The Event

The Event
Genre	Serial drama Thriller Mystery Science fiction
Created by	Nick Wauters
Starring	Jason Ritter Sarah Roemer Laura Innes Ian Anthony Dale Scott Patterson Taylor Cole Lisa Vidal Bill Smitrovich Clifton Collins, Jr. Željko Ivanek Blair Underwood
Composer	Scott Starrett
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	22
Production
Executive producers	Evan Katz Steve Stark Jeffrey Reiner
Running time	43 minutes
Production companies	Universal Media Studios Steve Stark Productions Open 4 Business Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 20, 2010 (2010-09-20) – May 23, 2011 (2011-05-23)
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The Event (stylized as THE EVƎNT) is an American television series containing elements of science fiction, action/adventure and political allegory. It was created by Nick Wauters and aired on NBC from September 20, 2010, to May 23, 2011. The plot centers on a group of extraterrestrials, some of whom have been detained by the United States government for sixty-six years since their ship crashed in Alaska, while others have secretly assimilated among the general populace. The series was picked up for a full first season of 22 episodes on October 18, 2010.^[1] On May 13, 2011, NBC canceled the series after one season.^[2]