''Childhood's End'' is an American-Australian television miniseries based on the 1953 novel of the same name, by

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, and developed by

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. It premiered on

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on December 14, 2015.

Cast

Main

* Mike Vogel as Ricky Stormgren * Osy Ikhile as Milo Rodericks *

Daisy Betts Daisy Betts Miller (born 1 February 1982) is an Australian actress, who starred in '' Out of the Blue'' and '' Persons Unknown''. Betts appeared in the 2010 motion picture '' Caught Inside'', directed by Adam Blaiklock and starring Ben Oxenbould ...

as Ellie Stormgren * Yael Stone as Peretta Jones * Georgina Haig as Annabelle Stormgren * Charles Dance as Karellen

Supporting

Colm Meaney Colm J. Meaney (; ga, Colm Ó Maonaigh; born 30 May 1953) is an Irish actor known for playing Miles O'Brien in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1987–1994) and '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (1993–1999). He has guest-starred on many T ...

as Hugo Wainwright *

Don Hany Don Hany (born 18 September 1975) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role in the series '' White Collar Blue'', Dr. Chris Havel in ''Offspring'', and the leading role of Zane Malik in the SBS series '' East West 101''. He is als ...

as Paul Danlow *Darius Amarfio Jefferson as young Milo Rodericks *

Ashley Zukerman Ashley Zukerman (born 30 December 1983) is an Australian-American actor known for playing Dr. Charlie Isaacs on WGN America's ''Manhattan'', Senior Constable Michael Sandrelli in Australian drama series ''Rush'', and Jesse Banks in the Australia ...

as Jake Greggson *Hayley Magnus as Amy Morrel *

Julian McMahon Julian Dana William McMahon (born 27 July 1968) is an Australian actor, former model, and the son of a former Prime Minister of Australia, Sir William McMahon. He is best known for his roles as Detective John Grant in '' Profiler'', Cole Turn ...

as Dr. Rupert Boyce * Charlotte Nicdao as Rachel Osaka * Tanc Sade as Jerry Hallcross * Robert Rabiah as Saudi Business Man

Development

From the late 1960s, attempts had been made to adapt ''Childhood's End'' as a movie, but none of them ever proceeded out of

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. On April 10, 2013, Syfy announced its plans to develop a TV miniseries based on ''Childhood's End''. On September 3, 2014, Syfy announced that ''Childhood's End'' had been greenlit for three two-hour episodes, for a 2015 airing. The series was going to be written by

, directed by

Nick Hurran Nick Hurran (born 1959) is a British film and television director. His 1998 film '' Girls' Night'' was entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. Hurran is married to a television producer, Michele Buck, with whom he has two chil ...

, and produced by Akiva Goldsman and Mike DeLuca. On October 24, 2014, it was announced that Charles Dance would play Karellen. On November 21, 2014, it was announced that Mike Vogel would play Ricky Stormgren. On January 12, 2015, it was announced that

would play Wainwright and Charlotte Nicdao would play Rachel Osaka. A trailer for the miniseries was released in May 2015. The series premiered in December 2015.

Episodes

Reception

''Childhood's End'' has a score of 70% on Rotten Tomatoes, with a critical consensus of "While it doesn't quite live up to the book that inspired it, ''Childhood's End'' has a balanced narrative and sympathetic performances."

References

External links

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