
When Aliens Attack
What if an extra-terrestrial force attacked Earth? What might that look like and how will the people of Earth respond? Consulting a cast of world-renowned scientists, survival experts and defense experts, National Geographic explores this frightening scenario. Experts reveal what could motivate alien invaders to attack Earth, and speculate on how the attack might play out, the strategy alien invaders might use, and the most effective ways for humans to respond.
Cast

Matt Lasky
Survival Expert

James Lurie
Narrator (voice)

Jose Rosete
Survivor

Richard Miraan
Astronomer

Leandro DiMonriva
Scientist

Avihai Yaffe
Survivor

Nick Pope
Self - U.K. Ministry of Defense

Carin Chea
Laboratory Scientist

Neil Strauss
Self - Author, Emergency

Philip Hersh
News Correspondent

Eric Raymond Lim
Resistance Fighter

Stephen Hawking
Self - Theoretical Physicist (archive footage)

Seth Shostak
Self - SETI Institute