Childhood's End (TV series)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Childhood's End |
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| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| year | 2015 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Episodes | 3 in 1 season |
| genre | Science fiction, drama |
| Director | Nick Hurran |
| idea | based on a novel by Arthur C. Clarke |
| script | Matthew Graham |
| production | Akiva Goldsman , Mike De Luca |
| music | Charlie Clouser |
| camera | Neville Kidd |
| First broadcast | 14.-16. Dec. 2015 on SyFy |
| occupation | |
Childhood's End is a three-part television mini-series, a science-fiction - and Drama -Stoff that on the novel The last generation (English Childhood's End.) By Arthur C. Clarke is based. Produced by Akiva Goldsman and Mike DeLuca for SyFy based on a script by Matthew Graham and directed by Nick Hurran . The first broadcast ran on the three evenings from December 14th to 16th, 2015 on SyFy in the United States of America. In Germany, it was broadcast on free TV on November 1 and 2, 2019 on RTL II .
action
Aliens come to earth in spaceships that hover over all major cities in the world. They promise the end of poverty, crime, war and disease and keep this promise in just a few years. Through a human ambassador, Ricky Stormgren, a farmer from Missouri, the overlord Karellen keeps in touch with the people, but without revealing his appearance in the first few months.
Although many people are critical and initially a counter-movement, the Freedom League, tries to question the intentions and actions of the Overlords, the resistance breaks quickly as the living conditions become more and more paradisiacal.
After a while, Karellen reveals his essence to people - the overlords look like the classic idea of the devil. The Overlords are simply a different species, but do not work in their own interests, but serve the superspirit. This is a highly developed entity that also comes into contact with human children, who after a while develop more and more new skills and alienate themselves from adults.
After a few decades of peace and health, it becomes clear that the process of human evolutionary advancement has reached a critical point. The children are called to the superspirit, which manifests itself above Ayers Rock in Australia. There they enter another sphere of being. Adult humanity can enjoy the rest of their lives in peace and then die out.
Milo Rodricks, who decided as a boy to be the first person to see the planet of the Overlords, against all odds became and has remained an astrophysicist, although science, curiosity, and pursuit are no longer of interest to most people. After sneaking onto the spaceship of the Overlords, they first give him a glimpse of their planet and then send him back to earth at his request, where he is the last person to experience how it dissolves.
Differences from the novel
The miniseries shows the main character Ricky Stormgren not as the UN Secretary-General, but as a Missouri smallholder. The changes around the world are represented by news feeds and reports from politicians.
Episodes
- Victory and peace
- Deceivers and Liberators
- New generation
production
Since the 1960s there have been various attempts to adapt Arthur C. Clarke's novel as a film, but none of them got beyond draft status. On April 10, 2013, SyFy announced their plans for an adaptation as a miniseries, and on September 3, 2014, the final green light for production was given.
The screenplay was penned by Matthew Graham, who also wrote several screenplays for other British series, including a. for EastEnders and Life on Mars. All 90-minute episodes are directed by Nick Hurran. Akiva Goldsman and Mike DeLuca were executive producers.
Cast and dubbing
Charles Dance (2012)
Mike Vogel (2014)
Julian McMahon (2011)
Yael Stone (2014)
Georgina Haig (2015)
Colm Meaney (2011)
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Dubbing director: Sabine Falkenberg
| Role name | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Carelles | Charles Dance | Friedhelm Ptok |
| Ricky Stormgren | Mike Vogel | Tobias Nath |
| Jake Greggson | Ashley Zukerman | - |
| Milo | Osy Ikhile | - |
| Dr. Rupert Boyce | Julian McMahon | - |
| Ellie Stormgren | Daisy Betts | Mareile Möller |
| Paretta Jones | Yael Stone | Wicki Kalaitzi |
| Rachel Osaka | Charlotte Nicdao | - |
| Amy Morrel | Hayley Magnus | - |
| Annabel Stormgren | Georgina Haig | - |
| Wainwright | Colm Meaney | - |
reception
criticism
Hendrik Busch is happy at Moviepilot that Childhood's End ignores the typical blockbuster mode of an alien invasion (Attack-War-Victory-Proceed) and thus enriches the subgenre. The consistent staging of the disappearance of the human species is also something special for him, since most invasion films and series usually save humanity through heroic deeds or deus-ex-machina twists.
Max Nicholson comes to the judgment at ign that the series asks demanding and existential questions in a modern staged story and offers answers that Arthur C. Clarke also reflects in the novel. He criticizes the rough drawing of some supporting roles, which are occupied by experienced actors, but sink into the story.
Web links
- Childhood's End in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Website of the series at SyFy
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eric Thurm: How 'Childhood's End' Finally Made It to TV . In: Rolling Stone . December 14, 2015. Accessed December 22, 2015.
- ↑ Teresa Jue: Syfy greenlights Arthur C. Clarke's 'Childhood's End' as a miniseries . In: Entertainment Weekly . September 3, 2014. Accessed December 22, 2015.
- ↑ Hendrik Busch: Childhood's End - Our first impression in the pilot check . In: Moviepilot . December 16, 2015. Accessed December 22, 2015.
- ↑ Max Nicholson: Childhood's End: Miniseries Review . In: ign . December 14, 2015. Accessed December 22, 2015.