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Xbox Entertainment Studios and Channel 4 have announced a co-production deal for new sci-fi drama series Humans, based on Swedish series Real Humans.
The eight-episode series will be produced by Kudos – the firm behind The Hour, Utopia, Broadchurch and The Tunnel – and will broadcast in 2015 on Channel 4 in the UK and via Xbox in North America.
Humans is set in a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a ‘Synth’ – a robotic servant so similar to a real human that it’s transforming the way we live. When a rushed-off-his-feet suburban father of three buys a refurbished second-hand Synth, he hopes it will relieve some domestic pressure and paper over the cracks of his marriage. But sharing their life with a machine has far-reaching and chilling consequences.
President of Microsoft’s Xbox Entertainment Studios Nancy Tellem commented: “Humans not only questions personal relationships, but we loved how this sci-fi show toys with reality and our connection to technology.”
Tellem added: “This deal with Channel 4 and Kudos underscores Xbox Entertainment Studios’ commitment to programming premium TV series with global partners and creating engaging interactive experiences – and sits alongside other original commissions including a Halo TV series executive produced by Steven Spielberg.”
Filming is set to begin this summer with casting yet to be announced.
Source: Press release
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