Following the first trailers forFear the Walking DeadandInto the Badlandsthat debuted tonight during the season finale ofThe Walking Dead, AMC has released the first look atHumans.Humansis 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.
William Hurt, Katherine Parkinson, Tom Goodman-Hill,Colin Morgan, Rebecca Front, Neil Maskell andGemma Chanare to star inHumans- the ambitious new co-production from Channel 4, AMC and Kudos. Written by British writing partnership Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley,Humansis based on the award-winning Swedish sci-fi drama “Real Humans”.
William Hurtplays George Millican, a widower who has formed a close relationship with his out-of-date synth Odi, who he treats more like a son than a piece of machinery. BAFTA award-winning Katherine Parkinson plays Laura, a woman who seems to have it all - a great career as a lawyer, a loving husband, three children. But inside she’s struggling with her own unresolved demons. In a misguided attempt to help the situation her husband Joe, played by Olivier award-winning Tom Goodman Hill, buys a Synth. Played byGemma Chan, Anita is the pliant, servile automaton that all Synths are supposed to be - but every now and then, she does something inexplicable. Something… almost human.
Colin Morganjoins the cast as Leo, who’s desperately trying to track down someone from his past; BAFTA award-winning Rebecca Front plays the NHS funded overbearing carer synth, Vera; and Neil Maskell takes on the role of police officer D.S Peter Drummond, who works for the Special Technologies Task Force.Humanshas started filming and will TX in 2015 on Channel 4 and AMC. Take a look at the first footage from the upcoming series below.
