Childhood's End

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

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DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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.

Released: Dec 14, 2015

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Colm Meaney

Wainwright

Mike Vogel

Ricky Stormgren

Julian McMahon

Dr. Rupert Boyce

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