It is the first episode in the Stargate franchise to be helmed by Winning, a veteran director of such series as Andromeda, Dinotopia, and Earth: Final Conflict.
Written by Martin Gero, “Childhood’s End” tells the story of a village of children who believe the life-sucking Wraith are kept away by their ritual of committing suicide upon reaching the age of 25. The episode premiered on The SCI FI Channel in August, 2004.