''Final Days of Planet Earth'' is a 2006

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directed by

Robert Lieberman Robert Lieberman (July 16, 1947 – July 1, 2023) was an American film and television director. Career Lieberman was the founder of the commercial production company Harmony Pictures and directed close to two thousand commercials. He received ...

and written by Roger Soffer. Starring

Campbell Scott Campbell Scott (born July 19, 1961) is an American actor and filmmaker. His roles include Steve Dunne in '' Singles'', Mark Usher in ''House of Cards'', Joseph Tobin in ''Damages'', Richard Parker in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and '' The Amazi ...

Gil Bellows Gil Bellows (born June 28, 1967) is a Canadian actor, producer, screenwriter, and director. Upon graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, he began acting in films and television. Bellows also earned critical acclaim for his stage p ...

, and

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, the movie was produced by

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for the

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Plot

Three years prior to the start of the series, a team of

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s 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

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. At the beginning of the series,

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Lloyd Walker and

entomologist Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In ...

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

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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

as Liz Quinlan *

as William Phillips *

as Lloyd Walker * Sue Mathew as Marianne *

Patrick Gilmore Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore (December 25, 1829 – September 24, 1892) was an Irish-born American composer and military bandmaster who lived and worked in the United States after 1848. While serving in the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War, ...

as Spence *

Serge Houde Serge Houde (born February 16, 1953) is a Canadian film and television character actor. He is best known for his role in Jon Cassar's Emmy-nominated miniseries ''The Kennedys (TV miniseries), The Kennedys'' playing the notorious Chicago mafia b ...

as Korshaft *

Tygh Runyan Tygh Runyan (born June 13, 1976) is a Canadian actor and musician. Career Runyan has had a long career of character and supporting roles. His most notable roles are as Dr. Robert Caine in ''Stargate Universe'' and Fabien Marchal in ''Versaille ...

as Nick * Tina Milo Milivojevic as Bella * William MacDonald as Cruikshank *

John Cassini John Cassini (born in Toronto) is a Canadian actor. Career Cassini appeared in the 1995 Brad Pitt film '' Seven''. He starred in the 2005 film '' Cool Money''. Cassini starred as Ronnie Delmarco on the CBC series ''Intelligence'', which was ca ...

as Jake Roth *

Michael Kopsa Michael Kopsa (January 22, 1956 – October 23, 2022) was a Canadian actor, best known for his role as Char Aznable in the English dub of ''Mobile Suit Gundam'', Commander Volcott O'Huey in '' Galaxy Angel'', and Roger Baxter in '' Littlest ...

as Dalton

Reception

Critical response

MORIA REVIEWS called the series "absurd series on every level".

References

External links

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