8.355 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestA town left deserted. An Angelic on the edge of desperation. A Fade on the cusp of victory. And a reluctant 17 year old boy with visions of the apocalypse - it all comes down to this final showdown. People will die. Ash will fall. It is inevitable.
Seventeen-year old Paul can see the spirits of the dead. When one of these restless spirits crosses back into the living world, he is forced into a fight to prevent the apocalypse.
Acting
Iain De Caestecker's spiral from zero to reluctant messiah.
Writing
Jack Thorne's dialogue: painfully real teens facing unreal stakes.
Practical Effects
The Fades' decaying, oily physicality—practical effects nightmare fuel.
Creator
Jack Thorne
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Daniel Kaluuya wrote some of Mac's funniest lines himself during filming. The 'sex pest' nickname was improvised.
The Fades was cancelled after one season despite winning a BAFTA, becoming a cult 'what if' that predicted both the teen-supernatural boom and Kaluuya's meteoric rise.
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