Syfy television miniseries "Childhood's End"
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The Syfy television miniseries "Childhood's End" is a science fiction drama that brings Arthur C. Clarke's classic novel to the screen, depicting a seemingly benevolent alien invasion that ushers in a utopian yet unsettling transformation of humanity.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Childhood's End (miniseries) | 0 |
| Childhood's End (noviseries) | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
drama television series
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science fiction television series ⓘ television miniseries ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Childhood's End (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceMaterial | Arthur C. Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Childhood's End (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacterOrEvent | alien invasion of Earth ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
end of human civilization in its current form
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seemingly benevolent alien occupation ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | television broadcast ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
evolution of consciousness
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humanity's place in the cosmos ⓘ trade-off between peace and freedom ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastChannel | Syfy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat | limited series ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jake Greggson
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Jennifer Greggson NERFINISHED ⓘ Karellen NERFINISHED ⓘ Milo Rodricks NERFINISHED ⓘ Peretta Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Ricky Stormgren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | transformation of humanity ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | three-part miniseries ⓘ |
| network | Syfy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 3 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
Dr. Boyce
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Hugo Wainwright NERFINISHED ⓘ Jake Greggson NERFINISHED ⓘ Jennifer Greggson NERFINISHED ⓘ Karellen NERFINISHED ⓘ Milo Rodricks NERFINISHED ⓘ Overlords (alien species) NERFINISHED ⓘ Peretta Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Ricky Stormgren NERFINISHED ⓘ telepathic children ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Cable Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialGenre | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
| theme |
benevolent dictatorship
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loss of individuality ⓘ transcendence of humanity ⓘ utopia ⓘ |
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