Falling Skies Season 1

Falling Skies Season 1 has built a real following on and among viewers who want their sci-fi to think as hard as it looks. The show says what it needs to say in a single season, no filler. Its 7/10 TMDB score, built from 1,351 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Noah Wyle's performance is the anchor the more ambitious scenes need. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Falling Skies Season 1 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. Falling Skies Season 1 uses its genre premise as cover for asking bigger questions. Season 1 of Falling Skies includes 10 episodes. It aired from June 2011 to August 2011. This season stars Noah Wyle, Moon Bloodgood and Will Patton. Noah Wyle and Moon Bloodgood lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2011. Falling Skies Season 1 resists the temptation to explain everything, trusting the audience to sit with ambiguity. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Falling Skies Season 1 is satisfying on multiple levels — something to watch and something to think about after. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Noah Wyle grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Once you are in, you will want to talk about it.

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🇨🇦 Canada

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🎬 Falling Skies Season 1 — Episode Guide

Live and Learn

2011-06-19

The world is left in tatters after a sudden, unprovoked and unexplained invasion by aliens, leaving the planet’s remaining human population to fight for survival against the occupiers. History professor Tom Mason has been named second in command for the 2nd Mass, but his real focus is on his three s...

The Armory

2011-06-19

While scouting for supplies, Tom, Hal and their squad encounter a gang of marauders determined to get their hands on the 2nd Massachusetts’ weapons. Leading the gang is an ex-con named John Pope, who decides to use his hostages as bargaining material.

Prisoner of War

2011-06-26

Dr. Michael Harris joins the 2nd Mass with a theory about what might save the teenagers abducted by the aliens. But the plan could be derailed when Tom starts digging for answers to questions that have haunted him since the early days of the invasion. The 2nd Mass comes face to face with skitters an...

Grace

2011-07-03

Tom and his team head out to track down more motorcycles for the 2nd Mass., relying on Pope to guide them to a good location. They hit the jackpot until they meet some skitters and harnessed teenagers at the bike shop. Back at the base, Dr. Harris and Anne disagree over the best method to gather mor...

Silent Kill

2011-07-10

Hal comes up with a risky new plan to rescue captured teenagers from the aliens, but it might require putting someone at risk. Meanwhile, a sudden tragedy causes Anne to make an enormous discovery that proves instrumental to Hal’s risky plan.

Sanctuary (1)

2011-07-17

Lt. Terry Clayton of the 7th Mass arrives with word that the aliens are on their way to attack the 2nd Mass. Clayton’s plan to lead the children to a safe haven while the adults remain behind to fight is met with some resistance from the parents, including Tom.

Sanctuary (2)

2011-07-24

Hal takes the lead fighting an unexpected threat against the children of the 2nd Mass. Anne has her hands full when Sarah goes into labor while the 2nd Mass base is being evacuated.

What Hides Beneath

2011-07-31

The 2nd Mass prepares to take the fight to the invaders with an assault on one of their bases. But Weaver’s increasingly strange behavior worries Tom that he might not be fit to command. Hal and Tom encounter a left-behind woman who employed a suspicious means of surviving the invasion, making it un...

Mutiny

2011-08-07

As the 2nd Mass. prepares for a major assault, divisions within the ranks threaten to tear the group apart. Tom has difficulty processing the profound implications of Anne’s latest discovery.

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Eight Hours

2011-08-07

With Weaver leading several squads of fighters against the aliens, Tom remains behind to help protect the civilians as they evacuate. But a major breach in security endangers both the soldiers and the civilians. Tom is confronted with a decision that may lead him to discovering what the aliens want ...

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