EPISODE 1.1
Episode 1
The Hawkins, a loving but troubled family decide to buy
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Humans: Season 1
BAFTA-nominated sci-fi series set 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 it's transforming the way we live.
2015Rating: TV-14UKChannel 4 Television, Kudos, AMC Networks
DramaScience Fiction
Humans: Season 1 | Reviews
89%62 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® Score
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Variety
(Humans) mashes together renegade-robot themes in a manner that feels both derivative and a trifle boring.
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The Guardian
It's sci-fi for the non sci-fi fan, sci-fi that has more than a foot in sci-fact. It's also a clever, high-energy thriller.
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Boston Globe
A near-future story that also nudges the present tense carefully and effectively into the realm of nightmare.
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The New York Times
(Humans) feels fresh... thanks to a multiple-plotline approach, a deft cast and its refusal to be simplistic.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Humans could be more engaging if it had a greater sense of urgency.
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Vox
There's a certain pleasure to watching a formula play out, and Humans contains some interesting twists here and there.
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A.V. Club
Uncannily well-crafted, with an undercurrent of emotional depth that is occasionally surprising, even gratifying.
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Los Angeles Times
Humans... offers a surprisingly nuanced look at the old worry that artificial intelligence will eventually outstrip human consciousness.
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Entertainment Weekly
There's nothing here that Blade Runner; I, Robot; Black Mirror; and many more haven't done before and done better.
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NPR
It's a series that covers familiar ground... but it's presented in a new way, with the added bonus of William Hurt.
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The Straits Times
Humans explores... issues with sensitivity and fresh insight, much of which comes from cleverly using an ordinary family as a stand-in for society at large.
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Empire Magazine
Arguably more compelling when it is raising questions than answering them, this is still one of the freshest British dramas in years.
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New Zealand Herald
Grounding the show in... relatable domestic settings serves as a nice counterweight to the show's dark and mysterious science fiction element...
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Humans: Season 1 is available to stream in New Zealand now on TVNZ+.