V (1983 miniseries)

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Genre	Science fiction
Written by	Kenneth Johnson
Directed by	Kenneth Johnson
Starring	Jane Badler; Frank Ashmore; Bonnie Bartlett; Diane Cary; Michael Durrell; Robert Englund; Faye Grant; Richard Herd; Richard Lawson; Peter Nelson; David Packer; Neva Patterson; Andrew Prine; Marc Singer; Jenny Sullivan; Blair Tefkin; Penelope Windust; Michael Wright;
Theme music composer	Joe Harnell
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	2
Production
Executive producers	Kenneth Johnson; Brandon Tartikoff;
Producer	Chuck Bowman
Cinematography	John McPherson
Editors	Paul Dixon; Alan C. Marks; Robert K. Richard; Jack W. Schoengarth;
Running time	189 min
Production companies	Kenneth Johnson Productions; Warner Bros. Television;
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	May 1 –; May 2, 1983
Related
	V: The Final Battle; V: The Second Generation (novel)
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V (or V: The Original Miniseries) is a two-part American science-fiction television miniseries, written and directed by Kenneth Johnson. First shown in 1983, it initiated the science-fiction franchise concerning reptilian aliens known as the "Visitors" trying to gain control of Earth, and of the ways the populace reacts.