Electric Dreams The Father Thing (Season 1, Episode 7)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 47 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

Electric Dreams

The Father Thing (Season 1, Episode 7)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 47 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

The world is under attack from aliens. Charlie must make difficult decisions to protect his mother and the human race, as he is among the first to realize that humans are being replaced by dangerous monsters.

Director

Michael Dinner

Writers

Michael Dinner (written for television by) | Philip K. Dick (based on the short story by)

Producer

Lynn Horsford

Composer

Harry Gregson-Williams

Cinematographer

Editor

Casting Director

Production Designer

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 4, 2018

Release date

Jan 12, 2018 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 win & 9 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
25 cast members

Name	Known for
Greg Kinnear The Father / The Father Thing The Father / The Father Thing See fewer	As Good as It Gets (1997)
Jack Gore Charlie Cotrell Charlie Cotrell See fewer	The Kids Are Alright (2018)
Shannon Brown Rotko (as Shannon Merrill Brown) Rotko (as Shannon Merrill Brown) See fewer	Empire (2015)
Alana Arenas Detective Fernandez Detective Fernandez See fewer	Boss (2011)
Terry Kinney Mr. Dick Mr. Dick See fewer	Billions (2016)
Marc Grapey Principal Principal See fewer	Chicago Med (2015)
Jack Lewis Dylan Peretti Dylan Peretti See fewer	American Horror Story (2011)
Zakk Paradise Henry Peretti Henry Peretti See fewer	The Do-Over (2016)
Mireille Enos The Mother / The Mother Thing The Mother / The Mother Thing See fewer	World War Z (2013)
Cole Keriazakos Dashiell Dashiell See fewer	Pacific Rim: The Black (2021)
Philip Ghantous Tall Bald Man Tall Bald Man See fewer	Electric Dreams (2017)
Brian Boland Mr. Daltry Mr. Daltry See fewer	Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
Ryan Evans The Attendant The Attendant See fewer	Man of Steel (2013)
Andrew Rothenberg Captain Miller Captain Miller See fewer	Fargo (2014)
Eric C. Lynch Golan (as Eric Lynch) Golan (as Eric Lynch) See fewer	Queen Sugar (2016)
Steve Johnson Umpire Umpire See fewer	Species (1995)
Tyler Evans Podder (uncredited) Podder (uncredited) See fewer	A Bachelor in the Grove (2017)
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Sarah Sayuri Leung Geisha (uncredited) Geisha (uncredited) See fewer	Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
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