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Extinct

TV·2017–2017·BYUtv.org·Science-Fiction, Thriller·1h·6.4·Created by Orson Scott Card

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Extinct takes place 400 years after the extinction of the human race and follows a small group of humans who are revived by an alien civilization. Over the course of the season, the series carries the colony of revived humans through struggles with the aliens who extinguished humankind centuries before, while trying to understand and get along with the mysterious aliens who revived them.

Cast

Victoria AtkinVictoria AtkinFeenaChad Michael CollinsChad Michael CollinsEzraMatthew BellowsMatthew BellowsJaxYorke FryerYorke FryerAbram

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