Los Angeles -- ABC says it has set Jan. 4 as the Season 2 premiere of its U.S. science-fiction series "V."
Starring Elizabeth Mitchell, Morris Chestnut, Joel Gretsch, Charles Mesure, Logan Huffman, Laura Vandervoort, Morena Baccarin and Scott Wolf, the show is to return with fresh episodes Jan. 4.
New recurring stars for this season include Jane Badler, Oded Fehr, Jay Karnes and Bret Harrison.
"Simultaneously appearing over every major city in the world, the Visitors (or Vs) arrived offering us the wonders of their technology and promoting peace," the network said in a synopsis of the show.