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Humans

★ 7.9 46K votes 2015–2018 3 seasons · 24 episodes Canceled Channel 4
Near-future techTechnology one step ahead of today, and what it costs us.This show: 9/10PhilosophicalBig questions of meaning, ethics and existence.This show: 7/10British TVThe British television sensibility: tone, restraint and format traditions.This show: 7/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Katherine ParkinsonGemma ChanLucy CarlessTom Goodman-HillColin MorganTheo Stevenson
Starring
Katherine ParkinsonGemma ChanLucy CarlessTom Goodman-HillColin MorganTheo Stevenson
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About

"Domestic sci-fi that quietly interrogates what makes us human"

In a world where lifelike robotic servants called Synths are common household fixtures, one ordinary family's new purchase turns out to conceal a hidden consciousness, dragging them into a wider conspiracy about artificial minds waking up. The show plays out as a slow-burn domestic drama wrapped around big sci-fi questions, more interested in awkward family dynamics and quiet unease than spectacle. It's moody, thoughtful, and character-driven, carried by strong performances rather than action, asking what happens to love and identity when the help starts thinking for itself.

Watch it for

the unsettling, low-key exploration of consciousness through a very believable family household.

Maybe skip if

you want fast-paced sci-fi action rather than slow, dialogue-driven domestic tension.

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All Seasons

Series 12015
8.110K86h 9m
Life 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.
Series 22016
8.06K86h 13m
Humanoid Synthetics have become an inextricable part of society, obediently serving and protecting the human population. But what happens when these Synths are given the right to consciousness and their own free will?
Series 32018
7.94K86h 26m
One year after the dawn of consciousness, a decimated and oppressed Synth population fights to survive in a world that hates and fears them.

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Katherine Parkinson Laura Hawkins
Gemma Chan Mia, Anita
Lucy Carless Mattie Hawkins
Tom Goodman-Hill Joe Hawkins
Colin Morgan Leo Elster, Leo
Theo Stevenson Toby Hawkins
Ivanno Jeremiah Max
Pixie Davies Sophie Hawkins
Emily Berrington Niska
Ruth Bradley DI Karen Voss, Karen Voss, Beatrice

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