Series co-creator Bryce Zabel speaks with DVD Geeks in 2011, during the release of the Dark Skies DVD set by Shout Factory! Dark Skies is the cult sci-fi series produced by Columbia TV for NBC. The series is created by Bryce Zabel and Brent V. Friedman. It mixes fact and fiction in a controversial and provocative blend of alternate history. The pilot episode deals with the connection between UFO reality and the Kennedy assassination.