And now series star Keeley Hawes has opened up about the new adaptation alongside her castmates and series creator David Farr, laying out the world of the series in a new featurette exclusive to RadioTimes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cOur version of the Midwich Cuckoos is set in the picture-perfect town of Midwich, where nothing very much happens,\u201d Hawes explains in the new footage.<\/p> However, a mysterious blackout renders everyone in the village unconscious, and leaves outsiders unable to get in. And when they do wake up, something very strange has happened.<\/p>\n \u201cSomething very odd happens to the women in particular,\u201d Hawes continues. \u201cThey have all fallen pregnant\u2026 mysteriously.\u201d<\/p>\n To say much more might be falling into spoiler territory, though it\u2019s safe to say that the children that eventually emerge from these pregnancies are a little out of the ordinary as well.<\/p>\n Creepy, bowl-cutted and with an intense stare, they\u2019re more than the usual handful \u2013 and they might have some dark designs for their parents, as stars Hawes, Aisling Loftus and Max Beesley lay out in the new featurette.<\/p>\n \u201cThe phrase \u2018Community horror\u2019 has been used,\u201d writer\/creator David Farr says. \u201cI\u2019m not convinced it\u2019s completely a horror.<\/p>\n \u201cBut it does have elements, certainly. And it certainly portrays a community under intense pressure. Will that community crack and destroy itself?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe experience that these characters have\u2026 some of them think, \u2018actually all my dreams have come true, and this is what I\u2019ve wanted all my life\u2019,\u201d Hawes adds.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd it becomes apparent quite quickly that you should be careful what you wish for.\u201d<\/p>\n Unless of course, you did wish for an army of terrifying children to stare at you menacingly. In which case, congratulations \u2013 all your Christmases are coming at once this June.<\/p>\n The Midwich Cuckoos comes to Sky Max and NOW on 2nd June \u2013 sign up for Sky TV here<\/a>.. For more, check out our dedicated Sci-Fi<\/a> page or our full TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Huw Fullerton Published: Friday, 20 May 2022 at 12:00 am Creepy new Sky drama The Midwich Cuckoos looks set to send a chill through the nation when it arrives this June, retelling the classic John Wyndham novel with a modern twist and plenty of seriously unsettling child actors. 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