The Colony is a 1996 TV film directed by Tim Hunter.
A man moves his family into a suburbia that at first seems fantastic, but soon turns into a nightmare.
Hal Erickson of Rovi wrote "Set in a high-price Malibu community, this made-for-TV drama wallows in a multitude of extramarital affairs, corporate intrigue and elegant back-stabbing, with murder the logical extension to all the hanky-panky.
Characters crucial to the plotline are a cop posing as an auto mechanic, and a sexy nanny who intends to break up her best friend's marriage.
The ending is abrupt and unsatisfying, a sure sign that the film was actually the pilot for an unsold series.