Humans

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Television series
German title Humans
Original title Humans
Country of production United Kingdom ,
United States
original language English
Year (s) 2015-2018
Production
company		 Kudos Film and Television,
Channel 4 ,
AMC Studios
length 42 minutes
Episodes 24 in 3 seasons
genre Science fiction , drama
idea Lars Lundström
production Jane Featherstone, Derek Wax, Lars Lundström
music Cristobal Tapia de Veer
First broadcast June 14, 2015 (UK) on Channel 4
German-language
first broadcast		 August 11, 2016 on RTL Crime
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Humans is a British - American science fiction - television series from the year 2015, Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley was developed. It is based on the Swedish series Real Humans . In Humans , it is in an alternative present to human-like androids that a consciousness develop.

action

The husband Joe Hawkins, challenged by children and the household, buys a "synth" without consulting his wife when she is away from home for work several times. Synths are robots with a human appearance and were developed by a commercial company to make everyday life easier . Their functions include household and family work and general physical activities such as cleaning or harvesting work. These are sexual practices available. Synths are considered lifeless property, but have a first name and, in the case of private ownership, family names . The Hawkins family is split, the mother Laura feels threatened in her role and fears that she will be replaced, daughter Mattie is cold about the synth, who is now called Anita - the younger sister Sophie, on the other hand, regards the android as a person , wants one Good night kiss from her.

Some synths develop consciousness due to their advanced artificial intelligence (AI). This is being investigated by the government , for example by the "Special Technologies Task Force " in the person of investigator Pete Drummond or Professor Edwin Hobb, who is both fascinated and frightened by the possibility of artificial consciousness .

A group of conscious synths are trying to build a life for themselves without the persecution of the owners and the prejudices of most people and are on the run. The central figure in this group is Leo Elster, the son of the developer of the AI ​​that enables consciousness, and his confidante, Synth Max.

Charisma

The original English version appears on Channel 4 . The German premiere will take place on Pay TV on RTL Crime and on Free TV on VOX . The first and second season has been released in full, the third season only in the English-language original. In May 2019, AMC announced that no fourth season would be produced.

production

season 1

Following the announcement by Humans in April 2014, originally planned as a joint project between Channel 4 and Microsoft's Xbox Entertainment Studios ( Xbox ES ) , filming began in autumn 2014. After Xbox ES closed in October, AMC's production company took over . The budget for the first season was £ 12 million .

season 2

A second season of the series was announced for 2016 on July 31, 2015. It also includes eight episodes.

season 3

Channel 4 aired eight episodes of the third season between May and July 2018 in the original English language version. The German premiere began on October 4, 2018 on RTL Crime .

synchronization

The series is set to music at FFS Film- & Fernseh-Synchron in Munich . Manuel Straube writes the dialogue books together with Christine Roche and directs the dialogue.

Main cast

role actor Main role Voice actor
Anita / Mia Gemma Chan 1.01-3.08 Anke Kortemeier
Leo Colin Morgan 1.01-3.08 Nils Dienemann
Laura Hawkins Katherine Parkinson 1.01-3.08 Solveig Duda
Joe Hawkins Tom Goodman-Hill 1.01-3.08 Markus Pfeiffer
Fred Sope Dirisu 1.01-3.08 Manuel Straube
Pete Drummond Neil Maskell 1.01-2.07 Dominik Auer

Supporting cast

role actor Supporting role Voice actor
Hobb Danny Webb 1.01-2.03 Hans-Georg Panczak
George Millican William Hurt 1.01–1.07 Wolfgang Condrus
Max Ivanno Jeremiah 1.01-3.08 Sebastian Winkler
Mattie Hawkins Lucy Carless 1.01-3.08 Maresa Sedlmeir
Toby Hawkins Theo Stevenson 1.01-3.08
Sophie Hawkins Pixie Davies 1.01-3.08
Niska Emily Berrington 1.01-3.08 Jacqueline Belle
Karen Voss Ruth Bradley 1.01-3.06 Caroline Combrinck
Silas Capek Paul Kaye 1.02, 1.04 Thomas Darchinger
Jill Drummond Jill Halfpenny 1.01–1.06 Elisabeth von Koch
Odi Will Tudor 1.01-3.08 Tim Schwarzmaier
Simon Jack Derges 1.01–1.07 Daniel hose
Vera Rebecca Front 1.01–1.07 Susanne von Medvey
Astrid Bella Dayne 2.01-3.08
Hester Sonya Cassidy 2.01-2.08
Renie Letitia Wright 2.01-2.08
Dr. Athena Morrow Carrie-Anne Moss 2.01-2.08
Anatole Ukweli Roach 3.01-3.07

reception

source rating
Rotten tomatoes
critic 8.8
audience 9.1
Metacritic
critic 7.3
audience 8.1
IMDb 8.1

The first episode was seen by around 6 million viewers when it first aired and is Channel 4's most successful series in 20 years with that 18  percent market share in the UK.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Huw Fullerton: William Hurt and Colin Morgan to star in new sci-fi drama series , radiotimes.com, October 15, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ John Plunkett: Humans becomes Channel 4's biggest drama hit in 20 years , The Guardian website, June 22, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  3. ^ A b Leo Barraclough: Show taps into society's mistrust of advancing technology , Variety - Website, July 31, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ https://www.channel4.com/programmes/humans/episode-guide/series-3
  5. ↑ German synchronous index: German synchronous index | Series | Humans. Retrieved May 9, 2018 .
  6. ↑ a b HUMANS (2015-). Rotten Tomatoes , accessed November 19, 2016 .
  7. ↑ a b Humans: Season 1. Metacritic , accessed on November 19, 2016 (English).
  8. ↑ Humans. IMDb , accessed on November 19, 2016 .