Childhood's End

Childhood's End

No war. No disease. No poverty. But at what cost?

TV-14 2015 · 1 season · 3 eps · ★ 7.0 · Drama , Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Ended

The peaceful alien invasion of Earth by the mysterious “Overlords,” whose arrival begins decades of apparent utopia under indirect alien rule, at the cost of human identity and culture.

Created by Matthew Graham

Network: Syfy

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