The Fades

2011 • BBC America
4.6
61 reviews
TV-14
Rating
Eligible
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Season 1 episodes (6)

1 Episode 1
1/14/12
Paul struggles with home and school life as apocalyptic visions haunt his dreams and a supernatural creature stalks his home town. When he crosses paths with an outcast loner named Neil, who can explain what Paul is seeing, his life is transformed.
2 Episode 2
1/21/12
As the date of the school ball draws near, the threat of the Fades escalates dramatically, forcing Paul to make a choice between being an Angelic or leading a normal life.
3 Episode 3
1/28/12
As Paul's powers manifest themselves, his friendship with Mac and relationship with Jay are pushed to breaking point. Meanwhile, a host of new Angelics arrive in town just as the Fades' plans evolve in a chilling new direction.
4 Episode 4
2/4/12
Up is down and black is white as Paul's family and friends struggle to cope in the aftermath of his accident. Meanwhile, the Angelics are torn apart by moral compromises, and a strange new man with deadly intentions moves relentlessly through town.
5 Episode 5
2/11/12
Paul came back to life for a reason, but he's just not sure what that reason might be. Meanwhile more Fades are being reborn and nothing can stop them. As they infiltrate the town, Paul's home life and Angelic life are put on collision course.
6 Episode 6
2/18/12
A 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 leads to this final showdown. People will die. Ash will fall. It is inevitable.

About this show

Seventeen-year-old Paul is haunted by apocalyptic dreams that neither his therapist or best friend and fellow geeky social outcast Mac can provide answers for. Worse still, Paul is starting to see the Fades - the spirits of the dead - all around him. They're everywhere but they just can't be seen, heard or touched by ordinary human beings. But now an embittered and vengeful Fade has found a way to break the barrier between the dead and the living and Paul and Mac and their friends and family are all right in the eye of the storm. The fate of humanity rests in the hands of two teenagers who already have enough trouble getting through a day in one piece, let alone saving the world.

Ratings and reviews

4.6
61 reviews
Nancy Im
October 17, 2015
One of the first shows I fell in love with while venturing into british television, the songs you'll hear are also great in the show. The acting is spot on and the storyline interesting, shame they didn't renew it.
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LaCaius Ennice Reddick
September 22, 2014
Another awesome BBC show. I'm just torn because they dropped the show. It could have gone in so many directions. Nevertheless, I enjoyed it.
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Cory Skelton
May 29, 2013
Glad they put this on Google Play, this is one of the best horror/supernatural UK series I've ever seen. Definitely recommend.
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