
The second series of
Wizards vs Aliens is to start on
Monday 28th October at
5pm.
The CBBC science fantasy drama is back for an extended 14-week run of two episodes a week, following its first series of 12 weeks last autumn, and will comprise seven two-part stories. The first adventure is entitled
100 Wizards and has been written by series co-creator
Phil Ford and directed by
Beryl Richards. The concluding part will air on
Tuesday 29th October at the same time.
Tom and Benny make an amazing discovery – a new wizard called Chloe. The race is on to find her before the Nekross can feast. But when Hex TV steps in to broadcast Chloe's powers worldwide, every wizard in the land faces danger. Can Tom stop Chloe in time, before the Nekross can spring their trap?
In the second episode of the week, with 100 wizards trapped in the Nekross King's evil scheme, Tom, Benny and Chloe must unite to fight the enemy. But with the mighty spaceship Zarantulus on its way to Earth, time is running out. Tom faces losing his family – and losing his heart to Chloe too.
The show stars
Scott Haran as Tom Clarke and
Percelle Ascott as Benny Sherwood, with the voice of
Brian Blessed as the alien Nekross King.
The following story is called
Vice Versa, written by
Clayton Hickman and again directed by Richards, while the third one is
The Cave of Menla-Gto, penned by
Joseph Lidster, the fourth one is
The Curse of Crowe, written by
Gareth Roberts, and the fifth one will be
The Thirteenth Floor, again by Ford, which was originally intended for the fifth series of
The Sarah Jane Adventures but never made as the show was ended following the death of lead actress
Elisabeth Sladen. The sixth story is entitled
Endless Night, also written by Ford, while the title of the series finale is yet to be revealed, as is the identity of the actress playing Chloe.
The BFI is holding a preview of the first two episodes of the new series on
Saturday 26th October at
1.30pm, with Haran, Ascott, and Ford being joined by
Michael Higgs, who plays Michael Clarke, and producer
Brian Minchin as the special guests. Tickets can be bought via
this link.
The scripts for
episode 1 and
episode 2 of the first series are available to download for free from the BBC Writersroom.