The Midwich Cuckoos
The Midwich Cuckoos Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
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About
"Small-town dread over children who shouldn't exist"
A quiet English village is cut off for a day, and every woman of childbearing age wakes up pregnant. The children born from this event grow up eerily identical, unnervingly calm, and able to influence people's minds. Framed as a slow-burn mystery, the show trades jump scares for creeping dread, exploring how a community copes with raising kids who might not be entirely human. It's more psychological unease than horror-thrills, carried by strong performances from its adult cast as fear and suspicion build.
the slow, unsettling atmosphere and strong adult performances as suspicion of the children grows.
you want fast-paced scares rather than a patient, dialogue-driven mystery.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Bad Things | 6.9 | 327 | 59 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | In This Together | 6.8 | 277 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | The Hive | 7.0 | 256 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Hide and Seek | 6.9 | 242 | 47 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Why Are You Lying? | 7.0 | 240 | 44 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Not an Ice Cream | 6.9 | 227 | 47 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Departure | 6.9 | 249 | 63 min |