Lots of high profile stars are involved in this one (Picture: Channel 4)

Are you looking for a new television programme to watch – a show that’ll give you something new and challenging to think about each week?

A clever science fiction show, in the same vein as shows like Black Mirror or The Twilight Zone?

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It sounds like Electric Dreams, Channel 4’s new anthology series co-produced with Amazon, is the show for you.

With a host of star actors, writers, and directors, it looks like it could prove to be something quite special.


Intrigued? Here’s everything you need to know about Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams.

What is it?

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Electric Dreams is a sci-fi anthology series, not dissimilar to Black Mirror.



It’s set to unite an all-star cast with high-profile writers and directors to adapt a series of short stories written by Phillip K Dick.

The title is taken from one of Dick’s most famous stories, Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? – perhaps best known now as the inspiration for Blade Runner.

Who’s in it?

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Each story will have an entirely different cast, with different writers and directors.

The first episode of the series features Richard Madden (Game Of Thrones), Holliday Grainger (Strike – The Cuckoo’s Calling) and Noma Dumezweni (Harry Potter And The Cursed Child).

It’s been written by Matthew Graham, who previously worked on Doctor Who and was showrunner on Life On Mars and Ashes To Ashes.

Across the rest of the series, you can expect episodes featuring Hollywood stars like Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Benedict Wong (Dr Strange) and Steve Buscemi (Spy Kids 2), as well as Anna Paquin, Timothy Spall and Lara Pulver.

Writers and directors include Tony Grisoni (The Young Pope), Jessica Mecklenburg (Stranger Things) and Ronald D Moore (Outlander, Battlestar Galactica).

What are they actually about?

Each story adapts a different one of Philip K Dick’s short stories, meaning that each week there’s going to be something entirely different.

The first episode in the series is based on Dick’s story The Hood Maker, set in a dystopian 1970s London and exploring the unrest between members of society who can read thoughts and those who can’t.

Subsequent episodes adapt Dick’s stories The Commuter, The Impossible Planet and Exhibit Piece, among others.

When’s it on? How can I watch it in the UK?

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In the UK, they’ll be broadcast on Channel 4, with the first episode airing on Sunday September 17 at 9pm.

The first six episodes of the series will then air weekly; the remaining four are set to air in early 2018.

Internationally, the episodes will be able to view on Amazon Prime – but Amazon has yet to reveal their planned release date.

Why should I watch it?

This series unites some of the most talented actors, writers and directors to bring to life the work of one of science fiction’s most iconic and enduring authors.

If you’re missing Black Mirror, this is absolutely the show for you.

Alex Moreland is a freelance writer and student based in London. You can read more of his work here.



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