Survivors band together six months after an alien invasion, fighting back with gritty, measured determination.
Suspenseful and epic. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Netflix.
It stays inside its TV-14, with some innuendo or implied sex and mild language.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated TV-14.
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Falling Skies opens in the chaotic aftermath of an alien attack that has left most of the world completely incapacitated. In the six months since the initial invasion, the few survivors have banded together outside major cities to begin the difficult task of fighting back. Each day is a test of survival as citizen soldiers work to protect the people in their care while also engaging in an insurgency campaign against the occupying alien force.
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