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SEASON TWO PRESS KIT CONTENTS Synopsis 03 Episodes 04 Characters 07 Cast Biographies 20 Production Biographies 33 2 SYNOPSIS Humanoid synthetics have become an inextricable part of society, obediently serving and protecting the human population. But what happens when these synths are given the right to consciousness and their own free will? Season two of “Humans” explores the possibilities and limitations of relationships between synth-kind and humankind, and whether the growing number of sentient synths deserve the same rights as humans. The Hawkins family struggles to put past events behind them. Their efforts are complicated further when they are unexpectedly drawn into battles being waged by their old conscious synth friends. As their emotional capabilities expand, the synths are pushed to the limit as they confront huge moral questions about their place in the world. While a mysterious organisation threatens to exploit the precious secret behind conscious synthetics, the possibilities and limitations of relationships between synth-kind and humankind are put to the ultimate test. 3 EPISODES 4 EPISODE ONE EPISODE THREE As the Hawkins family struggle to put past events behind Athena travels to the UK and her tragic secret is revealed. them, a visitor arrives unannounced on their doorstep. Niska’s consciousness assessments begin. With more Living as a fugitive in Berlin, Niska faces a critical decision, time at home, Joe notices Sophie’s increasingly eccentric while in the UK Mia, Leo and Max hide out on the coast. In behaviour. As Karen returns to work with Pete, cracks start San Francisco, Athena Morrow, a fercely driven AI scientist, appearing in their relationship. The synths are forced to leave is recruited by Milo Khoury, a renowned entrepreneur, for a their hideout but Mia shocks them with a huge decision. top-secret project. EPISODE TWO EPISODE FOUR Laura must decide whether to accept Niska’s request, while Mia and Ed become closer but their relationship is thrown Karen and Pete learn about a special synth being sold for into jeopardy when their secret is discovered. Toby gets unprecedented amounts on the black market. Hester uses closer to Renie but offends her when he breaks through her questionable means to gain information from their prisoner, ‘synthie’ mask. Things are looking bleak for Niska until Laura and Leo faces a new mission. Mia takes a risk to help Ed but brings in a surprise witness. When Milo confronts Athena is her secret now in jeopardy? about her secret agenda, she persuades him her research could be mutually benefcial. Karen and Pete delve deeper into the mysterious ‘seraphim’ investigation. As Hester’s influence over Leo becomes clear, cracks appear between him and Max. 5 EPISODE FIVE EPISODE SEVEN When Mia risks falling into the hands of a mysterious When Mattie reveals that the synths are planning to break organisation, she is forced to take drastic action. Odi into the Silo, Laura is determined to fnd Niska and ask for struggles to fnd meaning, while Sophie is awestruck by her help. Mattie asks Max to help save Leo from Hester’s Renie’s ‘synthie’ lifestyle. As Pete recovers from his assault, influence. Toby receives a disturbing message from Renie. Karen makes an admission that rocks their relationship. Karen seeks out Athena’s expertise and makes a life-altering Hester and Leo stake out the Silo and track down the sniper decision. Mia and Hester break into the Silo, but things don’t who killed Ten. Hester agrees to deal with her peacefully go according to plan. but can she be trusted? Mattie leaves home to reconnect with Leo. EPISODE SIX EPISODE EIGHT Athena challenges Milo’s ethics and is shocked when he In the aftermath of the Silo tragedy Karen feels she and Sam reveals his real plan. Mia’s surprise return has ramifcations have no future and takes matters into her own hands. Niska for the Hawkins family. Mattie fnds Leo but can she and Astrid prepare to return to Berlin, but can Niska really trust him with her secret? Max resolves to begin a new walk away from her family? Joe leaves Laura shell-shocked community of synths; when he learns how far Leo is with a frank admission. Hester seeks revenge and will stop prepared to go to complete his mission, he takes matters at nothing to hurt Leo. into his own hands. 