"V" is a re-imagining of the 1980s' miniseries about the world's first encounter with an alien race. With huge spaceships simultaneously appearing over 29 cities around the world, the Visitors (or V's) seem to promote a message of peace. Through their generous offer to share advanced technology, the V's quickly build a following that may be overlooking a more malevolent agenda.

In the premiere episode, an image of Anna, the leader of the V's, is projected worldwide as she speaks about everyone joining together and no longer being divided by country or separated by fear. She wants us all to unite, and is counting on a very important component of human nature -- devotion. At first considered a threat, the V's quickly become a fascination and a link to things that lay just beyond our reach. For Tyler, a teenaged boy, the V's are his ticket to being a part of something big and something that offers hope. To Chad, an egotistical news anchor who wants to further his career, his exclusive interview with Anna begins his desire to dominate the airwaves. Father Jack, a priest with questioning faith, is hesitant to believe in the Visitors' righteousness and goes outside of the church in search of the truth. There are other dissidents who believe the Visitors aren't who they say they are, including Ryan, who is faced with a life-altering decision when the V's show up. And to FBI Counter Terrorist Agent Erica Evans, who discovers, while investigating a terrorist cell, what lurks beneath the alarmingly human exterior of the Visitors, resisting this new world has never been more important -- and never has there been more at stake. This truly is the dawning of a new day.

Dale Maddox: Alan Tudyk. Brandon: Jesse Wheeler. Haley Gordon: Britt Irvin. Georgie Sutton: David Richmond-Peck. Marcus: Christopher Shyer. Father Travis: Scott Hylands. Roy: Stefan Arngrim.

Erica and Father Jack, having quickly determined they're both against the arrival of the Visitors, suddenly find themselves being tracked by a "Seeker" from the V's. Meanwhile Chad, thinking he blew it for 80 million viewers with his exclusive first interview with Anna, looks to pick himself up and so becomes more investigative in his next newscast; and Dale Maddox's wife and law enforcement begin questioning Erica about his whereabouts.

Dale Maddox: Alan Tudyk. Sarita Malik: Rekha Sharma. Haley: Britt Irvin. Father Travis: Scott Hylands. Marcus: Christopher Shyer. Brandon: Jesse Wheeler. Paul Kendrick: Roark Critchlow.

Chad reports from the Peace Ambassador Center as 100 diplomatic visas are being issued to the first wave of American Visitors, with Anna getting the 1st, but not everyone agrees with the decision. Meanwhile Erica has started tracking a death threat while paired with a V officer, as she actually has to protect the V's, and Ryan starts reaching out to his old friends to build up opposition forces and help fight-off the V's.

Dale Maddox: Alan Tudyk. Joshua: Mark Hildreth. Cyrus: Michael Filipowich. Steven: Tyler McClendon. Marcus: Christopher Shyer. Brandon: Jesse Wheeler. Georgie Sutton: David Richmond-Peck. Paul Kendrick: Roark Critchlow. Haley: Britt Irvin.

Erica works with newly-formed allies to uncover a biological threat they suspect the Visitors have been plotting. Aboard the Mothership, Anna meets with a special guest while managing the investigation into the murder of a V. And Chad does a segment on the V Healing Centers, demonstrating their amazing medical abilities, but then finds himself conflicted by some of his findings.

David: Ryan Kennedy. Peter Combs: Craig Fraser. Marcus: Christopher Shyer. Georgie Sutton: David Richmond-Peck. Joshua: Mark Hildreth.

In the last cliffhanger episode, several key plot and character points were revealed: Erica had lost control over Tyler, as she discovered he was now on the Mothership with Anna and Lisa, and she also learned that Ryan was a Visitor; Father Jack was stabbed by the Vs' security guard from the warehouse, where evidence of experimenting on humans had been discovered; Valerie revealed that she's pregnant by Ryan (a 1/2 alien and 1/2 human baby); and Chad, while doing a report on the Vs' healing center during which he had himself medically scanned, was told he has a potentially fatal aneurysm in his brain - will he let the Vs cure him and be indebted to them?

As the story continues, Erica finds her life in danger when she's attacked at home; a dangerous new member is recruited for the Resistance, as the Visitors shore up their defenses; Anna wonders why Chad hasn't followed up on his diagnosed aneurysm; and Ryan's concern grows over Val's "abnormal" pregnancy.

