Childhood's End

Name: Childhood's End
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Suspense, Science Fiction
Released: December 14, 2015
Rating: 61
Cast: Mike Vogel, Charles Dance, Daisy Betts, Georgina Haig, Yael Stone

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SyFy | Release Date: December 14, 2015

Starring: Mike Vogel, Charles Dance, Daisy Betts, Georgina Haig, Yael Stone, Osy Ikhile

Summary: The adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke's science fiction novel where aliens called Overlords, led by its ambassador Karellen (Charles Dance), promise through human liaison Ricky Stormgren (Mike Vogel) technological advances for the planet.

Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Suspense, Science Fiction

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S1:E3. Night Three - The Children
Air Date: December 16, 2015
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S1:E2. Night Two - The Deceivers
Air Date: December 15, 2015
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S1:E1. Night One - The Overlords
Air Date: December 14, 2015

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IndieWire Ryan Anielski

Dec 15, 2015

Ultimately, Childhood's End is a successful adaptation of a much-beloved novel that will satisfy fans and newcomers alike--wrapped nicely at both ends with colorful characters and effects, but faintly lacking a little something in the middle. Read full review

Neil Genzlinger

Dec 11, 2015

It’s been brought into the present (Clarke’s jumping-off point was the Cold War space race), but the depth and ambition are still there. Read full review

Gail Pennington

Dec 14, 2015

Childhood’s End is great looking, with impressive special effects. It’s also extremely slow, at least in the two hours previewed, and none of the characters is especially engaging.... But with just six hours (4.5 minus commercials) start to finish and dark clouds looming before Night 2, the miniseries could be just the antidote viewers need to counter Christmas sugar and spice. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Dec 9, 2015

Like a deluxe edition of The Twilight Zone, with echoes of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Children of the Damned and even Rosemary's Baby in its sprawling and (at first) quietly sinister narrative, this fable reminds us that something looks too good to be true, it usually is. [7-20 Dec 2015, p.17]

Eric Thurm

Dec 14, 2015

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. Read full review

Tim Grierson

Dec 14, 2015

The miniseries’ balance between individual narratives and humanity’s collective destiny remains a bit wobbly throughout. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Dec 10, 2015

Syfy’s adaptation plays with Clarke’s plot and themes but does so in such a leaden, DOA way that it’s almost like a grade-school paper from someone who didn’t read the assignment. Read full review

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HempWolf

Dec 30, 2020

One of the worst book adaptations ever. If you read the book stay away from this garbage.
If you didn't read the books it is probably a mediocre sci-fi miniseries.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: December 14, 2015
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  S1:E3. Night Three - The Children
  Air Date: December 16, 2015
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  S1:E2. Night Two - The Deceivers
  Air Date: December 15, 2015
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  S1:E1. Night One - The Overlords
  Air Date: December 14, 2015