Media1996

NBC's Dark Skies premieres

When: 21 Sep 1996
Sources: 1 public source

The title logo of NBC's Dark Skies (1996) Universal Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

NBC premiered Dark Skies, a drama in which a young couple in 1960s Washington uncovers Majestic-12, a secret agency fighting an alien presence. Critics compared it to The X-Files; it ran one season.

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OtherDark Skies: Season 1 (opens in a new tab)Rotten Tomatoes

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