V

V reimagines the 1980s miniseries as contemporary first contact with an alien species calling themselves the Visitors. The Visitors arrive with advanced technology, open trade offers, and televised charm, while a skeptical FBI agent, Erica Evans, starts to piece together inconsistencies. As the charismatic leader Anna presents a friendly public face, other characters including resistance-minded Ryan Nichols, the conflicted Father Jack Landry, and a young woman named Lisa reveal how ordinary lives are upended. The show balances public spectacle and private doubt, tracing how trust, fear, and political maneuvering shape human responses without resolving the deeper mysteries right away. As alliances form and media narratives shift, personal loyalties and public institutions are tested worldwide daily.

Premiering on ABC in 2009, V was created by Kenneth Johnson and Scott Peters as a modern reworking of the 1980s property, starring Elizabeth Mitchell and Morena Baccarin. It premiered midseason and ran two seasons before cancellation on ABC.

The series didn't win major industry awards like Emmys or Golden Globes and wasn't an awards contender. It earned occasional nods in genre outlets, but mainstream recognition remained limited during and after its ABC run. Some cast and crew earned genre nods, yet the series never achieved broad industry recognition.

Morena Baccarin's Anna became a striking TV antagonist, and the show's image of polished Visitors and staged media events reignited talk about propaganda and celebrity influence. Fans compared it often to the 1980s original. Its marketing and visuals influenced later sci-fi TV aesthetics, and clips circulated among fan communities online.

Critics gave V mixed reviews, the 6.8/10 audience vote mirroring praise for strong performances and production design alongside complaints about uneven plotting and tone. Key themes include propaganda, trust versus coercion, resistance, and media's power over public perception. Viewers often praised Mitchell's grounded performance and the series' topical concerns consistently.