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The Father Thing

  • Episode aired Jan 12, 2018
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  • 47m
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Jack Gore in Electric Dreams (2017)
DramaSci-Fi
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 d... Read allThe 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.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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    • Michael Dinner
    • Michael Dinner(written for television by)
    • Philip K. Dick(based on the short story by)
  • Stars
    • Greg Kinnear
    • Jack Gore
    • Shannon Brown
    • Michael Dinner
    • Michael Dinner(written for television by)
    • Philip K. Dick(based on the short story by)
  • Stars
    • Greg Kinnear
    • Jack Gore
    • Shannon Brown
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    • 15User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    Greg Kinnear
    Greg Kinnear
    • The Father…
    Jack Gore
    Jack Gore
    • Charlie Cotrell
    Shannon Brown
    Shannon Brown
    • Rotko
    • (as Shannon Merrill Brown)
    Alana Arenas
    Alana Arenas
    • Detective Fernandez
    Terry Kinney
    Terry Kinney
    • Mr. Dick
    Marc Grapey
    Marc Grapey
    • Principal
    Jack Lewis
    • Dylan Peretti
    Zakk Paradise
    Zakk Paradise
    • Henry Peretti
    Mireille Enos
    Mireille Enos
    • The Mother…
    Cole Keriazakos
    Cole Keriazakos
    • Dashiell
    Philip Ghantous
    • Tall Bald Man
    Brian Boland
    Brian Boland
    • Mr. Daltry
    Ryan Evans
    • The Attendant
    Andrew Rothenberg
    Andrew Rothenberg
    • Captain Miller
    Eric C. Lynch
    Eric C. Lynch
    • Golan
    • (as Eric Lynch)
    Steve Johnson
    Steve Johnson
    • Umpire
    Tyler Evans
    Tyler Evans
    • Podder
    • (uncredited)
    Vaslov Goom
    Vaslov Goom
        • Michael Dinner
        • Michael Dinner(written for television by)
        • Philip K. Dick(based on the short story by)
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      • 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
      • 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.
      • Connections
        Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Greg Kinnear/Jason Momoa/The War on Drugs (2018)
      • Soundtracks
        PKD Electric Dreams Main Title
        Written by Harry Gregson-Williams

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      6/10
      Nicely done tale of paranoia
      Playing out like a combination of "Invaders from Mars" and "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", this story centers on a young boy, who, while camping with his father, observes a meteor shower, and later, something much more sinister.

      Convinced that more and more people are not who they appear to be, the tension ratchets up as he investigates what's going on with his father and seemingly everyone else.

      Nicely done riff on a classic science fiction story.
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      • Jan 13, 2018

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      • Release date
        • January 12, 2018 (United States)
        • English
        • Chicago, Illinois, USA
      • Production companies
        • Anonymous Content
        • Channel 4 Television Corporation
        • Electric Shepherd Productions
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