There are a lot of scenes of characters walking, talking, and dealing with issues that feel tangential to the big picture alien invasion and that is likely due to the fact none of them really know what is going on. I expected that Apple’s decision to premiere three episodes to start the series was a bold way to build an audience, but it is more so a tactic to try and bypass the fact that not a whole lot happens early in this series. That means that it takes almost half of the season before the world realizes that these seemingly random events are actually part of a major interplanetary event. The focus tends to move between these tales which unfold simultaneously. We also have a group of British students on a field trip where shy Casper Morrow (Billy Barratt) deals with a bully.Įach episode shifts between these stories from scene to scene with some episodes skipping entire narratives here and there. In Japan, technician Mitsuki (Shiori Kutsuna) aids in the launch of a new spacecraft while in Afghanistan, Trevante Ward (Shamier Anderson) and his platoon search for some missing soldiers. In New York, Aneesha Malik (Golshifteh Farahani) and her family cope with strife at home while Oklahoma sheriff John Bell Tyson (Sam Neill) investigates something odd on his last day before retirement. Small moments begin to reveal the presence of the extraterrestrial presence on Earth through several geo-centric storylines. The first three episodes of the season (all ten first season episodes were made available for this review) approach the alien invasion very differently than you may expect. Despite a shocking opening scene in the premiere episode, Invasion is a very slow burn of a series that teases out small moments of bizarre, otherworldly phenomenon while focusing more on character development across the ensemble of solid performances. Premiering with three episodes, there is a lot to unpack in these multiple narratives that all hinge on a slowly developing alien invasion. Their latest offering is the global series Invasion featuring an international cast and a reported budget of $200 million. From the epic See and Foundation to the dramatic For All Mankind, Lisey’s Story, and The Mosquito Coast, Apple has invested in top-notch talent in front of and behind the camera. Review: AppleTV+ has had some pretty impressive series since the debut of the streaming service. Events unfold in real-time through the eyes of five ordinary people across the globe as they struggle to make sense of the chaos unraveling around them. P lot: Earth is visited by an alien species that threatens humanity’s existence.
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