Series synopsis
Project Blue Book is an American sci-fi & fantasy mystery drama television series that premiered on History on January 8, 2019. It ended on March 24, 2020. It was created by David O'Leary. It stars Aidan Gillen, Michael Malarkey, Laura Mennell and Ksenia Solo.
A chronicle of the true top secret U.S. Air Force-sponsored investigations into UFO-related phenomena in the 1950s and ’60s, known as “Project Blue Book”.
Premise
A chronicle of the true top secret U.S. Air Force-sponsored investigations into UFO-related phenomena in the 1950s and ’60s, known as “Project Blue Book”.
Premise: Where the conspiracy began.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Aidan Gillen as Allen Hynek
- Michael Malarkey as Michael Quinn
- Laura Mennell as Mimi Hynek
- Ksenia Solo as Susie Miller
- Neal McDonough as James Harding
- Michael Harney as Hugh Valentine
- Nicholas Holmes as Joel Hynek
Guest cast
- Jill Morrison as Faye
- Ian Tracey as Fixer
- Matt O'Leary as Henry Fuller
- Robert John Burke as William Fairchild
- Jerod Haynes as Daniel Banks
- Currie Graham as Cal Miller
- Keir O'Donnell as Evan Blake
- Michael Imperioli as Edward Rizzuto
- Caspar Phillipson as John F. Kennedy
- Sofia Milos as Daria
- Heather Doerksen as Donna Smith
- Zach McGowan as Duncan Booker
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 20 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | January 8, 2019 | March 12, 2019 |
| Season 2 | 10 | January 21, 2020 | March 24, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Fuller Dogfight Ohio State astrophysicist Dr. Allen Hynek is recruited by the Air Force into their top-secret program investigating UFOs called Project Blue Book. Partnered with Captain Michael Quinn, they investigate the case of a military pilot who survived a dogfight with an alien craft. Based on the "Gorman Dogfight" case. |
January 8, 2019 |
| 2 |
The Flatwoods Monster Dr. Hynek and Captain Quinn investigate a West Virginia case of a woman and her two children who witnessed a flying saucer crash near their farm and an alien being emerge from the fiery wreck; based on the Flatwoods Monster case. |
January 15, 2019 |
| 3 |
The Lubbock Lights When the citizens of Lubbock, Texas witness a mysterious V-shaped craft in the night sky, Hynek and Quinn are brought in to investigate the mass sighting. Based on the “Lubbock Lights” case. |
January 22, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Roswell Incident (1) Hynek and Quinn follow General Harding to Roswell, New Mexico, where an anonymous townsperson has threatened to expose evidence to the world of an extraterrestrial crash-landing six years ago. |
January 21, 2020 |
| 2 |
The Roswell Incident (2) Hynek and Quinn nearly reach a potential culprit, which could take them to just where they need to be to discover the truth behind the famous Roswell incident. |
January 28, 2020 |
| 3 |
Area 51 Hynek and Quinn investigate reports of a soldier who was allegedly taken inside a flying saucer at a remote military base in Nevada, where they subsequently learn about the several reasons why the secrets contained in Area 51 should not be released. |
February 4, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | History |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 8, 2019 |
| Last aired | March 24, 2020 |
| Runtime | 44 minutes |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 22:00:00 |