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Almost Human

20131 season508 ratings

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.

Synopsis

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.

Episodes

Seasons & episodes

1 season

Pilot

1. Pilot

Nov 17, 2013 45 min

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.

Skin

2. Skin

Nov 18, 2013 45 min

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.

Are You Receiving?

3. Are You Receiving?

Nov 25, 2013 45 min

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.

The Bends

4. The Bends

Dec 2, 2013 45 min

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.

Blood Brothers

5. Blood Brothers

Dec 9, 2013 44 min

Kennex and Dorian must protect a witness in a major murder trial; Capt. Maldonado butts heads with a defendant.

Arrhythmia

6. Arrhythmia

Dec 16, 2013 43 min

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

You Are Here

8. You Are Here

Jan 13, 2014 43 min

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.

Unbound

9. Unbound

Feb 3, 2014 43 min

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.

Perception

10. Perception

Feb 10, 2014 44 min

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

Disrupt

11. Disrupt

Feb 17, 2014 43 min

Kennex and Dorian investigate when a smart home turns on its occupants.

Beholder

12. Beholder

Feb 24, 2014 43 min

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.

Straw Man

13. Straw Man

Mar 3, 2014 42 min

A series of murders are committed by someone copying a serial killer who was put in jail by Kennex's father.

Ensemble

Cast

Karl Urban

Karl Urban

John Kennex

Michael Ealy

Michael Ealy

Dorian

Minka Kelly

Minka Kelly

Valerie Stahl

Mackenzie Crook

Mackenzie Crook

Rudy Lom

Michael Irby

Michael Irby

Richard Paul

Lili Taylor

Lili Taylor

Maldonado

Production

The details

Release

2013

Seasons

1 season

Country

United States of America

Studio

Frequency Films, Bad Robot

Spoken languages: English

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