The original miniseries had clear parallels with occupation and resistance themes from World War II, and became a surprise hit on networks.
It was followed up with another miniseries called V-The Final Battle, but then transformed into an ongoing TV series in 1984-85.
The show was remade recently by ABC, but this is intended to be a whole new take on the premise.
V first appeared as a miniseries on NBC in 1983, and told the story of apparently benign aliens arriving on Earth in city-sized motherships.
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