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Invasion
Genre	Science Fiction Thriller
Based on	Invasion by Robin Cook
Written by	Rockne S. O'Bannon
Directed by	Armand Mastroianni
Starring	Luke Perry Kim Cattrall Rebecca Gayheart Christopher Orr
Theme music composer	Don Davis
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	2
Production
Executive producers	Frank von Zerneck Robert M. Sertner Stacy Mandelberg
Producers	Jeffrey Morton Randy Sutter
Production locations	Mesa, Arizona Phoenix, Arizona
Cinematography	Bryan England
Editor	Scott Vickrey
Running time	175 min.
Production companies	Hallmark Entertainment Von Zerneck Sertner Films
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	May 4 (1997-05-04) – May 5, 1997 (1997-05-05)

Invasion is a 1997 miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Robin Cook. It starred Luke Perry, Kim Cattrall and Rebecca Gayheart.

Plot

Small rocks fall from the sky which, when touched, trigger a latent virus that has always existed in humans and begins mutating them into an alien species. Taking advantage of its hive mentality, the aliens are absolutely dedicated to transforming every human on Earth and do so with alarming swiftness. Only a small group of remaining humans have the medical knowledge to devise antibodies to reverse the effects of the virus.

Cast

Luke Perry : Beau Stark
Kim Cattrall : Dr. Sheila Moran
Rebecca Gayheart : Cassy Winthrope
Christopher Orr : Pitt Henderson
Jon Polito : Detective Kemper
Neal McDonough : Randy North
Rosanna DeSoto : Nancy Ochoa
Cástulo Guerra : Eugene Ochoa
Michael Warren : Dr. Harlan McCoy
Chuck McCann : chairman of health committee
Tim DeKay : Mike Landry
Jason Schombing : Assistant Detective
John Finn : Colonel Brown (non credited)

Awards

Saturn Award
- Saturn Award for best TV series 1998
ALMA Awards
Motion Picture Sound Editors
- Best Sound Editing in a TV movie 1998

External links

Invasion at IMDb

v t e Novels by Robin Cook
Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery series	Blindsight (1992) Contagion (1995) Chromosome 6 (1997) Vector (1999) Marker (2005) Crisis (2006) Critical (2007) Foreign Body (2008) Intervention (2009) Cure (2010) Pandemic (2018) Genesis (2019) Night Shift (2022) Manner of death (2023)
Other novels	Year of the Intern (1972) Coma (1977) Sphinx (1979) Brain (1980) Fever (1982) Godplayer (1983) Mindbend (1985) Outbreak (1987) Mortal Fear (1988) Mutation (1989) Harmful Intent (1990) Vital Signs (1991) Terminal (1993) Acceptable Risk (1994) Fatal Cure (1994) Invasion (1997) Toxin (1998) Abduction (2000) Shock (2001) Seizure (2003) Death Benefit (2011) Nano (2013) Cell (2014) Host (2015) Charlatans (2017) Viral (2021)
Adaptations of works	Coma (1978 film) Sphinx (1981 film) Virus (1995 film) Invasion (1997 miniseries) Foreign Body (2008 web series) Coma (2012 miniseries)

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