Humans
In a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a 'Synth'--a highly-developed robotic servant that's so similar to a real human--is transforming the way we live.
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 42m
- Released
- 2015
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States, Sweden
Details
Release year: 2015
Storyline
In a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a 'Synth'--a highly-developed robotic servant that's so similar to a real human--is transforming the way we live.
Top credits
Katherine Parkinson — Laura Hawkins
Gemma Chan — Mia, Anita
Lucy Carless — Mattie Hawkins
Tom Goodman-Hill — Joe Hawkins
Awards
0 wins & 2 nominations
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• Gemma Chan said in a interview that she and the other synths in the series had to go through a synth school.
• Silas Capek is a reference to Karel Capek, writer of the play R.U.R (Rossum's Universal Robots). He also created the term robot from the Czech word "robota", which means "work".
• The seven word activation phrase used to put new synths into setup mode [ep 1] is homage to the 2001 film A.I. in which a robot child is designed to love unconditionally and imprints onto whomever activates him with a seven word phrase.
Episodes
24 episodes – 3 seasons
User reviews
Condition of Humans
Why has humans next series been cancelled?
Promising start
Technical specs
- Color
- Color
FAQ
- In the case of Pete Drumond & Karen Voss relationship wouldn't have Pete known right away that Karen was a Synth due to the lack of body warmth? For reference it is noted in a previous episode that the lock on the brothel door Niska was in required body warmth to be activated meaning she (and by association the rest of the synths) do not produce any body warmth. Just curious if anyone else caught that?
- How does Humans examine the risks of letting machines command our lives' interpersonal roles?
- How has Humans developed the Elster Synth family members to represent various human personalities?
