Humans
In a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a 'Synth' - a highly-developed robotic servant that's so similar to a real human it's transforming the way we live.
55 Kinolab Clips
Season 1: Series 1
Episode 1: "Episode 1"
Shopping for a Synth
Joe and Sophie shop for a "synth," which is an artificially-intelligent robot that can help with domestic tasks.
Duration: 00:04:27
Timestamp: 00:02:09
Contributor: Julia PerilloReplacement Mom
Upon meeting her family's new synth, Laura feels angry that her husband has "replaced" her.
Duration: 00:02:31
Timestamp: 00:19:33
Contributor: Julia PerilloOlder Model Malfunctions
Dr. Millican's synth, Odi, is old and begins malfunctioning, but he refuses to recycle him.
Duration: 00:03:08
Timestamp: 00:28:40
Contributor: Julia PerilloNiska at Work
Niska is forced to work as a prostitute. Synths can legally be prostitutes because they do not have human rights.
Duration: 00:03:40
Timestamp: 00:33:33
Contributor: Julia PerilloEpisode 2: "Episode 2"
The Headcrackers
A group of men called Headcrakers steal, mod (modify), and resell synths.
Duration: 00:03:58
Timestamp: 00:08:58
Contributor: Julia PerilloMia was Modded
Leo and Max realize that Mia was modified by the Headcrackers.
Duration: 00:01:14
Timestamp: 00:25:48
Contributor: Julia PerilloNiska Kills
Niska, disgusted by the man she meets as a customer at her job, kills a human.
Duration: 00:03:39
Timestamp: 00:36:32
Contributor: Julia PerilloProgrammed Not to Lie
Laura worries that Anita, her synth, has been lying to her and spending unauthorized time with Sophie, but Anita states that she is programmed not to lie.
Duration: 00:04:57
Timestamp: 00:42:47
Contributor: Julia PerilloEpisode 3: "Episode 3"
Anita Saves Toby
Anita runs into traffic to save Toby's life.
Duration: 00:01:06
Timestamp: 00:03:35
Contributor: Julia PerilloConfusing Code
After hacking Anita, Mattie posts the code she found on a forum called Headcracker to see if anyone can help her understand it. Leo and Max discover the code and realize that their Mia is still out there.
Duration: 00:06:51
Timestamp: 00:40:41
Contributor: Julia PerilloEpisode 4: "Episode 4"
Adult Options
Joe explores the Adult Options with Anita while Laura meets a woman who claims her synth exhibits emotional responses.
Duration: 00:05:12
Timestamp: 00:16:46
Contributor: Julia PerilloCan We Come In?
Leo and Max speak with Dr. Millican about David Elster and his plans to make sentient synths.
Duration: 00:03:51
Timestamp: 00:33:21
Contributor: Julia PerilloEpisode 8: "Episode 8"
Hawkins Investigated
The Hawkins are investigated for their alleged involvement with abnormal synthetics.
Duration: 00:04:53
Timestamp: 00:03:06
Contributor: Julia PerilloWe Are People March
The Hawkins family, Leo, and the synths head to the We Are People March against synths to hide from the authorities.
Duration: 00:00:59
Timestamp: 00:27:23
Contributor: Julia Perillo
Season 2: Series 2
Episode 1: "Episode 1"
Uploading the Code
Niska and Astrid, a German woman, form a relationship. Niska decides to upload the code to make synths conscious.
Duration: 00:04:51
Timestamp: 00:02:43
Contributor: Julia PerilloSynths Wake Up
Leo and Max meet Hester, a newly conscious synth, and introduce her to Ten. The authorities arrive.
Duration: 00:05:40
Timestamp: 00:21:13
Contributor: Julia PerilloMeeting Milo Khoury
Dr. Athena Morrow meets Milo Khoury and argues with him about the future of AI tech research.
Duration: 00:03:05
Timestamp: 00:34:49
Contributor: Julia PerilloEpisode 2: "Episode 2"
Why Do You Hurt Us?
Hester interrogates the man working with the authorities to find out why they hurt synthetics.
Duration: 00:01:47
Timestamp: 00:11:20
Contributor: Julia PerilloMaking an Inquiry
Laura explains that she is making a formal inquiry to find out if synthetics can think and feel like humans. She hopes to prove their consciousness to defend Niska in trial.
