Humans Gets A Second Series!

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The first series of the Channel 4 and AMC co-production, Humans, ends tonight – but there’s good news for all its fans: it’s been recommissioned for a second series!

As Channel 4’s highest-rated original drama in over 20 years, the news should come as no surprise, but it is, nonetheless, pleasing to hear.

While the series 1 finale starts tonight at 9pm, it’s still mid-run in America, so don’t worry: you’ll read no spoilers here (no promises for the comments, however).

Humans focuses on Synths, essentially robotic servants to humanity – and a select few are alive. There are, of course, many moral issues explored, but credit must also go to the stellar cast, including William Hurt (The Incredible Hulk), Emily Berrington (24: Live Another Day), and Katherine Parkinson (Sherlock: The Reichenbach Fall). It also stars many familiar faces from Doctor Who, including Gemma Chan (The Waters of Mars, as well as Sherlock: The Blind Banker), Colin Morgan (best known as Merlin, but also appeared in Midnight), Tom Goodman-Hill (The Unicorn and the Wasp), Danny Webb (The Impossible Planet/ The Satan Pit), and Manpreet Bachu (The Bells of St. John).

Rebecca Front and Paul Kaye, both of whom will star in Doctor Who Series 9, have also been in the show. And personally, I put Emily Berrington’s name forward as the next companion. Just saying.

Channel 4’s Head of Drama is Piers Wenger, former executive producer of Doctor Who and partly responsible for casting Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond, and Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams. Wenger said:

“Humans has proved a huge hit with both audiences and critics alike this summer and we owe a huge debt of gratitude to writers Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley and to the team at Kudos for bringing a truly unmissable show to life.

“It also marks a key moment for Channel 4 as we expand our remit for bold and original drama into the international, co-production space. We look forward to working with our partners AMC on series 2 of Humans and to more Synth-related adventures to come”.

Vincent and Brackley also brought the hit TV series, Spooks to an end, and wrote the film, Spooks: The Greater Good, released on DVD and Blu-ray on 28th September in the UK.

Humans concludes tonight at 9pm on Channel 4.

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