Binge Alert: All Five Seasons of a Fan-Favorite Sci-Fi Saga Land on Netflix Soon
Falling Skies is landing on Netflix soon, with all five seasons ready to binge. The 2011 sci-fi favorite plunges viewers into a gritty post-invasion fight for survival—and now a new wave of fans can join the resistance.
Here we go: one of TNT's big post-apocalypse alien dramas is finally landing somewhere easy to stream. If you missed it the first time or just want the whole thing in one place, the wait is almost over.
When and where to watch
All five seasons of 'Falling Skies' hit Netflix on January 1, 2026. That date comes via What's on Netflix, and yes, it means the entire run shows up at once. No weekly trickle, no hunting for scattered seasons.
What the show's about
Created by Robert Rodat, 'Falling Skies' ran on TNT from 2011 to 2015 and built a dedicated audience by doing the alien-invasion thing as a ground-level survival story. The series starts after a brutal extraterrestrial strike has basically knocked civilization off the board. No power, no real government, just scattered groups trying to stay alive and push back.
At the center is Tom Mason, a Boston professor who winds up as a key strategist for the 2nd Massachusetts, a resistance outfit trying to protect civilians while fighting back. After his wife is killed in the initial attack, Tom becomes laser-focused on rescuing his son, one of many teens the invaders kidnap. As the war drags on, the survivors start peeling back the layers of who these aliens are and what they actually want, and the answers keep getting bigger and messier.
The essentials at a glance
- Streaming: All 5 seasons arrive on Netflix January 1, 2026 (per What's on Netflix)
- Original run: TNT, 2011-2015
- Creator: Robert Rodat
- Main players: Noah Wyle as Tom Mason; Moon Bloodgood as Anne Glass-Mason; Drew Roy as Hal Mason; Maxim Knight as Matt Mason; Seychelle Gabriel as Lourdes Delgado
- Reputation check: 79% on Rotten Tomatoes
- Awards: 2 Primetime Emmy nominations, 14 Saturn Award nominations
Why this drop matters
Simple but overdue: this puts the full story in one spot. 'Falling Skies' is a classic case of a show that lived on cable reruns and scattered licensing. Netflix picking up the complete run makes it easy for new viewers to start from the pilot and for longtime fans to do a proper rewatch without jumping apps.
If you like your sci-fi with scrappy resistance tactics, family drama, and a mystery that keeps expanding the battlefield, add it to your January queue. And if you remember it from TNT, this is your excuse to see if the twists hit the same way a decade later.