The show famously cost $1 million per episode—at the time, the most expensive series ever produced. To save money, it frequently recycled special effects footage from the original miniseries.

The 1984–1985 weekly television series V (often called V: The Series ) is the often-overlooked final chapter of the original 1980s alien invasion saga. While the 2009 reboot lasted two seasons, the original weekly series only aired for before being canceled in March 1985.

Following the massive success of the original 1983 miniseries and its 1984 sequel V: The Final Battle , NBC launched a weekly series to continue the fight.

The "Season 2" commonly referenced by fans was never produced, though sets remained in storage for months as producers explored concluding the story via a TV movie or another miniseries. The Context of "V: The Series" (1984-1985)