Sam Neill, Shamier Anderson Lead Cast Of Apple’s ‘Invasion’ Sci-fi Series

Deadline has reported that Simon Kinberg/David Weil’s upcoming Apple TV+ sci-fi series ‘Invasion’ has returned to production in Manchester, England..

The cast includes Sam Neill (Jurassic world: Dominion, Peaky Blinders), Shamier Anderson(Bruised, Awake), Golshifteh Farahani (Extraction, Paterson), Firas Nassar(Fauda) and Shioli Kutsuna (Deadpool 2, The Outsider) star in Invasion (fka Untitled Kinberg/Weil), a character-driven sci-fi drama series from Kinberg, Weil and Platform One Media.

Written and executive produced by Kinberg and Weil, Invasion is set across multiple continents and follows an alien invasion through multiple perspectives around the world.

Neill plays Sheriff John Bell Tyson, a weathered rural lawman on the verge of retirement. Anderson is Trevante Ward, an extraordinary soldier stationed in Afghanistan. Farahani portrays Aneesha Malik, first generation Syrian immigrant, wife and mother living in Long Island. Nassar is Ahmed Malik, Aneesha’s husband and a Syrian immigrant and successful businessman. Kutsuna plays Mitsuki, an intelligent member of mission control in Japan’s space program JASA.

Jakob Verbruggen serves as director and executive producer on the series. Audrey Chon, Amy Kaufman and Andrew Baldwin also executive produce. Elisa Ellis serves as executive producer for Platform One, a Boat Rocker company headed by Chairman/CEO Katie O’Connell.