V

Rekha Sharma

Morena Baccarin

Brandi Alexander

Tyler Johnston

Elizabeth Mitchell

Morris Chestnut

Joel Gretsch

Logan Huffman

Laura Vandervoort

Scott Wolf

Christopher Shyer

Charles Mesure

Mark Hildreth

Roark Critchlow

Scott Hylands

Lourdes Benedicto

Jane Badler

Is this based on another television show?

Yes, this is a reimagining of the 1983 two-part mini-series of the same name, created by Kenneth Johnson.The original mini-series was followed in 1984 by the three-part mini-series, V: The Final Battle, and then by a weekly television series that lasted 19 episodes between 1984-85. However, the 2009 remake of V does not follow the same story as the latter two productions and only uses the original 1983 mini-series as a source.

Do Jane Badler and Marc Singer play the same characters as the ones they played in the original 1980s series?

No. This version of V is a remake and not a continuation of the original 1980s series. In the original version, Jane Badler played Diana, the main villain of the series. In the remake, she guest-stars in the second season as another alien character named Diana, but it is not the same character that she played in the 1980s version. Likewise, Marc Singer played Mike Donovan, the main protagonist in the original series of V. In the remake he plays a completely different character called Lars Tremont.

Does this show have anything to do with "V For Vendetta?"

No.