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      Season 1 – Childhood's End

      2015 Drama Sci-Fi Fantasy Adventure List
      70% Tomatometer 30 Reviews 78% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings Alien overlords have peacefully invaded Earth, promising to usher in an era of peace, health and security by eliminating poverty, war and sickness. There are questions, however, about the overlords and their intentions, such as why they insist on hiding their appearance and what they ultimately want from the people of Earth. While most people enjoy their new utopia, some suspect that there will be a price to pay. As the overlords' true intentions are unraveled, humanity realizes that its destiny may be more of a nightmare than a dream. This miniseries is adapted from Arthur C. Clarke's 1953 book of the same name. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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      While it doesn't quite live up to the book that inspired it, Childhood's End has a balanced narrative and sympathetic performances.

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      Neil Genzlinger New York Times It's heady, unsettling stuff, adapted by Matthew Graham and brought to life with affecting performances, especially by Osy Ikhile as a scientist who becomes the final witness to the great transition. Dec 14, 2015 Full Review Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times It's not the stuff of which three-night, basic-cable, television-event miniseries are made. Dec 14, 2015 Full Review Eric Thurm AV Club There's a certain loss of dramatic tension that comes with any direct translation of twists from an original work, but it's heightened here -- especially because the adaptation is a victim of the source material's success. Rated: C+ Dec 14, 2015 Full Review Cheryl Eddy io9.com Though the technically glossy Childhood's End tends to favor obviously broad strokes [...] it's unafraid to poke into Clarke's darker ideas. Apr 11, 2018 Full Review Jane Bowron Stuff.co.nz Childhood's End's special effects are marvellous and credibly incredible, till the appearance of Satan Karellen whose roguish red drag looks like something an amateur seamstress would knock up to go to a costume party. Jun 14, 2017 Full Review Aja Romano The Daily Dot Childhood's End is as much about the puzzling but beautiful moments along the way as it is the ultimate conclusion. Oct 24, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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      gr. u comparing it to the book by Arthur C. Clarke which the show is based upon is difficult since I read it years ago when I was still young. but I did like this adaptation not only because it mostly stuck true to the source material (as far as I remember it), I also liked it as a tv show as such. the aliens were portrayed amazingly (much love to Charles Dance) and for some human characters every second on screen was pure bliss. yes, there were some negative sides, like the dragging of some nostalgic/romantic scenes in episode 3, but overall it was not an issue. some people are nowadays saying "its easier to imagine the end of the world than to imagine the end of capitalism". Childhood's End manages to imagine both in very creative ways Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/09/24 Full Review Taylor Made D Thanks Tubi! this was really good, reading some reviews I see it could be better if they'd left some love story stuff out. and focused more on the evolution of the kids (shown us more of what happened to them over the timeframe) also I think they should have kept it 150 like the book, would have made everything make more sense. The first 50 years fixing the eart, the next 50 seeing how everyone lives in this utopia and the changes it brougt on everyones lives and then the last 50 with the changes several generations of child are going through. Instead, it was all bunched together of "because the air was cleaner and everyone had plenty of food and sickness was pretty much unheard of and stress was not there, the human were stronger smarter. Again that all makes real sense but it was glossed over vs "showing us how fixing the ills of our earth directly COULD make significant changes to everyones health. Let us slowly see every 50 years the changes in the kids, vs the tv show that made it seem like it all changed in a span of 6 or 7 years from the time of jennifer conception to when she decided to end it all. Also the ending took that long...80 to 85 years? Question/Spoiler So did she absorb all the kids and their collective is what made HER an overmind and thus to feed her(an overmind a creator of planets, time/space GOD. had to consume the entire planet (a planet that was in excellent shape for the most part) to jump-start her growth into a god? Also can we talk about why they think it's just part of the cosmo for this circle of life/evolution to happen and for the planet and all to die YET they feel the need to preserve and take animals from this planet back to their home world...for what? with they use these to seed other planets and why would they need those if the overmind is a god and can shape matter at will etc, why keep a zoo of all the planets that have come and gone? why keep it if the collective mind of the kids they evolved from the original inhabitants would/should have this knowledge already. Anyway I love anything that makes me THINK and as you see I'm thinking lol which means overall it was a really good series. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Todd C It's a decent adaption that, unsurprisingly, is not as fulfilling as the novel itself. Originally announced to be six hours and subsequently shortened to four, it was still roughly twice as much content compared to what would have been in a film. The extra time was beneficial to build out the story arcs. Another two hours would have been useful to add more color and detail in some areas which seem to have been rushed: notably the ouji board scene and the entire ending sequence. Overall it was an enjoyable, slow burning, psychological thriller that's worth the time to watch. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/15/22 Full Review Steph N I hate bad endings but the movies are fine. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/03/22 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Episodes

      Episode 1 Aired Dec 14, 2015 Night One: The Overlords An alien invasion of Earth by the mysterious Overlords begins decades of apparent utopia, but the cost may be human identity. Details Episode 2 Aired Dec 15, 2015 Night Two: The Deceivers In a golden age of peace, some humans notice changes to their children and question the aliens' motivations. Details Episode 3 Aired Dec 16, 2015 Night Three: The Children Children begin to exhibit advanced abilities, leaving the future of humanity in question. Details

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      Season Info

      Director
      Nick Hurran
      Executive Producer
      Akiva Goldsman, Mike De Luca
      Screenwriter
      Matthew Graham
      Network
      SYFY
      Rating
      TV-PG
      Genre
      Drama, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Dec 14, 2015