HOME

IMPACT

    

While the entire world watches the largest meteor shower in 10,000 years, a brown dwarf, hidden by the meteor field, smashes into the moon in a tremendous explosion of rock and debris. Fragments of the moon itself penetrate Earth's atmosphere and make impact. Even though the initial damage is minimal, nerves are frayed throughout the planet. There is significant physical damage to the lunar surface, but experts quickly conclude there will be no lasting ramifications. Then strange anomalies begin to manifest themselves on Earth. It starts small - cell phone disruptions, unusual static charges and odd tidal behavior.

    

The world's leading scientists, including Alex Kittner, Maddie Rhodes and Roland Emmerson, begin piecing together evidence that suggests the moon's properties, and its orbit, may have been permanently altered. Their fears are realized when the anomalies increase to the point where the effect of "simulated" gravity is being manipulated by increased electromagnetic surges coming from the moon. People, cars and other objects are rendered momentarily weightless in random, isolated areas around the globe. Alex, Maddie, Roland and the rest of their team soon discover something far worse - the moon's new orbit has put it on a collision course with Earth!

    

The world now has 39 days to stop it or Earth, and all of mankind, will perish. After a failed attempt by the United States to destroy the moon, our heroes bring all the countries of the world together in one last hope for humanity - an international mission to the moon where astronauts will attempt to reverse the magnetic effects and restore the moon to its original orbit. Alex, whose children are now missing after the latest rampage of anti-gravity, is emotionally torn as he must now join Roland and two other astronauts on the Earth-saving mission. It is a race against time as the two celestial bodies are drawn closer and closer to impact, the world united, watching and praying, the survival of mankind in the balance.

PrintE-mail
+++ 2010/09/02 Pillars finishes U.S. run with highest viewership numbers... more +++ 2010/08/02 The Pillars of the Earth: Ken Follett's newest blog about Props and Costumes... more +++ 2010/08/02 The Pillars of the Earth: New web diary about the series' Animatronic Baby... view clip +++ 2010/07/30 The Pillars of the Earth: The successful premiere on STARZ increased the audience share by 87%... more +++ 2010/07/28 The Pillars of the Earth: Watch Ken Follett’s interview on ABC network’s 'Good Morning America'… more +++ 2010/07/21 World Premiere of The Pillars of the Earth on Friday, July 23rd 2010 on STARZ (USA)... more +++ 2010/07/12 The Pillars of the Earth: New set of production stills... more +++   2010/06/10 TANDEM and Channel 4 build a home for The Pillars of the Earth in the UK... more +++ 2010/06/09 The Pillars of the Earth: View the “making of” highlights… more +++ 2010/05/31 The Pillars of the Earth: Ken Follett's blog about the young cast and their story arcs... more +++ 2010/05/04 World Without End and Pompeii announced at MIPTV... Strong ratings for Patricia Cornwell on Lifetime... more +++  2010/05/03 The Pillars of the Earth: New web diary about stunts... view clip +++ 2010/05/03 The Pillars of the Earth: Ken Follett's blog about Medieval Architecture... more +++ 2010/04/27 The Pillars of the Earth: Interview with Ken Follett at Salisbury Cathedral... more +++ 2010/04/13 TANDEM acquires rights to produce World Without End, Ken Follett’s thrilling sequel to The Pillars of the Earth… more +++ 2010/04/11 TANDEM announces Pompeii, new 4-hr. miniseries with SONY PICTURES TELEVISION and SCOTT FREE TELEVISION… more +++ 2010/04/06 The Pillars of the Earth: New Web Diary about the begin of the shooting... view clip +++ 2010/03/10 Tandem’s The Lost Future, starring Sean Bean, begins principal photography... more +++ 2010/03/03 U.S. broadcaster for The Pillars of the Earth... more +++ review all press releases +++ review all press publications +++