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Humans

<p>Set in suburban London, the story takes place in a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a Synth – a highly developed, artificially intelligent servant eerily similar to its living counterpart.</p>

Humans
Official Website
Released:
September 28, 2019

Cast:

Colin Morgan
Katherine Parkinson
William Hurt
Gemma Chan
Emily Berrington
Rebecca Front
Tom Goodman-Hill
Danny Webb
Will Tudor
Theo Stevenson

Director:
Sam Vincent, Jonathan Brackley

Producer:
Jonathan Brackley, Jane Featherstone, Lars Lundström, Sam Vincent, Derek Wax, Henrik Widman

Written by:
Sam Vincent, Jonathan Brackley

Metacritic Score:
73 (Season 1)

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
86% (Season 1)

On-Demand Release Date:
May 17, 2019

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