6 CHARACTERS 7 MIA Gemma Chan Mia, the frst conscious Synth, fnally broke free of her “Anita” programming via her intense experiences with the Hawkins family, whom she came to care for deep- ly. Narrowly escaping with her life as the authorities closed in, she is now deter- mined to explore more of that burgeoning identity, to fnd her true self and the limits of her emotions and consciousness – even if that means putting herself at risk. 8 LAURA HAWKINS Katherine Parkinson Laura’s world was broken apart by her husband Joe’s decision to buy “Anita,” the domestic Synth. Suspicious of perfect Anita, and the feelings the machine produced in her family, the hardworking lawyer gradually came to understand Anita was more than just a machine. As Laura’s own tragic past spilled out into the light, so did Mia — Anita’s true, conscious self. But having formed a deep bond, Mia and the other Synths had to move on to escape danger. Now Laura is trying to move on too, get back to normal – and rebuild her marriage. 9 JOE HAWKINS Tom Goodman-Hill) Having cheated on his wife with Anita and unaware that she was far more than just a machine, Joe is working tirelessly to regain his wife and children’s trust and love. All he wants now is a normal life. Though he fnally came to understand and respect the true nature of the conscious Synths, he fervently hopes his family’s perilous association with them is in the past. 10 DR ATHENA MORROW MILO KHOURY Carrie-Anne Moss Marshall Allman Athena is the world’s leading AI Milo is a young Silicon Valley scientist. Frank and formidable, she billionaire and founder of leading lives only for her work, keeping her global tech company, Qualia. His private life a closely guarded secret. friendly, casual manner belies a That solitary, single-minded genius is ruthless desire to succeed, one why Milo Khoury hires her to lead a borne of a tough upbringing. Milo’s top-secret development project at his evangelical – messianic, almost company, Qualia. Reluctant at frst, - about the power of scientifc and suspicious of Milo’s intentions, innovation and dreams of being the Athena is ultimately lured by Qualia’s one to take Synthetics to the next unparalleled technical resources – stage of their evolution. He needs which give her the chance to pursue Athena to realise his ground breaking the long-cherished dream that has project – only he hasn’t revealed to consumed her for years… her the full extent of his grand plans. 11 NISKA Emily Berrington Volatile Niska had come to distrust and hate humans. This culminated in her murder of an abusive client at the Synth brothel where she was forced to work. But through George Millican and the Hawkins family, she saw another side to humanity and was forced to adopt a more subtle view: Perhaps humans weren’t invariably worthless. Now in possession of an extraordinary secret, and no less dangerous than she ever was, she has to decide what to do with her world-changing power. 12 LEO Colin Morgan Leo had made his life’s whole focus the survival of his Synth “siblings,” who were created by his late father to be a family for him. But that family is fractured now — that essential mission of staying alive no longer a priority. Leo is trying to fnd some semblance of normality, but he’s too damaged — he can’t sit still. He needs a new quest, a new cause – and he soon fnds it. 13 DETECTIVE DETECTIVE INSPECTOR INSPECTOR PETE DRUMMOND KAREN VOSS / Neil Maskell “BEATRICE” Ruth Bradley Pessimistic, hot-headed cop Pete Karen was revealed to be the once blamed Synths for all the conscious Synth that David Elster world’s ills – and certainly for the created as an identical replacement breakdown of his relationship, as his for his late wife. Unwanted, forced to wife Jill became involved with her hide her true self, Karen longed to die Synth carer. So his life was turned and end the Synthetic consciousness upside down when he discovered his experiment – but ultimately, her detective partner Karen Voss was innate humanity and connection not human, but in fact a conscious to Leo and her fellow conscious Synth. Pete overcame his shock Synths saw her choose to help them. and incomprehension, and we fnd Now she is living quietly with Pete, him – now promoted as part of an whom she loves. But the question expanded Special Technologies Task of who — and what — she really is, Force – bravely attempting to make is a constant obstacle to happiness. an impossible relationship work. Karen must fnd a new way to resolve this, but how? 14 MAX HESTER Ivanno Jeremiah Sonya Cassidy Max is as loyal to Leo, his “older The EvaLife “Hester” Synthetic is a brother,” as ever. Always by his popular industrial model, designed side, always there as a voice of for the dirty and dangerous work that conscience. All Max ever wanted was used to be done by humans. Tens of a home, and he feels they may fnally thousands of Hesters are at work in have found it. But as that home factories, plants and refneries across comes under threat, Max may realize the world.

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