The commuter is a dreamy meditation on family, fatherhood, and love. Two jaded space tourism employees jack reynor, benedict wong take up an elderly womans geraldine chaplin request for a trip back to earth a planet which. Based on original short stories by the acclaimed author, each standalone episode features an allstar cast including. Electric dreams dreamy production values and optimistic tone help make up for a lack of. Electric dreams is an enjoyable science fiction anthology series inspired by visionary writer philip k. With steve buscemi, geraldine chaplin, bryan cranston, terrence howard. Electric dreams season 1 episode summaries, episode guide and tv show schedule. The series features 10 standalone episodes, each with their own scifi twist. Dicks electric dreams is a 10 episode sciencefiction anthology series that journeys into unique worlds. With black mirror having just wrapped season 4 on netflix, channel 4 and amazon are pushing ahead with the premiere season of electric dreams. Dicks electric dreams season 1 episode 10 written and directed by dee rees. A woman suffering in a loveless marriage, finds that upon his return from battle, her emotionally abusive husband suddenly appears to be a different man in more ways than one.
It premiered on channel 4 in the united kingdom on 17 september 2017, and in. A scifi anthology series with standalone episodes based on the works of philip k. For every aweinspiring episode, theres one that doesnt fire on all cylinders. In a world without advanced technology, mutant telepaths have become humanitys only mechanism for longdistance communication. With bryan cranston, essie davis, liam cunningham, khalid abdalla. Dicks electric dreams, based on a series of his short stories with each of. Expand your home video library from a huge online selection of movies at. Boasting an allstar cast and some talented directors, it should be a winning formula ready to overtake black mirror in the popularity stakes, but something seems to be missing. Like pretty much any anthology series, electric dreams is a mixed bag, which in this case skews towards the notsogood, like black.
Bryan cranston, steve buscemi, greg kinnear and anna paquin, and provokes societys deepest questions about what it means to be human. Both are pursuing violent killers whose plans could have. Dicks electric dreams season 1 trailer starring gumuliauskas vaclovas. From 5 to 5000 years in the future, each story in the anthology will question what it means to be human in uniquely. Electric dreams dreamy production values and optimistic tone help make up for a lack of originality and tonal cohesion and save the. Dicks electric dreams season 1 episode 4 starring steve buscemi.
With 10 standalone episodes and a sweeping allstar cast, each epic story will. Like trousers with an elasticated waist, scifi is naturally forgiving of flab. Based on short stories written by dick, each standalone episode is inspired by a different story, adapted by a team of leading british and american writers. Dicks electric dreams is a 10episode scifi anthology series that journeys into unique worlds beyond imagination. Two jaded space tourism employees jack reynor, benedict wong take up an elderly womans geraldine chaplin request for a trip back to earth a planet which has lost all life due to a catastrophic solar fire.
In short, the first season of electric dreams is a bit of a mixed bag. Dicks electric dreams, or simply electric dreams, is a science fiction television anthology series based on the works of philip k. Dicks electric dreams is a 10episode sciencefiction anthology series that journeys into unique worlds beyond the reach of the imagination. Dicks electric dreams and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. Whereas netflixs black mirror deals with nearfuture technology angst, the amazon series is more speculative. Kill all others is a simple parable about societys slide into fascist hate speech. Tomatometer not yet available tomatometer critic ratings. Philip k dicks electric dreams season 1 episodes ranked. The allstar cast changes with each episode and includes bryan cranston, steve busce. Dicks electric dreams season 1 trailer rotten tomatoes. That person probably wont like much of amazons new anthology series, philip k. Dicks electric dreams anthology series has debuted on amazon, with the first six episodes already airing on channel 4. So in this binge climate, it is nice having something worth binging that you can also take your time with, and philip k. Electric dreams tv series 2017 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
A diverse anthology of ambitious, moving tales inspired by philip k dicks short stories. Sarah, a policewoman in the future, discovers that her life is inextricably linked to that of george, a brilliant game designer. Episode 1 is based on the short story the hood maker, and follows the marginalization and ghettoization of telepaths in a fictional authoritarian regime. Dicks electric dreams is an exciting new science fiction anthology series from amazon prime video.
Dicks electric dreams is an anthology series based on short stories by one of the most prolific authors in science fiction. Electric dreams season 1 dvd pal region 2 new sealed. The 10 episodes in season 1 of electric dreams are all based on standalone short stories by philip k. Dicks electric dreams season 1 episode 9 starring timothy spall, tuppence middleton. Dicks electric dreams, or simply electric dreams, is a science fiction television. Dick, and even borrow the names of the stories they adapt. A hunched robot in a pac a mac creeps behind a pillar. Dicks electric dreams season 1 episode 6, safe and sound. One of the most sneakily offensive episodes that ive ever seen.
Dicks electric dreams has not been cancelled or renewed for a second season. When the public begin to embrace mysterious, telepathblocking hoods, two detectives with an entangled past are brought in to investigate. The series consists of ten standalone 50minute episodes based on dicks work, written by british and american writers. Fortyfour novels, one hundred and twentyone short stories, six published. But their powers have unintended implications and when the public begin to embrace mysterious, telepath. Based on short stories written by dick, each standalone episode is inspired by a different story, adapted by a team of. A young boy discovers that his father matthew has been replaced by an alien, and hes not the only one. Watch electric dreams season 1, episode 6 human is.
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