Childhood's End
Childhood's End Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 6.5 |
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About
"A gentle alien takeover with unsettling implications"
Alien ships appear over every major city on Earth, and the visitors offer humanity peace, an end to war, and utopian abundance under the guidance of an enigmatic figure named Karellen. The catch: no one has actually seen him. Adapted from Arthur C. Clarke's classic novel, this miniseries trades typical alien-invasion spectacle for slow-burn philosophical unease, asking what humanity might lose in exchange for paradise. It's talky, melancholy, and more interested in ideas than action, carried by strong performances and a genuinely eerie sense of dread building toward a big cosmic swing of an ending.
the slow reveal of what a truly benevolent alien occupation might actually cost humanity.
you want fast-paced action rather than a contemplative, dialogue-heavy meditation on utopia.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | The Overlords | 7.7 | 843 | 81 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | The Deceivers | 7.0 | 696 | 84 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | The Children | 6.5 | 670 | 79 min |