The Father Thing 

The world is under attack from aliens. Charlie must make difficult decisions to protect his mother and the human race, as he is among the first to realize that humans are being replaced by dangerous monsters.

Director:

Michael Dinner

Writers:

Philip K. Dick (based on the short stories by), Michael Dinner

Stars:

Greg Kinnear, Jack Gore, Shannon Brown

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Greg Kinnear	...	The Father / The Father Thing
Jack Gore	...	Charlie Cotrell
Shannon Brown	...	Rotko (as Shannon Merrill Brown)
Alana Arenas	...	Detective Fernandez
Terry Kinney	...	Mr. Dick
Marc Grapey	...	Principal
Jack Lewis	...	Dylan Peretti
Zakk Paradise	...	Henry Peretti
Mireille Enos	...	The Mother / The Mother Thing
Cole Keriazakos	...	Dashiell
Philip Ghantous	...	Tall Bald Man
Brian Boland	...	Mr. Daltry
Ryan Evans	...	The Attendant
Andrew Rothenberg	...	Captain Miller
Eric C. Lynch	...	Golan (as Eric Lynch)

Storyline

The world is under attack from aliens. Charlie must make difficult decisions to protect his mother and the human race, as he is among the first to realize that humans are being replaced by dangerous monsters.

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Plot Keywords:

little league baseball game | inside the park home run | batting practice | baseball point of view | alien invasion | 

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Release Date:

12 January 2018 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Anonymous Content, Channel 4 Television Corporation, Electric Shepherd Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

47 min

Did You Know?

Trivia

The school teachers last name is on the whiteboard as Mr Dick, then later he's called Philip. A reference to Philip K. Dick whose short stories this series is based off of

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Goofs

Although set in the United States the radio on the car tunes starting ending in even decimal point such as 99.2 instead of the 99.1 or 99.3 of US radio stations.

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Greg Kinnear/Jason Momoa/The War on Drugs (2018)

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Soundtracks

Holding On
(uncredited)
Written by Adam Granduciel and Robert John Bennett
Performed by The War on Drugs

User Reviews

Classic Sci Fi Plot

I don't know how many cold war films were made where invaders took over common folk. "The Invasion of the Body Snatchers" is probably the prototype. This one borrows from that and a host of others, including the series "Stranger Things." Because the character of Charlie is so well drawn, this works. It would seem that the fatal flaw in the aliens is that they need host bodies. Charlie could have been killed at any time, but they wanted to assimilate him. There is good suspense and some interesting kid characters. The closeness of Charlie and his father makes his task so much more dramatic. The cinematography is very good with some quite positive special effects. Greg Kinear as the father is certainly quietly threatening. We can only wonder what will happen next.