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The Invaders

Sundays 5 AM

eastern (on most MeTV stations)
Architect David Vincent (Roy Thinnes) encounters a UFO after a hard day at the office. The aliens are not coming — they're already here! The Invaders live among us, maintaining their human guises with the help of a regeneration chamber. With the aliens embedded at all levels of human society and government, Vincent wanders the land seeking proof and allies. This classic 1967–68 series of sci-fi paranoia heavily influenced UFO culture and future series such as The X-Files.

Next Airings

  • 12/10 5:00AMThe Enemy
    "A woman discovers an injured alien."
  • 12/17 5:00AMThe The Trial
    "Vincent's friend stands trial for an invader who vaporized."
  • 12/24 5:00AMThe The Spores
    "Aliens plot to make a new resilient race."
*available in most MeTV markets

Stories

Roy Thinnes' broken ankles saved us from the aliens
Let's not forget 'The UFO Incident' was the eeriest TV movie of the 1970s
Roy Thinnes' broken ankles saved us from the aliens
Let's not forget 'The UFO Incident' was the eeriest TV movie of the 1970s

Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Season 1
  • Season 1
  • Season 2

Ep 1: Beachhead

An architect's close encounter with a spaceship leads him to investigate a small town's hydroelectric plant.

Ep 2: The Experiment

David Vincent tries to befriend an astrophysicist who has proof that aliens are invading the planet, but a betrayal threatens everything.

Ep 3: The Mutation

David meets a stripper who claims to have seen something strange in the desert, but a secret jeopardizes his life.

Ep 4: The Leeches

The president of an electronics company fears aliens are kidnapping prominent minds -- and he's next!

Ep 5: Genesis

David Vincent discovers the aliens have taken over a sea lab for sinister purposes.

Ep 6: Vikor

David goes undercover to infiltrate a manufacturing plant and find proof of alien activity.

Ep 7: Nightmare

A reclusive town has David wondering what secrets are hidden there.

Ep 8: Doomsday Minus One

A teacher stumbles upon a device that threatens mankind.

Ep 9: Quantity: Unknown

To regain a metallic cylinder, the aliens will stop at nothing -- even murder.

Ep 10: The Innocent

Aliens abduct David but with the intention of proving they mean no harm to Earth.

Ep 11: The Ivy Curtain

David discovers a school whose purpose is alien indoctrination.

Ep 12: The Betrayed

David's personal life threatens his mission when aliens resort to foul play to recover a computer tape.

Ep 13: Storm

When a hurricane mysterious avoids a church building, David investigates.

Ep 14: Panic

David rushes to help when people are frozen to death.

Ep 15: Moonshot

A planned moon mission causes Vincent and an astronaut to suspect danger.

Ep 16: Wall of Crystal

Vincent discovers a crystal with alien connections.

Ep 17: The Condemned

David is framed for murder when a missing file could expose the aliens.

Ep 1: Condition: Red

A mysterious recovery leads Vincent to a possible invader.

Ep 2: The Saucer

David finds a man who can predict when the next flying saucer will land.

Ep 3: The Watchers

A hotel owner is taken over by invaders awaiting a guest.

Ep 4: Valley of the Shadow

The death of an alien causes the invaders to try and cover up the evidence, even if it means killing an entire town.

Ep 5: The Enemy

A woman discovers an injured alien.

Ep 6: The Trial

Vincent's friend stands trial for an invader who vaporized.

Ep 7: The Spores

Aliens plot to make a new resilient race.

Ep 8: Dark Outpost

Vincent tries to decipher an alien's mysterious message.

Ep 9: Summit Meeting: Part 1

Rising levels of radiation threaten Earth, but the aliens may have the solution.

Ep 10: Summit Meeting: Part 2

Rising levels of radiation threaten Earth, but the aliens may have the solution.

Ep 11: The Prophet

Vincent close in on a supposed prophet who glows in a way similar to the aliens.

Ep 12: Labyrinth

Vincent discovers an unconscious alien, but the invaders try to stop an X-ray from happening.

Ep 13: The Captive

Vincent is jailed with an alien intruder as a paranoid man decides what to do.

Ep 14: The Believers

The aliens plot to eliminate Vincent once and for all, attacking a group of "believers".

Ep 15: The Ransom

Vincent is summoned when an alien outpost is discovered at a ski lodge.

Ep 16: Task Force

Vincent and the believers meet with a publishing magnate

Ep 17: The Possessed

Vincent meets a troubled man whose experiments have led to an unprecedented relationship with aliens.

Ep 18: Counter-Attack

Vincent recovers important information regarding the aliens just as a conspiracy targets his future.

Ep 19: The Pit

A professor diagnosed with delusions tells Vincent aliens are experimenting with dreams.

Ep 20: The Organization

While searching for alien debris, Vincent finds himself caught in a narcotics ring.

Ep 21: The Peacemaker

A colonel abuses his authority to attempt to force the aliens into a settlement, much to Vincent's disapproval.

Ep 22: The Vise

Vincent discovers an up-and-coming official is actually an invader, but an ex-policeman stands in his way.

Ep 23: The Miracle

A woman is given an alien crystal, which is soon believed to be a miracle.

Ep 24: The Life Seekers

A police shooting causes Vincent to investigate a possible alien encounter with hidden secrets.

Ep 25: The Pursued

An alien reaches out to Vincent with the intention of defecting.

Ep 26: Inquisition

A bombing and a suspicious man leads Vincent to question an official with possible alien connections.