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
The Untouchables (1959 TV series) (from "The Big Train"), and "The Gun of Zangara" (from "Unhired Assassin"). On November 10, 1991, NBC ran the two-hour movie "The Return of Eliot Ness", with Robert Stack as Ness. It was set in 1947, after Capone's death, and depicted Ness investigating the death of an Untouchables agent named Labine. "The Untouchables" was a landmark television series, that has spawned numerous imitators over the decades, such as "S.W.A.T.", "The F.B.I.", "Crime Story", the original "Hawaii Five-O" (Five-O's creator and executive producer, Leonard Freeman, served as executive producer on "The Untouchables" final season), Robert Stack's two later series, "Strike Force"