Series Brief
Overview
A small fictional village in England is completely subdued by an alien presence for an entire day. Upon waking, it is discovered that numerous women in the town are pregnant.
Why fans love it
The Midwich Cuckoos approaches the infiltration trope with a deliberate focus on the domestic terror of loss of agency. By grounding the arrival of an alien life-form within the constrained geometry of a quiet English village, the series prioritizes the slow erosion of community trust over standard spectacle.
Keeley Hawes anchors the tension as the town grapples with the quiet implementation of mind control. The drama thrives on the unease of telepathy and the unnatural synchronization of the offspring, turning the concept of a growing family into a profound mystery. It treats its sci-fi premise as an intimate, unsettling study of manipulation.
Featured Players
Cast 66
Ukweli Roach
as Sam Clyde
Keeley Hawes
as Susannah Zellaby
Max Beesley
as Paul Haynes
Aisling Loftus
as Zoe Moran
Lara Rossi
as Jodie Blake
Synnøve Karlsen
as Cassie Stone
Samuel West
as Bernard Westcott
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Production Board
Crew
Writer
Executive Producer
Director
Post Production Supervisor
Associate Producer
Head of Production
Creator
Art Direction
Line Producer
Casting Director
Producer
Production Manager
Makeup Trainee
Floor Runner
Novel
Costume Design
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Signal Match
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Dexter Sol Ansell
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1 shared cast member
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Max Beesley
Signal Match
Crew Similarity
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2 shared crew members
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Roles: Casting, Executive Producer
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2 shared crew members
Shared
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Roles: Special Effects Makeup Artist, Unit Manager
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1 shared crew member
Shared
Börkur Sigthorsson
Roles: Director
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Sara Curran
Roles: Executive Producer
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1 shared crew member
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Chris Lyons
Roles: Special Effects Makeup Artist
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1 shared crew member
Shared
Chris Lyons
Roles: Special Effects Makeup Artist
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1 shared crew member
Shared
Chris Lyons
Roles: Special Effects Makeup Artist
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1 shared crew member
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Alice Troughton
Roles: Director
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1 shared crew member
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Paul Young
Roles: Unit Manager
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1 shared crew member
Shared
Alanna Sadler
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Topic Overlay
Topic Keyword Similarity
3 Body Problem
2 shared keywords
Topics
alien contact, based on novel or book
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2 shared keywords
Topics
alien life-form, based on novel or book
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1 shared keyword
Topics
based on novel or book
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1 shared keyword
Topics
based on novel or book
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1 shared keyword
Topics
based on novel or book
Unknown
1 shared keyword
Topics
based on novel or book
Leviathan
1 shared keyword
Topics
based on novel or book
Call the Midwife
1 shared keyword
Topics
based on novel or book
Mayfair Witches
1 shared keyword
Topics
based on novel or book
The Irrational
1 shared keyword
Topics
based on novel or book
Keyword Cloud
Keywords
based on novel or book
telepathy
alien life-form
mind control
mind reading
infiltration
alien contact
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Technical Sheet
Details
- First Aired
- June 02, 2022
- Status
- Ended
- Episode Runtime
- 49 minutes
- Origin
- GB
- TMDB Votes
- 81