A diverse anthology of ambitious, moving tales inspired by Philip K Dick's short stories.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 1
The Hood Maker
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The world is without advanced technology and mutant telepaths have become humanity’s only mechanism for long distance communication. But their powers have unintended implications and when the public begin to embrace mysterious, telepath-blocking hoods, two detectives with an entangled past are brought in to investigate.
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Directed by Julian JarroldWritten by Matthew GrahamGuest stars Richard Madden, Holliday Grainger, Anneika Rose, Noma Dumezweni, Tony Way, Richard McCabe, Tom Mothersdale, Paul Ritter
Two disillusioned, disenchanted and indifferent space tourism employees take up an elderly woman’s request for a trip back to Earth… the existence of which is a long-debunked myth.
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Directed by David FarrWritten by David FarrGuest stars Jack Reynor, Benedict Wong, Geraldine Chaplin, Justin Butcher, Georgina Campbell, Bekka Bowling, Malik Ibheis, Annes Elwy
Ed Jacobson, an unassuming employee at a train station, is alarmed to discover that a number of daily commuters are taking the train to a town that shouldn’t exist.
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Directed by Tom HarperWritten by Jack ThorneGuest stars Timothy Spall, Rebecca Manley, Anthony Boyle, Rudi Dharmalingam, Tuppence Middleton, Anne Reid, Ann Akinjirin, Hayley Squires
As average a man as ever there was, when approached by a gorgeous synthetic woman with an illegal plan that could change his life completely, a smitten Ed decides to help... and then his world really begins to crumble.
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Directed by Marc MundenWritten by Tony GrisoniGuest stars Steve Buscemi, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Julia Davis, Joanna Scanlan, Lucian Msamati, Michael Socha, Abraham Popoola, Sophia Del Pizzo
Sarah, a policewoman living in the future, shares headspace with George, a brilliant game designer. In a race against time, sharing a bond that no one else can see, they learn the very thing that connects them can also destroy them.
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Directed by Jeffrey ReinerWritten by Ronald D. MooreGuest stars Terrence Howard, Anna Paquin, Rachelle Lefevre, Lara Pulver, Jacob Vargas, Sam Witwer, Guy Burnet, Christian Isely
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.
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Directed by Francesca GregoriniWritten by Jessica MecklenburgGuest stars Bryan Cranston, Essie Davis, Liam Cunningham, Ruth Bradley, Khalid Abdalla, William Gaminara, Nathalie Armin, Ronan Vibert
The world is under attack as aliens quietly invade our homes. Charlie, our young hero, must make the most difficult decisions imaginable, to protect his Mother and the human race, as he is among the first to realize that humans are being replaced by dangerous monsters.
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Directed by Michael DinnerWritten by Michael DinnerGuest stars Greg Kinnear, Jack Gore, Mireille Enos, Shannon Merrill Brown, Alana Arenas, Terry Kinney, Marc Grapey, Zakk Paradise
Despite society and the world as we know it having collapsed, a massive, automatic product-manufacturing factory continues to operate according to the principles of consumerism - humans consume products to be happy, and in order to consume continuously, they must be denied freedom of choice and free will. When a small band of rebels decide to shut down the factory, they discover they may actually be the perfect consumers after all.
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Directed by Peter HortonWritten by Travis BeachamGuest stars Juno Temple, Janelle Monáe, David Lyons, Jay Paulson, Nick Eversman, Maximiliano Hernández, Rebecca Jordan, Roberto Mantica
A small-town girl, already gripped with social anxiety, moves to a big futuristic city with her mother. Exposed for the first time to urban society’s emphasis on security and terrorist prevention, it isn’t long before her school days are consumed by fear and paranoia. She soon finds guidance and companionship in the most unexpected of places.
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Directed by Alan TaylorWritten by Kalen EganGuest stars Annalise Basso, Maura Tierney, Connor Paolo, Alice Lee, Algee Smith, Martin Donovan, Emily Rudd, Mari Marroquin
A man hangs dead from a lamppost, apparently murdered and inexplicably ignored by passersby, after a politician makes a shocking statement encouraging violence. When one man dares to question the situation he becomes an instant target.
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Directed by Dee ReesWritten by Dee ReesGuest stars Vera Farmiga, Mel Rodriguez, Jason Mitchell, Glenn Morshower, Louis Herthum, DuShon Monique Brown, Kathy Scambiatterra, Kylan Conroy
