ABC Slates V for November Launch

BURBANK: The sci-fi series V, a re-imagining of the ’80s mini-series about the world’s first encounter with an alien race, will make its debut on ABC on November 3 at 8 p.m.

The plot starts as the world finds spaceships over every major city, carrying the Visitors (or Vs), who promote a message of peace. The Vs lend a generous offer to share advanced technology, building a following that may actually hide a more malevolent agenda. However, FBI counter terrorist agent Erica Evans discovers a secret hidden beneath the skin of every V, a secret that may threaten the lives of everyone close to her. She finds that the aliens have plans to infiltrate our governments and businesses, planting seeds for their plot to control mankind.

V is produced by The Scott Peters Company and HDFilms in association with Warner Bros. Television. Scott Peters (The 4400, The Outer Limits), Jeffrey Bell (Day Break, Alias), Steve Pearlman (Reunion, Related) and Jace Hall (F.E.A.R, Condemned: Criminal Origins video games) are executive producers. The pilot was directed by Yves Simoneau (Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, The 4400).