Aliens: The Definitive Guide: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This all-new special is an "Encyclopedia Galactica" of non-Earth life forms, and an investigation into the latest scientific understanding of life beyond planet Earth. Aliens: The Definitive Guide showcases the extraordinary scientists who are currently grappling with extraordinary questions about alien life including: what will aliens really look like?; how will they sound?; what might their words look like; and, of course, will they come in peace? This two-part special takes viewers to stunning, remote locations on Earth as well as elsewhere in the universe.

Series details

• Title: Aliens: The Definitive Guide
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2013-03-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-03-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Science
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 12182
• IMDb ID: tt2876114
• TVDB ID: 268011

Cast and credited roles

• Paul Essiembre — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-03-19; final listed air date 2013-03-26; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from Aliens: The Definitive Guide on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.