Second ‘Humans’ Teaser Trailer: Robots Are Watching Us
Back in March,we got our first lookat AMC’s forthcoming sci-fi drama seriesHumans. The new series is based on the Swedish showÄkta människor, or Real Humans, and takes place in a world where humanoid robot servants are helping people in their everyday life. But as we’ve seen many times before, these creations won’t stay our servants for long.
Now a better look at the forthcoming series has arrived with a little bit of footage from the show that hits AMC in June. It’s nothing we haven’t seen from similar stories before, but with a cast that includesWilliam Hurt, Katherine Parkinson, Tom Goodman-Hill, Gemma Chanand more, hopefully AMC has another hit show on their hands. Watch the secondHumansteaser trailer below!
As you can see, the robots are pretty damn creepy. Regardless of how much they help humankind, before they eventually turn on them, I’m not sure I could handle having one of them around the house. But I’m curious as to how this series will tread new territory with a premise that has been explored rather extensively in science fiction before.
Here’s the official synopsis of the AMC series:
HUMANS, a bold new eight-part drama series from AMC, Channel 4 and Kudos, 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.
The pilot is directed bySamuel Donovan(Utopia, Starlings) with a script fromSam VincentandJonathan Brackley(Spooks, Spooks: The Greater Good). The series also starsColin Morgan, Rebecca FrontandNeil Maskell.Humanswas originally developed for Xbox Entertainment Studios, but that division of Xbox was shut down last year, and AMC picked up the pieces.
Between this series and theHBO adaptation ofWestworldon the way, it sounds like self-aware robots are going to be all the rage on the small screen pretty soon. It’s only a matter of time before they take over the real world too.
