Wizards vs Aliens
Wizards vs Aliens is a British science fantasy television programme produced by BBC Cymru Wales and FremantleMedia Enterprises for CBBC and created by Russell T Davies and Phil Ford. The series focuses on the exploits of 16-year-old wizard Tom Clarke (Scott Haran) and his scientifically gifted best friend Benny Sherwood (Percelle Ascott) in their fight against the Nekross, a magic-consuming alien race who have arrived on Earth with the intention of hunting down wizards and feasting on their magical energies. Production-wise, "Wizards vs Aliens" was created to fill the schedule gap left by  the "Doctor Who" spin-off "The Sarah Jane Adventures" after its cancellation due to the death of the programme's lead Elisabeth Sladen. Despite being produced by the same creative force behind "The Sarah Jane Adventures", "Wizards vs Aliens" has no relation to "Doctor Who". Two series were commissioned by the BBC in late 2011. The programme premiered on 29 October 2012 with a first series of 12 episodes (6 two-part serials). Series 2, made up of 14 episodes (7 serials) aired between 28 October to 10 December 2013, while a third and final series of 10 episodes (5  serials) was broadcast between 27 October to 25 November 2014. Co-creator and former executive producer Russell T Davies stated that the programme could "easily run for ten years", however, it was put on hiatus due to financial reasons in January 2015. Premise. "Wizards vs Aliens" is a science fantasy adventure series which sees the collision of two very different worlds. The first series focuses on Tom Clarke, a 16-year-old Wizard, and his adolescent best friend Benny Sherwood as they come across the forces of an alien race called the Nekross who have invaded Earth to consume anything  or anyone connected to Magic. The second series continues the battle between the two sides and sheds more focus on magical creatures and locations and Jathro and Kooth's plan to overthrow the Nekross royals. In the third series, Tom and Benny part ways when Benny receives an opportunity to work with MIT in America. The Nekross return to Earth's galaxy, with Varg, now King Regent of the empire, intending to have vengeance on Tom for turning his sister Lexi into a human (which he did to save her life) and sending her to Earth. He is assisted by  his wife Lady Lyzera, who is secretly a sorceress who wishes to take Earth's magic for herself and take over the universe. International broadcasts and releases. "Wizards vs Aliens" made its American debut on the cable channel Hub Network, where it ran from 23 May – 15 June 2013. The series was available on Netflix until December 2018. In Australia the show airs on ABC 3. In Poland, the show aired on teleTOON+ between 6 April 2013 – 1 January 2014. In Polish dub, the last episode was slightly censored – Benny's dialogue during his coming out was changed from "I ’ll go on a date, one day. Just not with her. Not with a girl" to "I’ll go on a date, one day. Just not with her. Not yet". In Italy the show aired on Rai Gulp between 2014 and 2015.