A.D. Paul Kendrick: Roark Critchlow. Agent Sarita Malik: Rekha Sharma. Georgie Sutton: David Richmond-Peck. Joshua: Mark Hildreth. Marcus: Christopher Shyer. Kyle Hobbes: Charles Mesure. Dr. Leah Pearlman: Lexa Doig.

Anna introduces her pilot program to invite select groups of humans to stay on each of the 29 space ships, Ryan must deal with the fact that Valerie's pregnancy is wildly accelerated, Tyler learns a secret about his mom, and one of the team makes a sacrifice to save Ryan.

Georgie Sutton: David Richmond-Peck. Joshua: Mark Hildreth. Marcus: Christopher Shyer. Kyle Hobbes: Charles Mesure. Dr. Leah Pearlman: Lexa Doig. Joe Evans: Nicholas Lea.

Erica, Ryan and Jack go on a harrowing mission to find the legendary John May in order to rescue Georgie, Anna brings Chad aboard the Mothership for a story on her Live Aboard Program, and Tyler confronts his mom about his mysterious past.

John May: Michael Trucco. Georgie Sutton: David Richmond-Peck. Joshua: Mark Hildreth. Marcus: Christopher Shyer. Kyle Hobbes: Charles Mesure. Joe Evans: Nicholas Lea.

Chad and Anna are in Geneva, Switzerland for the U.N. Energy Summit, where Anna is going to present a gift of technology to the world. Meanwhile, Erica learns that the V Task Force is investigating The Fifth Column, and Valerie goes on the run, knowing something is different about her baby and not sure she can trust Ryan.

Joshua: Mark Hildreth. Marcus: Christopher Shyer. Kyle Hobbes: Charles Mesure. A.D. Paul Kendrick: Roark Critchlow. Agent Sarita Malik: Rekha Sharma. Dr. Leah Pearlman: Lexa Doig. Samuel: Lucas Wolf.

Erica, Father Jack and Hobbes realize that the Vs know names and addresses of The Fifth Column members and must take drastic measures to protect them. Meanwhile, Ryan finally reveals to Val that he's a Visitor, and Chad, with the camera rolling for "Prime Focus," begins the process aboard the Mothership's Medical Bay to have his aneurysm removed.

Joshua: Mark Hildreth. Marcus: Christopher Shyer. Kyle Hobbes: Charles Mesure. Agent Sarita Malik: Rekha Sharma. Dr. Leah Pearlman: Lexa Doig.

Erica, Ryan, Father Jack and Hobbes learn Anna's sent a V shuttle filled with a deadly V tracker team to find them, and must figure out how to stop the shuttle from landing. Meanwhile, Anna gives Tyler his invitation to the Live Aboard Program, and Chad confronts Father Jack on what he knows about The Fifth Column.

A.D. Paul Kendrick: Roark Critchlow. Joshua: Mark Hildreth. Marcus: Christopher Shyer. Kyle Hobbes: Charles Mesure. Agent Sarita Malik: Rekha Sharma.

After a violent attack on someone very close to Anna, she delivers a message that the Vs don't feel safe and will be leaving; and Anna also gives a list of possible Fifth Column members to Chad, hoping he'll investigate to help in finding them. Meanwhile, Erica and the team try to track down a scientist who may have created a weapon that the Visitors are afraid of.

A.D. Paul Kendrick: Roark Critchlow. Joshua: Mark Hildreth. Marcus: Christopher Shyer. Kyle Hobbes: Charles Mesure. Agent Sarita Malik: Rekha Sharma. Dr. Leah Pearlman: Lexa Doig.

The episode opens with the V soldier still on the hunt for Val, while for her part, Val's water breaks and her baby with Ryan will soon be born. Meanwhile Erica, tired of being on the defensive, decides to go on the offensive and gets herself and Tyler invited up to the Mothership for a get-to-know-everyone-better dinner. But she has more than food on her mind; she's really there to find Anna's soldiers and destroy them. And Chad, after Father Jack asks him to help get a message on the ship to Joshua, discovers the awful truth that Anna's been using him.

Joshua: Mark Hildreth. Marcus: Christopher Shyer. Kyle Hobbes: Charles Mesure. Dr. Leah Pearlman: Lexa Doig. Father Travis: Scott Hylands. Samuel: Lucas Wolf.