The Aliens (TV series)

Coel told Radio Times that The Aliens addresses "urgent contemporary concerns" not limited to racism; during the filming of the series at Nu Boyana Film Studios in Bulgaria, she reported she experienced racist attacks. Speaking to The Guardian's Gabriel Tate, Ryan acknowledged links with the show's narrative and the ongoing European migrant crisis: "With immigrants, there's a colonial history that leaves you in debt to them. Here, we don't owe them [the aliens] anything, but they've landed on our planet and we've got to do something with them." Shots featured a female member of the "Alien League" asking the viewer for help "fighting human oppression", before being wrestled away. ==Broadcast==

Following its April conclusion, the show also aired on Space in Canada in May. It concluded on 8 June 2016. In Germany, ZDFneo aired the show in October 2016. ==Cast and characters==

• Michael Socha as Lewis Garvey • Jim Howick as Dominic • Michaela Coel as LilyHot • Michael Smiley as Antoine Berry • Holli Dempsey as Holly Garvey • Trystan Gravelle as Fabien • Chanel Cresswell as Paulette • Chetna Pandya as Chief ==Episodes==

The List's Brian Donaldson compared the show to the 2015 Humans, and wrote that "from almost its opening scene, The Aliens dives headlong into the issues it wants to tackle... politicians talking about building walls is barely off the news just now and The Aliens taps right into this." Channel 4 announced in May 2016 that The Aliens would not be renewed for a second series. == References ==