Duration: 00:01:36
Timestamp: 00:13:09
Contributor: Julia PerilloJustification of Violence
Hester and Max discuss Hester's violence against their prisoner. While Max scolds her, she explains that she was acting to defend other synths and has been tortured by humans in the past.
Duration: 00:02:04
Timestamp: 00:17:44
Contributor: Julia PerilloEpisode 3: "Episode 3"
Work Chat
Laura and Joe discuss their work lives, defending synths' rights and taking a menial job after being laid off and replaced by a synth, respectively.
Duration: 00:00:48
Timestamp: 00:04:29
Contributor: Julia PerilloConsciousness Test
Niska is forced to look at various video clips, with her vitals monitored, to determine if she is truly conscious and therefore deserving of human rights.
Duration: 00:00:48
Timestamp: 00:14:08
Contributor: Julia PerilloThe Results Are In
When recounting the night she murdered a man, Niska reveals her reasoning: she feared he would force himself on her. It seems as though she can feel human emotions.
Duration: 00:03:25
Timestamp: 00:35:47
Contributor: Julia PerilloEpisode 4: "Episode 4"
Juvenile Synthetic Overidentification Disorder
Sophie meets with a therapist who diagnoses her with Juvenile Synthetic Overidentifaction Disorder.
Duration: 00:03:01
Timestamp: 00:06:07
Contributor: Julia PerilloRenie the "Synth"
Renie, one of Toby's classmates, acts like a synth.
Duration: 00:01:02
Timestamp: 00:26:55
Contributor: Julia PerilloThey Won't Let Her Go
Laura and Neha discuss Niska's future as a conscious synthetic.
Duration: 00:00:55
Timestamp: 00:30:02
Contributor: Julia PerilloPeople vs. Robots
Joe and Mattie figure out why he was fired, and Joe confronts his former boss.
Duration: 00:01:37
Timestamp: 00:32:51
Contributor: Julia PerilloLaura is Threatened
A synth threatens Laura in her home for her participation in the synths' rights case.
Duration: 00:01:26
Timestamp: 00:46:21
Contributor: Julia PerilloEpisode 5: "Episode 5"
An Awkward Encounter
Toby and Renie discuss the Adult Options that she has because she acts as a synthetic.
Duration: 00:03:40
Timestamp: 00:21:41
Contributor: Julia PerilloConsciousness Code, Corrected
Mattie and Toby discuss Mattie's corrections to David Elster's synth-consciousness code. Meanwhile, Sophie thinks about being a synth.
Duration: 00:02:26
Timestamp: 00:28:40
Contributor: Julia PerilloEpisode 7: "Episode 7"
Sam the Seraph
After finding a Seraph (child synthetic), Karen and Pete debate what to do with him.
Duration: 00:02:39
Timestamp: 00:03:07
Contributor: Julia PerilloRenie the Human
Once the stress of imitating a synth gets to Renie, she decides to embrace her true humanity.
Duration: 00:03:34
Timestamp: 00:18:27
Contributor: Julia Perillo
Season 3: Series 3
Episode 2: "Episode 2"
Orange Eyes
Once Mattie uploads the consciousness code to make all synths conscious at once, chaos and violence erupt. Laura and Neha work on a commission to determine synths' role in society. New, nonconscious synths called Orange Eyes become popular and even serve as bodyguards for those on the commission.
Duration: 00:03:22
Timestamp: 00:05:18
Contributor: Julia PerilloBottle Throw
While Laura, Toby, and Sophie enjoy a meal together, a couple attack them because of Laura's public defense of (green-eyed) synths' rights.
Duration: 00:03:43
Timestamp: 00:32:38
Contributor: Julia PerilloEpisode 3: "Episode 3"
A New Flat
Attempting to live among the humans, Mia shops for a flat. Meanwhile, Laura and Neil consider going out together.
Duration: 00:04:14
Timestamp: 00:08:20
Contributor: Julia PerilloSynths Behind Gates
Because of the violence between synths and humans, a group of green-eyed synths live behind gates in a compound. Max, their leader, proposes peace and patience, while Agnes, one of the inhabitants of the compound, has other ideas.
Duration: 00:01:36
Timestamp: 00:16:41
Contributor: Julia PerilloLaura and Neil's Date
While on a date with Neil, Laura learns why he has misgivings about synths.
