives in entirely different places, are united in sharing the complete upheaval of their lives into total haos.

The tagline for the series “Hold On To Your Humanity” implies just how dark things will get. From the looks of the trailer, the invasion not only disrupts the planet but reshapes humanity as people struggle to survive.

Invasion Season 1 Synopsis

Shamier Anderson,Golshifteh Farahani, Sam Neill, Firas Nassar, and Shioli Kutsunastar in this sci-fi drama that will make you question what you would do under extraterrestrial threat. Following multiple storylines across different continents,Invasiontakes a global look at how one alien invasion would affect us all.

Invasion Season 1 Cast

Jurassic ParkstarSam Neilleads the cast as the soon-to-be-retired Sheriff John Bell Tyson. He’ll be joined byShamier Andersonas Travante Ward, a soldier stationed in Afghanistan,Shioli Kutsunaas Mitsuki a mission control staffer for Japan’s space program,Golshifteh Farahanias Aneesha Malik, a first-generation Syrian immigrant, andFiras Nassaras her husband Ahmed.

Invasion Season 1 Director, Crew, and More

Invasioncomes from co-creatorsDavid WeilandSimon Kinberg. Weil is behind the Amazon original seriesSolos, as well as the 2020 Al Pacino filmHunters. Kinberg made his directorial debut with the X-Men filmDark Phoenix, which he also wrote. More recently, he wrote and directed episodes for the reboot ofThe Twilight Zone.

Kinberg and Weil also serve as writers and executive producers for the series. They are joined in executive production byAudrey Chon, Amy Kaufman, Andrew Baldwin, andElisa Ellis.

Jakob Verbruggenis expected to direct episodes for the series. Verbruggen previously directedMen Against Firefor the Netflix anthology series,Black Mirror, in addition to episodes ofHouse of CardsandThe Twilight Zone.Amanda Marsalisis also expected to direct some episodes. She made her directorial debut with her 2014 film,Echo Park.

Invasion Trailer