Invasion (2021)
The threat has evolved.
Earth is visited by an alien species that threatens humanity's existence. Events unfold in real time through the eyes of five ordinary people across the globe as they struggle to make sense of the chaos unraveling around them.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 21 October 2021 |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Genre | Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama |
| Created by | Simon Kinberg and David Weil |
| Starring | Golshifteh Farahani, Shioli Kutsuna and Shamier Anderson |
| Seasons | 3 seasons, 30 episodes |
| Episode length | about 55 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 28 hours |
| Rated | TV-MA |
| Scores | TMDB users 7.1/10 |
Where to watch Invasion
Invasion is streaming on Apple TV+ ($14.99 a month) in the US. At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 1 month of Apple TV+, or $14.99 at list price.
We check availability daily. Page last updated 26 October 2026. Prices are standard monthly plans and change often, so check with the service before you sign up.
Where to watch Invasion in 83 other countries
| Country | Streaming on (price a month) |
|---|---|
| Antigua & Barbuda | Apple TV+ |
| Argentina | Apple TV+ $7994 ARS |
| Australia | Apple TV+ $15.99 AUD |
| Austria | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Azerbaijan | Apple TV+ |
| Bahamas | Apple TV+ |
| Bahrain | Apple TV+ |
| Belarus | Apple TV+ |
| Belgium | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Belize | Apple TV+ |
| Bermuda | Apple TV+ |
| Bolivia | Apple TV+ |
| Brazil | Apple TV+ R$21.90 |
| Bulgaria | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Canada | Apple TV+ $14.99 CAD |
| Cape Verde | Apple TV+ |
| Chile | Apple TV+ $4990 CLP |
| Colombia | Apple TV+ $29900 COP |
| Costa Rica | Apple TV+ |
| Cyprus | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Czechia | Apple TV+ 199 Kč |
| Denmark | Apple TV+ 79 kr DKK |
| Dominican Republic | Apple TV+ |
| Ecuador | Apple TV+ $6.99 |
| Egypt | Apple TV+ E£120 |
| El Salvador | Apple TV+ |
| Estonia | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Fiji | Apple TV+ |
| Finland | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| France | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Germany | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Ghana | Apple TV+ |
| Greece | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Guatemala | Apple TV+ |
| Honduras | Apple TV+ |
| Hong Kong | Apple TV+ HK$68 |
| Hungary | Apple TV+ 2790 Ft |
| India | Apple TV+ ₹99 |
| Indonesia | Apple TV+ Rp99000 |
| Ireland | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Israel | Apple TV+ ₪25.90 |
| Italy | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Japan | Apple TV+ ¥1200 JPY |
| Jordan | Apple TV+ |
| Latvia | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Lebanon | Apple TV+ |
| Lithuania | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Luxembourg | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Malaysia | Apple TV+ RM29.90 |
| Malta | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Mauritius | Apple TV+ |
| Mexico | Apple TV+ $149 MXN |
| Moldova | Apple TV+ |
| Mozambique | Apple TV+ |
| Netherlands | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| New Zealand | Apple TV+ $17.99 NZD |
| Nicaragua | Apple TV+ |
| Norway | Apple TV+ 119 kr NOK |
| Oman | Apple TV+ |
| Panama | Apple TV+ $9.99 |
| Paraguay | Apple TV+ |
| Peru | Apple TV+ S/24.90 |
| Philippines | Apple TV+ ₱369 |
| Poland | Apple TV+ 34.99 zł |
| Portugal | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Qatar | Apple TV+ QR29.99 |
| Saudi Arabia | Apple TV+ ﷼29.99 |
| Singapore | Apple TV+ $13.98 SGD |
| Slovakia | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Slovenia | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| South Africa | Apple TV+ R125 ZAR |
| South Korea | Apple TV+ ₩6500, Tving ₩10900 |
| Spain | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Sweden | Apple TV+ 119 kr SEK |
| Switzerland | Apple TV+ CHF10.90 |
| Taiwan | Apple TV+ NT$250 |
| Thailand | Apple TV+ ฿249 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Apple TV+ |
| Uganda | Apple TV+ |
| Ukraine | Apple TV+ ₴210 |
| United Arab Emirates | Apple TV+ AED27.99 |
| United Kingdom | Apple TV+ £9.99 GBP |
| Venezuela | Apple TV+ |
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What kind of watch this is
Invasion is a 2021 sci-fi drama that skips the interstellar travel montage to drop you straight into the panic. It tracks the invasion in real time through five ordinary people scattered across the globe. The threat is not a single alien army landing in one city; it is a slow, pervasive rot that makes every news feed feel like a countdown. With 30 episodes running about 55 minutes each, you are looking at roughly 28 hours of screen time. It is less about the spectacle of first contact and more about the quiet, terrifying logistics of a world that is quietly ending.
What the critics said
Season 1 landed at 48% on Rotten Tomatoes, a score that suggests the tension fizzled out faster than the alien threat. Metacritic’s 51/100 confirms the mixed reception. Nick Allen found it "a thrilling series about people, not aliens," which is a generous way of saying the aliens were the least interesting part.
Season 2 improved to 67% on Rotten Tomatoes, with Metacritic rising to 63/100. The consensus noted a marked improvement. Chase Hutchinson called the second season a prologue for the story the show really wanted to tell, a description that implies the first season was a warm-up.
How it did with audiences
There is no box office figure to parse, so the verdict rests on the audience. TMDB users give it a 7.1 out of 10. That is a solid, if unremarkable, score. It suggests people watched it, liked it enough to recommend it to a friend, and then moved on to something with more explosions.
What came next for the cast
Golshifteh Farahani moved from blockbusters to sequels. Shamier Anderson jumped from childhood camp music to John Wick. Shioli Kutsuna returned to the same franchise that introduced her to Western audiences. The credits cannot prove Invasion caused these shifts. They simply mark where the paths diverged after 2021.
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Sources
- Invasion on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q60787909 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Invasion (2021 TV series)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
- Where to watch and prices: Binge Boss, from TMDB watch-provider data (powered by JustWatch) and our own provider list
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