"Last Day" is the first episode of the Apple TV+ series, Invasion. It premiered on October 22, 2021.
Synopsis[]
Across the globe, strange and unexplainable events begin to unfold. A small-town sheriff senses something bigger is at play.
Plot[]
The first alien sighting is in the Arabian desert of Yemen, from where a large wave of energy is emitted.
Meanwhile, in Idabel, Oklahoma, Sheriff Bell reports in for his last day on duty until retirement. With Deputy Grady at his side, the duo investigate the disappearance of Cal and Chet Griffin after finding the truck they stole in the center of a cornfield.
Long Island, New York, Aneesha Malik prepares her kids, Luke and Sarah, for school, where every child in the building suffers a nosebleed with the exception of Luke. And after a discovery that leaves Aneesha heart-broken and some kind of explosion that shakes the neighborhood, the Malik family struggles with their next move.
Tokyo, Japan, Hinata writes Mitsuki a goodbye letter, as she is one of three astronauts selected by JASA to travel to the International Space Station for the next year. Mitsuki watches from the station as Hinata leaves the atmosphere in a space shuttle, though the venture into space doesn’t go as intended.
Cast and characters[]
Starring[]
- Golshifteh Farahani as Aneesha Malik
- Shamier Anderson as Trevante Cole (credit only)
- Shioli Kutsuna as Mitsuki Yamato
- Firas Nassar as Ahmed "Manny" Malik
- Billy Barratt as Caspar Morrow (credit only)
- Azhy Robertson as Luke Malik
- Tara Moayedi as Sarah Malik
- Daisuke Tsuji as Kaito Kawaguchi
- Sam Neill as Sheriff Jim Bell Tyson
Guest starring[]
- Rinko Kikuchi as Hinata Murai
- Shingo Usami as Shin Hashimoto
- Dewanda Wise as Eileen Grady
- Deborah Hedwall as Mary Tyson
- Akie Kotabe as Satoshi
- Ben Livingston as Dr. Lockhart
- Camille Rowe as Amanda Hornsby
- Mark Jeffrey Miller as Ben Brady
- Jefferson White as Daniel Myers
- Emily Althaus as Lindie
Co-starring[]
- Takayuki Suzuki as Haruto
- Ken Kensei as Administrator Takara
- Nancy Nagrant as Teacher
- Koh Mochizuki as Ryusei
- Akiyoshi Shibata as Hinata's Driver
- Geraldine Singer as Mayor Jeannie Heller
- Brian Hotaling as Principal Miller
- Jared Johnston as Tattoo Artist
- Ahmed Hammoud as Bedouin Man
- Porter Kelly as Tammy
- Guy Olivieri as Teacher
- Jace Bently as Traumatized Child
- Aubin Bradley as Traumatized Child
- Riley Burke as Traumatized Child
- Preston Edwards as Traumatized Child
- Talia Cuomo as Bloody Nose Child
- Lilly Martin as Bloody Nose Child
- Ryan Umbarila as Bloody Nose Child
- Madeline Hoarle as Bloody Nose Child
- Julian Lee as Bloody Nose Child