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Humans

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Channel 4 Ended Drama • Science-Fiction • Thriller

3 Seasons · 24 Episodes · Premiered November 24, 1981 · Ended July 5, 2018

Humans is set in a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a Synth – a highly-developed robotic servant eerily similar to its live counterpart. In the hope of transforming the way they live, one strained suburban family purchases a refurbished synth only to discover that sharing life with a machine has far-reaching and chilling consequences.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

8 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Sun, Jun 14 2015 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
A couple buy a synthetic human, or `synth' to help around the house, but the new arrival threatens to expose their secrets. A retired engineer's paternal relationship with his own synth is threatened by a malfunction, an android and his owner go on the run, and a detective grows suspicious of his wife's close bond with her synth.
E02
Episode 2
Sun, Jun 21 2015 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
George's worst fears are realised when he is assigned a new Synth whom he cannot stand. Laura feels threatened by Anita's presence in her home, and Fred is held captive in Hobb's facility, which leads him to fear for the future of the human race. Karen and Pete have to hunt down Nisha after she escapes from the brothel, while Leo's search for information leads him down a dangerous path.
E03
Episode 3
Sun, Jun 28 2015 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Laura is begrudgingly forced to keep Anita when she saves Toby from a road accident. George is planning an escape with Odi and Pete's hot temper earns him a suspension from work.
E04
Episode 4
Sun, Jul 5 2015 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Laura insists the family take Anita for testing when Mattie tells her that she's seen Anita acting strangely, while Hobb is on Niska's trail
E05
Episode 5
Sun, Jul 12 2015 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Killer Synth is the breaking news story, and public panic is growing. Karen is hot on Niska's tail, but are her motives for finding her more personal than professional?
E06
Episode 6
Sun, Jul 19 2015 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Things are at the lowest possible ebb for the fractured Hawkins family. With Joe in exile and the kids tired of their parents' lies, Laura decides it's time to tell the truth.
E07
Episode 7
Sun, Jul 26 2015 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Rejected and alone, Karen sets out to George's house to find Niska. Meanwhile Pete is determined to find out who Karen really is. The hunted Synths take refuge at the Hawkins.
E08
Episode 8
Sun, Aug 2 2015 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
With the Synths in captivity, the devastated Hawkins' realise how much Mia and her family mean to them and are determined to help them

Season 2

8 episodes

Season 3

8 episodes

Cast

Colin Morgan
Colin Morgan as Leo Elster
Gemma Chan
Gemma Chan as Anita / Mia
Katherine Parkinson
Katherine Parkinson as Laura Hawkins
Tom Goodman-Hill
Tom Goodman-Hill as Joe Hawkins
Theo Stevenson
Theo Stevenson as Toby Hawkins
Lucy Carless
Lucy Carless as Matilda "Mattie" Hawkins
Emily Berrington
Emily Berrington as Niska
Pixie Davies
Pixie Davies as Sophie Hawkins
Ruth Bradley
Ruth Bradley as DI Karen Voss
Neil Maskell
Neil Maskell as DI Peter Drummond
Will Tudor
Will Tudor as Odi
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