The Invaders his goal of 'convincing disbelieving authorities' at least, and the Invaders' plans temporarily thwarted, leaving the door open for any possible later sequel or spinoff series. The series was produced by Quinn Martin, who was looking for a show to replace the immensely popular "The Fugitive", which was ending its run in 1967. Larry Cohen, the series' creator, had conceived two earlier series with similarities to "The Invaders." Chuck Connors starred in "Branded" (1965) as a soldier court-martialed for cowardice, who traveled the West searching for witnesses and proof that he had acted valiantly, and "Coronet Blue" (1967) about Michael
Robert Butler (director) shows as "The Untouchables", "Dr. Kildare", "The Dick Van Dyke Show", "Batman", "The Fugitive" and "The Twilight Zone". Butler shot pilots for many TV series including the original "", "Hogan's Heroes", "Batman", "The Blue Knight", "Hill Street Blues", "Remington Steele" (a show which he also co-created), "Moonlighting", "Sisters", and "". Butler has also directed episodes for many other shows, including "I Spy", "Blue Light", "The Invaders", "Gunsmoke", "The Outcasts", "", "Kung Fu", "Hawaii Five-O", "Columbo: Publish or Perish", "Columbo: Double Shock", and "Midnight Caller". He directed actor Kurt Russell in four Walt Disney movies, including "Guns in the Heather", "The