Final Days of Planet Earth

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Final Days of Planet Earth
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Television film poster
GenreScience-Fiction, Horror
Written byRoger Soffer
Directed by Robert Lieberman
Starring Campbell Scott
Gil Bellows
Daryl Hannah
Music by Jeff Rona
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes2
Production
ProducerMicael O'Connor
CinematographyThomas Burstyn
EditorMichael John Bateman
Running time170 minutes
Production company RHI Entertainment
Budget$12 million (estimated)
Original release
NetworkHallmark Channel
ReleaseOctober 6, 2006 (2006-10-06)

Final Days of Planet Earth is a 2006 science fiction miniseries directed by Robert Lieberman and written by Roger Soffer. Starring Campbell Scott, Gil Bellows, and Daryl Hannah, the movie was produced by RHI Entertainment for the Hallmark Channel. [1]

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Plot

Three years prior to the start of the series, a team of astronaut miners complete a space expedition. By the time they return to Earth, their commander has gone insane, taking an important secret with him to a heavily guarded state lunatic asylum.

At the beginning of the series, archaeologist Lloyd Walker and entomologist Marianne Winters are questioning a possible link between the space mission, the commander’s insanity, and a series of sudden, unexplained accidents and disappearances.

Liz Quinlan, an employee of the mayor’s office, is secretly the ruler of a species of aliens and knows their secret. Meanwhile, police and government officials are overwhelmed by these aliens who are masquerading as humans. Lloyd and Marianne search to find William Phillips, the commander and sole survivor of the mission, and the only person who knows the ultimate goal of the aliens and who can defeat them.

Cast

Reception

Critical response

MORIA REVIEWS called the series "absurd series on every level". [2]

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References

  1. Lieberman, Robert (2006-10-13). "Final Days of Planet Earth | Apple TV". Apple TV. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  2. Roog (2019-11-26). "Final Days of Planet Earth (2006)". Moria. Retrieved 2023-04-05.