Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams - Season 1
Season 1
A diverse anthology of ambitious, moving tales inspired by Philip K Dick's short stories, featuring an all-star cast and taking a thrilling, audacious journey into the far reaches of the imagination
Episodes
The Hood Maker
In a future society, Normals war against mutant Teeps who live among them. An agent and his new Teep partner try to figure out who is producing masks that block the Teeps.
Impossible Planet
An old woman hires a small tourist ship to take her to Earth... although the planet doesn't exist anymore.
The Commuter
An unassuming employee at a train station is alarmed to discover some commuters are taking the train to a town that shouldn't exist. When he chooses to investigate he discovers an alternate reality that forces him to confront his own family struggles.
Crazy Diamond
A synthetic human--a "chimera"--tries to save her failing life by seducing a scientist into helping her steal quantum consciousnesses. With a QC the chimera--Jill--can restore her life and the two of them can use the money to sail off.
Real Life
A lesbian cop in the future uses the virtual device that her wife has developed to enter the world of 2017 where she's a grieving male billionaire, George Miller, hunting down his wife's killer... and he uses a VR headset that lets him imagine a life as a lesbian cop in the future. George must decide which life is real and end the other one.
Human Is
After a battle with aliens, a cold unloving husband returns from the war... and his wife Vera realizes that he's changed. But is it for the better?
The Father Thing
The world is under attack as aliens quietly invade our homes. Our young hero Charlie must make the most difficult decisions imaginable.
Autofac
After most of humanity is wiped out by nuclear war, the survivors find their lives at risk by an automated production facility, Autofac, which produces useless goods and will wipe out the remaining humans with pollution and heavy-metal poisoning unless they shut it down.
Safe and Sound
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.
Kill All Others
In the near future, automation has replaced most humans and only one candidate runs for President. Philbert Noyce is one of the few remaining human workers, and realizes that the government is conducting a campaign to the public against "the Others"... and Philbert is next.
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