• June 10, 2003

Twenty years after its premiere as an NBC miniseries, NBC has given the go-ahead for a script commitment that could revive V as V: The Second Generation. The new three-hour movie with creator Kenneth Johnson will have him return to write, direct and serve as executive producer. The original miniseries was the number-one program in America the week of its second two-hour episode in May 1983. That telecast's 27.0 rating and 40 share was NBC's highest non-sports rating in more than two years. In the original, V stood for Victory over the Visitors, aliens from a faraway planet, who came to Earth posing as friends with much-needed technology but actually plotted to gain control over deadly subterfuge. Ordinary citizens eventually formed a resistance movement and struggled to fight back.

"The appeal of V continues and we look forward to getting a new script that could introduce it to a new generation of viewers. Likewise, we would like to move the story forward with a fresh take on this timeless story of human resilience and resistance," said Jeff Gaspin, executive vice president, alternative series, longform, program strategy and Bravo, NBC Entertainment.