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Childhood's End

Produced by Universal Cable Productions

Executive Producers: Alissa Phillips, Matthew Graham, Akiva Goldsman, Michael De Luca
Producer: John G. Lenic
Writer: Matthew Graham
Director: Nick Hurran

Aired: December 2015 (SyFy)

Written by Arthur C. Clarke and hailed as a revolutionary work of science fiction since its publishing in 1953, Childhood's End follows the peaceful alien invasion of Earth by the mysterious "Overlords," whose arrival begins decades of apparent utopia, at the cost of human identity and culture. The true implications of the Overlords' arrival may be far more dangerous, however.

A US production filmed in Melbourne, Australia. (3x2hr)