Falling Skies (2011)

Action · Adventure · Drama

Falling Skies opens in the chaotic aftermath of an alien attack that has left most of the world completely incapacitated. In the six months since the initial invasion, the few survivors have banded together outside major cities to begin the difficult task of fighting back. Each day is a test of survival as citizen soldiers work to protect the people in their care while also engaging in an insurgency campaign against the occupying alien force.

IMDb rating: 7.1 (98,843 votes)
Seasons: 5
Streaming (US): Netflix
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (2011)

7.19 avg 10 episodes 6.9 → 7.7 42 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Live and Learn	6.9	1,719
2	The Armory	7.0	1,383
3	Prisoner of War	7.0	1,205
4	Grace	6.9	1,133
5	Silent Kill	7.1	1,089
6	Sanctuary: Part 1	7.1	1,055
7	Sanctuary: Part 2	7.3	1,025
8	What Hides Beneath	7.7	1,018
9	Mutiny	7.2	996
10	Eight Hours	7.7	1,046

Season 2 (2012)

7.65 avg 10 episodes 7.7 → 8.2 42 min avg

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Worlds Apart	7.7	1,150
2	Shall We Gather at the River	7.7	968
3	Compass	7.3	930
4	Young Bloods	7.3	945
5	Love and Other Acts of Courage	7.6	901
6	Homecoming	7.8	909
7	Molon Labe	8.0	923
8	Death March	7.2	875
9	The Price of Greatness	7.7	888
10	A More Perfect Union	8.2	1,027

Season 3 (2013)

7.53 avg 10 episodes 7.8 → 8.0 43 min avg

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	On Thin Ice	7.8	1,080
2	Collateral Damage	7.5	862
3	Badlands	7.4	809
4	At All Costs	7.5	802
5	Search and Recover	7.3	791
6	Be Silent and Come Out	7.4	783
7	The Pickett Line	7.4	783
8	Strange Brew	7.4	859
9	Journey to Xibalba	7.6	760
10	Brazil	8.0	898

Season 4 (2014)

7.16 avg 12 episodes 6.9 → 7.6 42 min avg

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Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Ghost in the Machine	6.9	880
2	The Eye	7.0	768
3	Exodus	7.4	731
4	Evolve or Die	7.2	713
5	Mind Wars	7.1	697
6	Door Number Three	6.9	712
7	Saturday Night Massacre	7.3	706
8	A Thing with Feathers	7.0	668
9	Till Death Do Us Part	7.1	670
10	Drawing Straws	7.3	677
11	Space Oddity	7.1	696
12	Shoot the Moon	7.6	760

Season 5 (2015)

7.18 avg 10 episodes 7.4 → 5.9 43 min avg

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Find Your Warrior	7.4	758
2	Hunger Pains	7.4	665
3	Hatchlings	7.4	658
4	Pope Breaks Bad	7.3	661
5	Non-Essential Personnel	7.2	651
6	Respite	7.2	649
7	Everybody Has Their Reasons	7.2	644
8	Stalag 14th Virginia	7.5	648
9	Reunion	7.3	657
10	Reborn	5.9	1,155

Falling Skies (2011)

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