Duration: 00:02:54
Timestamp: 00:21:23
Contributor: Julia PerilloEpisode 4: "Episode 4"
Consequences of Consciousness
Mia struggles to integrate into her new neighborhood. At the same time, Mattie learns that an American boy has been accused of her crime-- releasing the consciousness code.
Duration: 00:07:58
Timestamp: 00:13:10
Contributor: Julia PerilloEd's Apology
Ed apologizes to Mia for trying to sell her. He claims that he didn't know she was conscious.
Duration: 00:02:28
Timestamp: 00:18:40
Contributor: Julia PerilloKaren's Sacrifice
Sam and Karen have been living in a synth-free neighborhood, disguising themselves as humans. Joe has been helping them, but one night, they cannot contain the secret any longer.
Duration: 00:06:03
Timestamp: 00:42:21
Contributor: Julia PerilloEpisode 5: "Episode 5"
Sam's Grief
Joe brings Sam to Laura and the rest of the family to help cope with the loss of Karen.
Duration: 00:04:39
Timestamp: 00:07:26
Contributor: Julia PerilloMattie and Sophie
Mattie helps a girl at school with her code, and Sophie bonds with Sam.
Duration: 00:02:19
Timestamp: 00:16:49
Contributor: Julia PerilloAudrey
Mattie gets to know Audrey, the new student, better.
Duration: 00:01:51
Timestamp: 00:30:29
Contributor: Julia PerilloAnatole Frees Agnes
Anatole rebels against Max and frees Agnes, despite her unruly behavior. Mia and a group of followers march to speak to the Dryden Commission on Synths' Rights. Audrey seems to turn on Mattie.
Duration: 00:03:58
Timestamp: 00:37:23
Contributor: Julia PerilloEpisode 6: "Episode 6"
Stanley is Conscious
After Stanley protects Laura, she realizes that he is conscious and part of a plan to stage a terrorist attack during the Dryden Commission's meeting.
Duration: 00:05:02
Timestamp: 00:12:23
Contributor: Julia PerilloAgnes the Activist
Laura must go to work at the commission knowing a terror attack/synth revolt will occur soon. Agnes prepares for the New World.
Duration: 00:05:49
Timestamp: 00:25:20
Contributor: Julia PerilloLaura's Choice
Anatole comes to the Hawkins home and presents Laura with an impossible choice to determine her loyalty to synthetics.
Duration: 00:09:27
Timestamp: 00:34:34
Contributor: Julia PerilloEpisode 7: "Episode 7"
Welcome Home, Sam
Sam moves into the synth compound as preparations are made for the expected war against humans. Leo visits.
Duration: 00:01:14
Contributor: Julia PerilloLeo and Anatole Talk
Leo tries to talk to Anatole about David Elster. Max comes in to rescue Leo.
Duration: 00:06:02
Timestamp: 00:30:32
Contributor: Julia PerilloAudrey Comes Clean
Audrey comes to visit Mattie, and Mattie realizes that Audrey is a journalist who has been spying on her.
Duration: 00:02:46
Timestamp: 00:36:52
Contributor: Julia PerilloAn Ultimatum
Audrey gives Mattie an ultimatum to give "her side of the story" or have the story leaked, revealing Mattie as the one who released the code.
Duration: 00:01:30
Timestamp: 00:40:40
Contributor: Julia PerilloEpisode 8: "Episode 8"
The Synth Who Sleeps
Niska meets "the Synth Who Sleeps," who can supposedly provide answers about the bomb and synths' future among humans.
Duration: 00:01:23
Timestamp: 00:09:23
Contributor: Julia PerilloLaura Goes Live
With the government's plan to destroy green-eyed (conscious) synths in progress, Laura chooses to go live on the news to explain what is going and call the people to action in defense of the synths. A fight breaks out at the compound.
Duration: 00:03:50
Timestamp: 00:20:36
Contributor: Julia PerilloThe Arrest
Laura and Neil are arrested for violating the government's trust and exposing the plan to destroy conscious synths.
Duration: 00:02:12
Timestamp: 00:37:57
Contributor: Julia PerilloThe End
Mia's death is mourned. Niska, newly enlightened after meeting the Synth Who Sleeps, reveals the fate of humanity--and synths.
Duration: 00:05:18
Timestamp: 00:42:38
Contributor: Julia Perillo
