Alien Encounters
Seen it?2012 | 3 seasons | 45 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and a short run with a modest audience, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans and the curious. If you loved 3rd Rock from the Sun, start here.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- 3 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 45 minutes, about 8 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
Scientists and sci-fi writers explore a hypothetical first-contact event between aliens and humans.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 3 seasons and reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Monday Morning Maybe. Here's how each season stacks up.
- Season 12012 · 2 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 22013 · 2 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 32014 · 6 episodesNot rated yet
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Cast & crew
Created by Mark Cronin
- Hakeem Muata OluseyiSelf - Astrophysicist
- John ZacchinoCongressman
- Dimitra JiovaDamla
- Katie McClaveBree - Hybrid Child
- Bivas BiswasGoker
- Roberta SetzuLisa Martines
- Christian OrtegaFanboy
- Greg DuncanExtra 2 / NSA Agent- programmer
- Tian WangYoshi
- Morgan FordMaisie