Stephen Kingpraises an adaptation of a classic sci-fi horror, which flew under the radar when it was first released. As the year comes to a close, the seminal author has shared some of his TV favorites. They’ve varied from the Jamie Dornan crime thrillerThe Touristto theshort-lived Apple TV+ seriesConstellation. But several of his recommendations tended to have one thing in common.
Whether it was the straightforward horrors of shows likeEvilorTeacupor the more subdued unease of adrama like the Billy Crystal-ledBefore, several of King’s TV notables tend to revolve around unsettling situations that would not seem at all out of place in some of his most famous novels. The author’s latest recommendation follows along those lines.
King Highlights The Midwich Cuckoos
The Series Is Adapted From John Wyndham’s 1957 Novel
A British sci-fi series, based on the 1957 novel of the same name,The Midwich Cuckoosdebuted in June 2022 on Sky from creator David Farr. The storyfocuses on a group of strange children that change a town forever. The town is a quiet place where nothing much happens until, one day, everything does. The cast includes Keeley Hawes, Max Beesley, Aisling Loftus, Ukweli Roach, Lara Rossi, Synnøve Karlse, Indica Watson, Adiel Magaji, and Samuel West.
KingpraisesThe Midwich Cuckoos, which is available to stream on AMC+ in the U.S., saying that the adaptation did not get enough attention upon its release. The author found that it was a faithful adaptation of Wyndham’s novel,calling it “brilliant”, as he notes in theThreadspost.
Our Take On The Midwich Cuckoos
It Adapts A Beloved Book
Praised byThe Handmaid Tale’s author Margaret Atwood, and appreciated by King as well,The Midwich Cuckooshas been made into three movies under the title ofThe Village of the Damned. The only TV adaptation, directed by Alice Troughton, Jennifer Perrott, and Börkur Sigþórsson, could get a second look afterKing’s recommendation. That’s especially true for horror fans who enjoy the subgenre of kids acting strangely.
The Midwich Cuckoos
Cast
The Midwich Cuckoos, released in 2022, is a science fiction drama set in a small English village. Following an inexplicable alien event that renders the village unconscious for a day, residents awaken to find several local women mysteriously pregnant.
