Keeley Hawes stars in Sky Original drama series The Midwich Cuckoos, based on the book of the same name by John Wyndham. <\/p>
Keeley Hawes (Bodyguard) leads the cast of a new Sky Original drama, The Midwich Cuckoos, about a mysterious English town \u201cwhere nothing much happens \u2013 and for a very good reason,\u201d according to the cryptic synopsis.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvents unfold in Midwich, a small English commuter town that is liberal and aspirational, populated by nuclear families and affluent high streets. A place where nothing much happens \u2013 and for a very good reason.\u201d<\/p>\n
The series is based on the book of the same name by sci-fi author John Wyndham (although if you haven\u2019t yet read it, you might want to avoid spoilers). The book was previously adapted into the film Village of the Damned.<\/p>\n
Filming for the series was still underway as of August 2021, but the production recently had to be halted after a crew member tested positive for COVID-19, according to Deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n Max Beesley and Hanna<\/a> actress Cherrelle Skeete\u00a0also star alongside Hawes, although little is known about their roles in the series.<\/p>\n Read on for everything you need to know about The Midwich Cuckoos.<\/p> Filming kicked off back in May 2021, and was still underway in August.<\/p>\n Keeley Hawes, Max Beesley and Cherrelle Skeete are the only confirmed stars in the series so far, and their on-screen characters have yet to be announced.<\/p>\n However, key potential characters include Richard and Janet Gayford, a married couple who provided the reader\u2019s way in to the events of the novel; and Angela and Gordon Zellaby, who also play a crucial role in the events of the book.<\/p>\n There\u2019s no trailer yet for The Midwich Cuckoos, but we\u2019ll keep this page updated with any news.<\/p>\n Looking for something else to watch? Check out our guide to the best series on Netflix<\/a> and best movies on Netflix<\/a>, visit our TV Guide<\/a>, or take a look at the rest of our Drama<\/a> coverage.<\/strong><\/p>\n Keeley Hawes stars in Sky Original drama series The Midwich Cuckoos, based on the book of the same name by John Wyndham. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":2693,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/the-midwich-cuckoos-release-date-cast-trailer-and-latest-news-for-keeley-hawes-drama.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/the-midwich-cuckoos-release-date-cast-trailer-and-latest-news-for-keeley-hawes-drama-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/the-midwich-cuckoos-release-date-cast-trailer-and-latest-news-for-keeley-hawes-drama-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/the-midwich-cuckoos-release-date-cast-trailer-and-latest-news-for-keeley-hawes-drama.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/the-midwich-cuckoos-release-date-cast-trailer-and-latest-news-for-keeley-hawes-drama.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/the-midwich-cuckoos-release-date-cast-trailer-and-latest-news-for-keeley-hawes-drama.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/the-midwich-cuckoos-release-date-cast-trailer-and-latest-news-for-keeley-hawes-drama.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Keeley Hawes stars in Sky Original drama series The Midwich Cuckoos, based on the book of the same name by John Wyndham.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/2692"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}The Midwich Cuckoos release date<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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