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The Colony | |
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Genre | Thriller |
Written by | Richard Shapiro Esther Shapiro John Whelpley |
Directed by | Tim Hunter |
Starring |
Michael Paré Brian Bloom Alla Korot Casper Van Dien |
Country of origin | United States / Canada |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers |
Esther Shapiro Richard Shapiro |
Producers |
Cathy Dwyer Philip L. Parslow Barbara Wall John Whelpley |
Running time | 95 min. |
Production companies |
Richard & Esther Shapiro Productions All American Television |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | July 4, 1996 |
The Colony is a 1996 TV film directed by Tim Hunter.
A man moves his family into a suburbia that at first seems fantastic, but soon turns into a nightmare.
Hal Erickson of Rovi wrote "Set in a high-price Malibu community, this made-for-TV drama wallows in a multitude of extramarital affairs, corporate intrigue and elegant back-stabbing, with murder the logical extension to all the hanky-panky. Characters crucial to the plotline are a cop posing as an auto mechanic, and a sexy nanny who intends to break up her best friend's marriage. The ending is abrupt and unsatisfying, a sure sign that the film was actually the pilot for an unsold series. Written and produced by Dynasty veterans Richard Shapiro and Esther Shapiro, The Colony was originally consigned to a ' dog day'" [1]