Humans: Season 1

"(Humans) mashes together renegade-robot themes in a manner that feels both derivative and a trifle boring."

"It's sci-fi for the non sci-fi fan, sci-fi that has more than a foot in sci-fact. It's also a clever, high-energy thriller."

"Humans finds a way to bring intrigue to a very familiar conflict."

"A near-future story that also nudges the present tense carefully and effectively into the realm of nightmare."

"(Humans) feels fresh... thanks to a multiple-plotline approach, a deft cast and its refusal to be simplistic."

"Humans could be more engaging if it had a greater sense of urgency."

"There's a certain pleasure to watching a formula play out, and Humans contains some interesting twists here and there."

"Uncannily well-crafted, with an undercurrent of emotional depth that is occasionally surprising, even gratifying."

"Humans... offers a surprisingly nuanced look at the old worry that artificial intelligence will eventually outstrip human consciousness."

"There's nothing here that Blade Runner; I, Robot; Black Mirror; and many more haven't done before and done better."

"It's a series that covers familiar ground... but it's presented in a new way, with the added bonus of William Hurt."

"An impressively fleshed-out show..."

"Humans explores... issues with sensitivity and fresh insight, much of which comes from cleverly using an ordinary family as a stand-in for society at large."

"(Walks) the narrow line between the compelling and the silly."

"Arguably more compelling when it is raising questions than answering them, this is still one of the freshest British dramas in years."

"Grounding the show in... relatable domestic settings serves as a nice counterweight to the show's dark and mysterious science fiction element..."