TV series
Almost Human
Overview
The year is 2048. By mandate, every cop must partner with a robot. Detective John Kennex returns to work after waking up from a 17-month coma. As he adjusts to working with his new partner, Dorian, a discontinued android with unexpected emotional responses, John also must learn to get along with his new colleagues.
Details
- First air date
- 2013-11-17
- Status
- Canceled
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 13 episodes
- Genres
- Drama, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
- Network
- FOX
- Production
- Frequency Films, Bad Robot, Warner Bros. Television
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Karl Urban as John Kennex
- Michael Ealy as Dorian
- Minka Kelly as Valerie Stahl
- Mackenzie Crook as Rudy Lom
- Michael Irby as Richard Paul
- Lili Taylor as Maldonado
- Tim Kelleher as Reinhardt
- Mekia Cox as Anna
- Hiro Kanagawa as Recollectionist
- Andrei Kovski as Radovan
- Ella A. Thomas as Vanessa
- Jos Viramontes as Lorenzo Shaw
Creators and crew
- J. H. Wyman - Creator
- J. H. Wyman - Executive Producer
- Sam Hill - Director
- Brad Anderson - Director
- Frederick E. O. Toye - Director
- Jeff T. Thomas - Director
Episodes
Episode 1: Pilot
In the year 2048, an unprecedented increase in the crime rate has made being a cop only more dangerous than it is today, necessitating that every police officer partner with an android. John Kennex, a detective and sole survivor of a devastating police ambush, and his robot partner, Dorian, solve cases and fight to keep the lid on dangerously evolved criminals in this futuristic landscape.
Episode 2: Skin
Detective John Kennex and Dorian are dispatched to investigate a murder and high-profile missing persons case that lead them into the highly profitable world of IRCs – Intimate Robot Companions – also known as sexbots. Meanwhile, Kennex looks to reconcile a part of his troubled past.
Episode 3: Are You Receiving?
The thrilling action continues in another all-new, adrenaline-fueled episode. Detective Kennex and Dorian battle an intense and futuristic hostage situation, while Captain Maldonado (Lili Taylor) attempts to meet the terrorist’s demands, hoping to protect innocent people.
Episode 4: The Bends
An old cop friend of Detective Kennex's goes undercover, posing as a "cook" of a highly addictive street drug called "The Bends." But his cover is blown. As the scope of the intense drug investigation unfolds, a determined Kennex and Dorian call on Rudy Lom for assistance.
Episode 5: Blood Brothers
Kennex and Dorian must protect a witness in a major murder trial; Capt. Maldonado butts heads with a defendant.
Episode 6: Arrhythmia
Detective John Kennex and Dorian respond to a suspicious death at a hospital where - before having a fatal cardiac arrest - a man claimed someone was trying to kill him, and inexplicably knew his exact time of death. As the investigation unfolds, a black market for vital organs is uncovered in which bio-mechanical hearts can be resold and remotely "shut off." As the team fights to find the pulse of this 2048 tech-centric crime, Dorian reconnects with a decommissioned DRN
Episode 7: Simon Says
Det. Kennex and Dorian investigate Simon, a psychopathic killer who is strapping bombs to his victims' neck and broadcasting their final moments over the internet. When Simon targets Kennex, the team is in a nail-biting race against time to save his life. Meanwhile, a power deficiency affects Dorian's energy level, causing him to have unexpected outbursts
Episode 8: You Are Here
Det. Kennex and Dorian investigate a crime scene involving a self-guided bullet that can track, target and kill specific people at any moment. Meanwhile, Maldonado revisits the deadly ambush that almost killed Kennex.
Episode 9: Unbound
A refurbished, advanced DRN (Gina Carano) that operates like a soldier goes on a rampage, resulting in casualties; Dorian and Kennex ask a genius roboticist and DRN creator for help.
Episode 10: Perception
When Det. Kennex and Dorian investigate the simultaneous and sudden deaths of two genetically-enhanced - or "chrome" - children, a fatal dose of the perfect designer drug appears to be the cause. As the investigation unfolds and a recent drowning victim is mysteriously connected, the case takes an unexpected turn. Meanwhile, Kennex endures painful flashes from the past and pays a visit to the recollectionist
Episode 11: Disrupt
Kennex and Dorian investigate when a smart home turns on its occupants.
Episode 12: Beholder
When Det. Kennex and Dorian investigate the murder of a "chrome," there are no signs of trauma, other than a very small pinprick on the back of his neck. As the investigation unfolds, it’s revealed that the murder suspect is tapping into the DNA of his victims in pursuit of perfection.
Episode 13: Straw Man
A series of murders are committed by someone copying a serial killer who was put in jail by Kennex's father.
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