Remember V: The Series? That gripping 1980s alien invasion show starring Marc Singer, with the baddies eating everyone’s pet rats and generally trying to wipe out the human race? Well, the remake is going to be on in the US in November, and we’re hoping we’ll be seeing the extra-terrestrials for ourselves not too long after that.

The revamp will star Lost’s Elizabeth Mitchell and Party of Five star Scott Wolf and it looks like the special effects might be just a tad better than the original. The ABC site for V is still a bit spartan, but it’s showing signs of promise, including the chance to sign up as a ‘peace ambassador’ - though that link isn’t fully working yet.

In the meantime, here’s the trailer:

And here’s a clip from the old one. Somehow this scene seemed a lot more terrifying when I was 10.