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[07/25/05 - 12:00 AM]
Production Begins in Los Angeles on New, Suspenseful Drama Series, "Invasion," Premiering This Fall on Abc

[via press release from ABC]

PRODUCTION BEGINS IN LOS ANGELES ON NEW, SUSPENSEFUL DRAMA SERIES, "INVASION," PREMIERING THIS FALL ON ABC

Production has begun in Los Angeles on "Invasion," a suspenseful tale of a blended family trying to recover from a devastating hurricane and its mysterious aftermath. The series, from famed writer/producer Shaun Cassidy ("Cold Case," "American Gothic," "Cover Me"), will air WEDNESDAYS (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) this fall on the ABC Television Network.

For centuries man has searched the skies for signs of intelligent life forms. What if those life forms were already here? And what if some of the natural disasters we've been experiencing of late were merely smokescreens to mask something far more ominous?

For dedicated park ranger Russell Varon (Eddie Cibrian, "Third Watch"), a divorced father of two who is expecting a third child with his new wife, local television reporter Larkin Groves (Lisa Sheridan), the hurricane proves to be merely the beginning of a long journey into the unknown. Always skeptical about the paranoid conspiracy theories of his wayward brother-in-law, Dave (Tyler Labine, ABC's "That Was Then"), Russell may have to revise his thinking when a number of bizarre occurrences start taking place in his community. Though Russell's young daughter, Rose (Ariel Gade), claims to have seen hundreds of lights floating towards the water during the storm, Russell initially dismisses her claim - until he begins to suspect that something is very wrong with his ex-wife, Dr. Mariel Underlay (Kari Matchett, "Angel Eyes"). The morning after the storm, Mariel is found naked in the water - with no memory of what transpired the night before.

As the tiny town of Homestead, Florida struggles to rebuild itself, Sheriff Tom Underlay (William Fichtner, 2005's "The Longest Yard," "Black Hawk Down," "Armageddon," "Go," "Contact") -- who is married to Russell's ex-wife -- suspiciously orders the entire area quarantined. Russell starts to investigate the strange goings on and unknowingly begins a fight for the survival of his family, his community, and what might ultimately be the whole human race.

"Invasion" stars William Fichtner as Sheriff Tom Underlay, Eddie Cibrian as Russell Varon, Lisa Sheridan as Larkin Groves, Kari Matchett as Dr. Mariel Underlay, Tyler Labine as Dave Groves, Evan Peters as Jesse Varon, Ariel Gade as Rose Varon, Alexis Dziena as Kira Underlay and Aisha Hinds as Mona Gomez.

Shaun Cassidy created the series and serves as executive producer. Lawrence Trilling (director - "Alias," "Nip/Tuck," "Scrubs") is co-executive producer, and multiple Emmy Award-winning director Thomas Schlamme ("The West Wing," "ER," "Sports Night") is executive consultant. "Invasion" is from Shaun Cassidy Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television Production Inc.





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· ALIAS (ABC)
· COLD CASE (CBS)
· COVER ME: BASED ON THE TRUE LIFE OF AN FBI FAMILY (USA)
· ER (NBC)
· INVASION (ABC)
· NIP/TUCK (FX)
· SCRUBS (ABC)
· SPORTS NIGHT (ABC)
· THAT WAS THEN (ABC)
· THIRD WATCH (NBC)
· WEST WING, THE (NBC)





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