Scripted series · Nickelodeon
Invader ZIM
Bow down and prepare for DOOM!
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Richard Steven Horvitz
Zim (voice)
46 eps
Andy Berman
Dib (voice)
46 eps
Rosearik Rikki Simons
GIR (voice)
46 eps
Melissa Fahn
Gaz (voice)
46 eps
Lucille Bliss
Ms. Bitters (voice)
46 eps
Rodger Bumpass
Professor Membrane (voice)
46 eps
Kevin McDonald
Almighty Tallest Purple (voice)
46 eps
R. Lee Ermey
1 eps
Eliza Schneider
1 eps
S. Scott Bullock
1 eps
Sherman Howard
Oog-Oh (voice)
1 eps
Dwight Schultz
1 eps
Greg Ellis
1 eps
Danny Cooksey
3 eps
Olivia D'Abo
3 eps
Philece Sampler
Scientist #4 / Germ Woman / Tiny Germ Voice (voice)
1 eps
Mo Collins
4 eps
Candi Milo
Clara / Woman in Crowd (voice)
3 eps
Dee Bradley Baker
Santa Gerg / Guy in Crowd #1 / Cutest Little Kid (voice)
1 eps
Wally Wingert
8 eps
Kathryn Fiore
Kid / Santa Fan #2 / Little Girl (voice)
1 eps
Jeffrey Jones
Presidentman / Crowd Man / Guy in Crowd #2 (voice)
1 eps
Brad Abrell
Announcer (voice)
1 eps
Jhonen Vasquez
Computer Voice / Old Kid / Brian (voice)
2 eps
Phil LaMarr
The Letter M (voice)
1 eps
Michael McDonald
RoboDad / Crewman (voice)
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Invader ZIM actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Invader ZIM reads strongest on World Building, Humour and Spectacle.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The story
What it's about
Zim dreams of greatness. Unfortunately, though, he's hopelessly inept as a space invader. Desperate to be rid of the annoying Zim, his planet's leaders send him on a mission to infiltrate Earth, providing him with leftover, cobbled-together equipment. To their consternation, Zim succeeds in setting up a base on Earth and infiltrating human culture, posing as a human child as he plots the planet's downfall. Only Zim's archnemesis, Dib, recognizes that Zim is an alien, and of course, nobody believes Dib's claims.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
The Nightmare Begins
Dedicated Irken soldier Zim is sent on a secret mission to Earth, where he disguises himself as an elementary-school student and gathers information about human beings. His plan is moving smoothly until an extraterrestrial-obsessed classmate named Dib takes notice of Zim's green skin and missing ears.
- Directed by Steve Ressel
- Written by Rob Hummel, Jhonen Vasquez
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E10
The Frycook What Came From All That Space
- Directed by Steve Ressel
- Written by Jhonen Vasquez
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Frank ConniffWriter
- Danielle KoenigWriter
- Rob HummelWriter
- Jhonen VasquezWriter
- Eric TrueheartWriter
- Courtney LillyWriter
Direction
- Steve ResselDirector
Where to watch
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