--- title: "Humans: the reviews" canonical: "https://film.one/tv/humans/reviews" title_page: "https://film.one/tv/humans" critics_score: 69 critics_reviews: 8 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Humans (2015): what the critics said Critics' score 69 from 8 reviews: 6 positive, 1 mixed, 1 negative. Most critics respond warmly to Humans, finding an unsettling, accessible thriller in its account of androids entering everyday life. Praise centres on the way its science-fiction premise brings fears about technology, labour and inequality into recognisable domestic situations. The stronger notices find that the suspense leaves space for thoughtful, sometimes touching questions about being human, with the synths’ position as an essential but despised underclass giving familiar material a disturbing plausibility. The disagreement is over how much the series does with ideas that science fiction has explored before. Most reviews acknowledge that familiarity without finding it fatal, but Variety’s firmly negative assessment sees derivative robot stories and insufficient excitement. Den of Geek finds the opening intriguing but the human characters bland, while Collider admires the exploration of empathy yet faults the narrow story focus and safe imagery. The spread is mostly positive, rather than uniformly enthusiastic. ## Empire — William Thomas Fi1m's normalised score 80/100 (inferred from the text). 31 August 2015. Channel 4’s examination of the implications of AI, set in the near future, is an eerie treat. The fate of several rogue ‘Synths’ works both as thriller and thoughtful, even touching exploration of what ‘being’ means. [Read the review](https://www.empireonline.com/tv/reviews/humans-review/) ## The Guardian Fi1m's normalised score 80/100 (inferred from the text). 15 June 2015. The series is a clever, high-energy thriller that functions as accessible sci-fi with real-world relevance, blending suspense with thoughtful exploration of technology and humanity. [Read the review](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/jun/15/humans-review-sci-fi-high-energy-thriller) ## The Hollywood Reporter — Tim Goodman Fi1m's normalised score 75/100 (inferred from the text). 23 June 2015. Humans finds a way to bring intrigue to a very familiar conflict by raising real-life worries and emotional connections that surface when synths are part of everyday life. The promise of the early episodes makes it a keeper. [Read the review](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/humans-tv-review-804666/) ## The Independent Fi1m's normalised score 75/100 (inferred from the text). 15 June 2015. The series creates an uncomfortably plausible near-present world that taps into fears of technology and middle-class anxieties about labour and inequality, making it a drama for our times despite familiar tropes. [Read the review](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/humans-channel-4-tv-review-robots-rogue-technology-and-middleclass-angst-10318882.html) ## The Times Fi1m's normalised score 70/100 (inferred from the text). 15 June 2015. The drama is properly unsettling in its depiction of synths as a despised yet essential underclass, though its premise draws from familiar sci-fi territory like Blade Runner. [Read the review](https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/tv-review-humans-tfi-friday-77zmwhcwshk) ## Variety — Brian Lowry Fi1m's normalised score 40/100 (inferred from the text). 25 June 2015. The series mashes together renegade-robot themes in a manner that feels both derivative and a trifle boring. It plays less like a blaring alarm about the modern revolution than a series of taps on the snooze button. [Read the review](https://variety.com/2015/tv/reviews/humans-review-amc-sci-fi-series-1201525274/) ## Den of Geek — Alec Bojalad Rating 3.5/5. 29 June 2015. The critic finds it a solid if unspectacular start to the series, with an intriguing and mysterious introduction that asks interesting questions. Human characters are described as bland and the overall premise lacks uniqueness compared to other sci-fi. [Read the review](https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/humans-series-premiere-review/) ## Collider — Chris Cabin Rating ★★★. 26 June 2015. The series is a competent and aesthetically pleasing exploration of humanism and self-worth in a world reliant on androids, but it holds back by focusing on specific storylines rather than broader unease and features safe, automated imagery. It singles out the flashbacks to self-conscious synths for examining humanity's lack of empathy toward creations. [Read the review](https://collider.com/humans-season-1-review-amc-science-fiction-drama-probes-fascinating-familiar-future/) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/tv/humans.md