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Childhood's End

Childhood's End

No war. No disease. No poverty. But at what cost?

20157.01 Season3 EpisodesEnded

Overview

The peaceful alien invasion of Earth by the mysterious “Overlords,” whose arrival begins decades of apparent utopia under indirect alien rule, at the cost of human identity and culture.

NetworksSyfy

Top Cast

Colm Meaney

Colm Meaney

Wainwright

Mike Vogel

Mike Vogel

Ricky Stormgren

Julian McMahon

Julian McMahon

Dr. Rupert Boyce

Charles Dance

Charles Dance

Karellen

Yael Stone

Yael Stone

Peretta Jones

Daisy Betts

Daisy Betts

Ellie Stormgren

Ashley Zukerman

Ashley Zukerman

Jake Greggson

Charlotte Nicdao

Charlotte Nicdao

Rachel Osaka

Osy Ikhile

Osy Ikhile

Milo Rodricks

Hayley Magnus

Hayley Magnus

Amy Morrel

Themes & Keywords

utopiaextraterrestrialalien invasionarthur c. clarke

About Childhood's End

Childhood's End is a drama, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2015 exploring themes of utopia, extraterrestrial, alien invasion, arthur c. clarke. it stars Colm Meaney, Mike Vogel, Julian McMahon. The peaceful alien invasion of Earth by the mysterious “Overlords,” whose arrival begins decades of apparent utopia under indirect alien rule, at the cost of human identity and culture.

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