Shows Like V: The Final Battle

If you liked V: The Final Battle (1984), a drama and sci-fi & fantasy series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

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V (1984)
★ 7.1/10Also sci-fi & fantasy
Once again, Earth is the battleground. But now the aliens whose human guise hides their true reptilian natures are wiser. They believe the secret to their survival on Earth lies in the DNA of the newly born half-human…
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V (2009)
★ 6.8/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
A re-imagining of the 1980s miniseries about the world's first encounter with an alien race in which the aliens call themselves The Visitors, and have a seemingly friendly agenda that may or may not be a cover for…
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Falling Skies (2011)
★ 7.1/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
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…
4
Defiance (2013)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
In the near future, planet Earth is permanently altered following the sudden—and tumultuous—arrival of seven unique alien races. In the boom-town of Defiance, the newly-formed civilization of humans and aliens must…
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Invasion (2021)
★ 7.1/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Earth is visited by an alien species that threatens humanity's existence. 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…
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First Wave (1998)
★ 7.1/10Also sci-fi & fantasy
Framed for murder and on the run, a former thief struggles to expose the vanguard of an alien invasion with the help of a conspiracy theorist and newly discovered prophecies of Nostradamus.
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War of the Worlds (2019)
★ 7.2/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
When astronomers detect a transmission from another galaxy, it is definitive proof of intelligent extra-terrestrial life. The world’s population waits for further contact with bated breath. They do not have to wait…
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The War Between the Land and the Sea (2025)
★ 7.6/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
When a fearsome and ancient species emerges from the ocean, dramatically revealing themselves to humanity, an international crisis is triggered. With the entire population at risk, UNIT step into action as the land and…
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Secret Invasion (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
Nick Fury and Talos discover a faction of shapeshifting Skrulls who have been infiltrating Earth for years.
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Krypton (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
Set two generations before the destruction of the legendary Man of Steel’s home planet, Krypton follows Superman’s grandfather — whose House of El was ostracized and shamed — as he fights to redeem his family’s honor…
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Halo (2022)
★ 8.2/10Also sci-fi & fantasy
Depicting an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant, the series weaves deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure and a richly imagined vision of the future.
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Fantasy Island (2021)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
This contemporary version of the classic drama series delves into the “what if” questions that keep us awake at night. Each episode tells emotional, provocative stories about people who walk in with a desire, but end…
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Torchwood (2006)
★ 7.3/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
The exploits of a team of people whose job is to investigate the unusual, the strange and the extraterrestrial.
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Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Follow the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself.
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Alien: Earth (2025)
★ 7.3/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
When the mysterious deep space research vessel USCSS Maginot crash-lands on Earth, Wendy and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet's greatest threat.
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The Tomorrow People (2013)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
The story of several young people from around the world who represent the next stage in human evolution, possessing special powers, including the ability to teleport and communicate with each other telepathically…
17
Marvel Zombies (2025)
★ 7.3/10Also sci-fi & fantasy
After the Avengers are overtaken by a zombie plague, a desperate group of survivors discover the key to bringing an end to the super-powered undead, racing across a dystopian landscape and risking life and limb to save…
18
La Brea (2021)
★ 7.4/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
An epic adventure begins when a massive sinkhole opens in the middle of Los Angeles, pulling hundreds of people and buildings into its depths. Those who fell in find themselves in a mysterious and dangerous primeval…
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The Stand (1994)
★ 6.8/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
After a deadly plague kills most of the world’s population, the remaining survivors split into two groups - one led by a benevolent elder and the other by a maleficent being - to face each other in a final battle…
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Battlestar Galactica (2004)
★ 8.2/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth.