By Sammie Jones-
Humans from the Channel 4 sci-fi series will not be returning for a fourth series, the show’s creators have said.
The series written by British team Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley, based on the Swedish science fiction drama Real Humans, said the series explores the themes of artificial intelligence and robotics, focusing on the social, cultural, and psychological impact of the invention of anthropomorphic robots called “synths”. The series is produced jointly by AMC in the United States, and Channel 4 and Kudos in the United Kingdom.
Eight episodes of the programme were produced for the first series which aired between 14 June and 2 August 2015. After a year’s gap, a second eight-episode series was broadcast in the UK between 30 October and 18 December 2016. A third series was commissioned in March 2017 and aired eight episodes between 17 May and 5 July 2018.
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Writers Jonathan Brackley and Sam Vincent released a statement saying that they are “gutted” by the show’s cancellation, but thanked broadcasters Channel 4 and AMC for supporting them for the past 24 episodes.
“Sadly there won’t be a fourth season of Humans,” the writers and executive producers said. “In this age of unprecedented choice and competition, we can have no complaints. Channel 4 and AMC were the perfect partners. They supported the show brilliantly and above all – let us make three seasons!” The story starring Gemma Chan, Colin Morgan and Emily Berrington followed incredibly life-like robots – or ‘synths’ working for humans as domestic slaves. However, the balance of power soon tips when a small group of synths appear to gain consciousness
Brackley and Vincent thanked the cast and crew in their statement, saying that they never would have been recommissioned without their work.
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The writers also thanked fans of Humans for their support, and said that were sorry that they could not “keep the story going for the people that love it”.
“It means more than anything to see the show resonating with you like it did,” they said. “The worst thing about this is that we can’t keep the story going for the people that love it.”
The writers ended their statement by calling out to anyone who could be able to ‘save’ the show – including tech entrepreneur Elon Musk – to get in touch.
“We know we left some threads hanging. That was the way we always wrote the show,” they said. “Maybe one day we’ll get a chance to pick them back up. If there’s anyone out there with a few million quid and an interest in AI stories, we’re all ears. DM us Elon.”
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