Endlings (TV series)

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Endlings
Genre Science fiction
Created by J. J. Johnson
Starring
ComposerVirginia Kilbertus
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes24 (list of episodes)
Production
Production companySinking Ship Entertainment
Original release
Network CBC Television
ReleaseJanuary 5, 2020 (2020-01-05) –
January 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)

Endlings is a Canadian science fiction television series that premiered on January 5, 2020 on CBC Television. [1] The series is produced by Sinking Ship Entertainment. Endlings premiered in the US on Hulu on January 17, 2019. [2]

Contents

In October 2019, the series was renewed for a second twelve-episode season. [3]

Premise

The series centres on four young children living with a foster father, Mr. Leopold (Neil Crone) on a farm, who discover an extraterrestrial alien on their property after its spaceship crashes, and become drawn into the adventure of helping the alien in its mission to save endangered species. [4]

Plot

Season 1

The season begins in the year 2040 when an alien being abducts the last elephant on Earth, Tuko, from the African wildlife refuge where she's lived since she was orphaned as a baby. But before the Alien can leave Earth's atmosphere, its ship malfunctions and crash lands on a farm in North America. The crash happens just as Mr. Leopold, the foster parent who owns the farm, is about to take in Julia, a new foster kid, to join his other wards: Johnny, Tabby and Finn.

Almost as soon as she arrives, Julia runs away but finding the last elephant on Earth in one of Mr. Leopold's cornfields makes her turn back. While Julia, Johnny, Tabby and Finn are not fast friends, they do learn to work together when they discover that an alien ship has crashed into the barn with an injured alien inside and another escaped insect alien loose on the farm.

Julia, though initially wary of her newfound family, slowly learns to trust her fellow foster kids. But just as she grows more comfortable opening up to the others about the struggles she experienced prior to ending up at the Leopold farmstead, Johnny, Tabby and Finn start to reveal painful memories from their pasts.

At the same time, the Alien, unfamiliar with Earth's natural environment and unable to communicate directly with its new caretakers, is steadily growing weaker. Fortunately, Abiona Maina, the wildlife activist who cared for Tuko at the refuge, manages to track the elephant down to Mr. Leopold's farm. After she's convinced that the Alien isn't evil, Abiona uses her knowledge of animals to save its life.

The kids have a lot to deal with but, luckily, they also have each other to rely upon. This growing bond is especially helpful as it will take their combined talents to recapture the endlings released when the Alien's ship crashed into their barn. These include endlings that communicate in a variety of different ways, like frequencies too high or too low for humans to hear, endlings that are more bark than bite, as well as endlings that the kids want to keep forever, even though they shouldn't.

Season 2

The year is 2041; Julia, Johnny, Tabby and Finn continue to help their extraterrestrial friend Ling save fantastical endlings. With the aid of their foster father Mr. Leopold and animal activist Dr. Abiona Maina the group is getting closer to receiving the remaining 'last of their kind' creatures and completing their mission.

But when Ling accidentally shows Tabby a vision of their quest failing, the team learns that Ling's powers don't just shows their pasts but also their futures. This glimpse of what's to come reveals Tresa Hewes CEO of Infinitum Corporation, who has been tracking them on her own illusive reasons, capturing Ling and the endlings and tearing the foster family apart.

Together, the group makes the choice to confront the pain of their pasts in order to change their futures and save Ling. This decision to fight fate, kicks off a season of high-octane adventure where four wounded teens must learn to let their hopes, not their hurts, shape their future.

Cast

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 12January 3, 2020 (2020-01-03)March 5, 2020 (2020-03-05)
2 12January 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)

Season 1 (2020)

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title  [5] Directed byWritten byOriginal air date  [5] Canada viewers
(millions)
11"The End is the Beginning (Part 1)" J. J. Johnson J.J. JohnsonJanuary 3, 2020 (2020-01-03)N/A
22"The End is the Beginning (Part 2)"J.J. JohnsonJ.J. JohnsonJanuary 3, 2020 (2020-01-03)N/A
33"The Elephant in the Room"Melanie OrrJ.J. JohnsonJanuary 12, 2020 (2020-01-12)N/A
44"The Enemy of My Enemy"Melanie OrrJ.J. Johnson and Christin SimmsJanuary 15, 2020 (2020-01-15)N/A
55"Curiosity"Annie BradleyMark De AngelisJanuary 20, 2020 (2020-01-20)N/A
66"Surprise"Annie BradleyAlejandro AlcobaJanuary 22, 2020 (2020-01-22)N/A
77"Home"Stephen ReynoldsCaitlin D. FryersJanuary 30, 2020 (2020-01-30)N/A
88"Found and Lost"Annie BradleyBonnie FairweatherJanuary 31, 2020 (2020-01-31)N/A
99"Are You Afraid of the Light?"J.J. JohnsonJ.J. JohnsonFebruary 3, 2020 (2020-02-03)N/A
1010"Invisible"Melanie OrrThomas ConwayFebruary 5, 2020 (2020-02-05)N/A
1111"Extinction"Stephen ReynoldsJ.J. Johnson and Christin SimmsFebruary 12, 2020 (2020-02-12)N/A
1212"The End Is the Beginning Is the End"Stephen ReynoldsJ.J. Johnson and Christin SimmsFebruary 18, 2020 (2020-02-18)N/A

Season 2 (2021)

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title  [6] Directed byWritten byOriginal air date  [7] Canada viewers
(millions)
131"Still Hunting"UnknownUnknownJanuary 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)N/A
142"What We May Be"UnknownUnknownJanuary 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)N/A
153"The Other"UnknownUnknownJanuary 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)N/A
164"I, Me, We"UnknownUnknownJanuary 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)N/A
175"Sparked"UnknownUnknownJanuary 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)N/A
186"Lightning in a Bottle"UnknownUnknownJanuary 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)N/A
197"Found in Translation"UnknownUnknownJanuary 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)N/A
208"Unwelcome Home"UnknownUnknownJanuary 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)N/A
219"Save Yourself"UnknownUnknownJanuary 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)N/A
2210"Fight or Flight"UnknownUnknownJanuary 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)N/A
2311"The Beginning is the End is the Beginning"UnknownUnknownJanuary 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)N/A
2412"One World, One Family"UnknownUnknownJanuary 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)N/A

Production

Season One was filmed in and around the city of Guelph, Ontario and the second season was scheduled to also be filmed in that city, starting January 6, 2020. [8] Production of the second season commenced in October 2019.

Broadcast

In addition to CBC and Hulu, the series will air on Universal Kids in the US, CBBC in the UK, [9] Norddeutscher Rundfunk in Germany, ABC Me in Australia, Sveriges Television in Sweden, NRK in Norway, and Gloob in Brazil. [3]

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