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Real Humans

TV·2012–2014·2 seasons, 20 episodes·SVT1·Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy·1h·7.5·Created by Lars Lundström

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Set in a parallel universe, Real Humans imagines a world where robots have become so human that they're barely distinguishable from real humans and follows the resulting emotional effects on two families as well as the trials of a group of robots who have attained free will and want their freedom from human ownership.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Real Humans S01E09HeritageS01E09 · 8.5The truth about David Eischer's experiments leaks out to the police, and Inger Engman suddenly understands the link to Anita. Kevin gets tired of Rick's bullying and returns to a home and a stepfather he doesn’t recognise. And after a successful flight attempt, Leo finds his beloved Mimi.
  2. 02Real Humans S01E07Blind LoveS01E07 · 8.2Tobias witnesses an assault and decides to take the law into his own hands. After some bad news, Roger loses his cool at work, but at the same time he is enjoying his new home life with Bea. Granddad Lennart feels alive again in his blossoming romance with the all-too-sunny Solveig.
  3. 03Real Humans S01E05Power at HeartS01E05 · 8.0Malte, Bea and Roger pledge their allegiance to the 'Real Humans Liberation Front' and begin setting their plans for a hubot-free world in action. The search for Mimi leads Leo to the hubot black market and into the hands of hubot hunter Silas. At the vicarage, Eva's fears about their guests in the attic escalate.

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Episodes by season

Season01Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2012Aired 8.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Real Humans S01E01Break In, Break LooseJanuary 22, 2012 7.6A new generation of human-like robots -- "hubots" -- provide all manner of services to the human race. But some of these hubots, known as th
  2. S01E02Real Humans S01E02Trust No OneJanuary 22, 2012 7.8A double murder is discovered in the old house where the rogue hubots charged their batteries and the police take up the hunt for the perpet
  3. S01E03Real Humans S01E03The Lord Shall Be Our CompanionJanuary 29, 2012 7.8The rogue hubots take refuge in an old church, where the pastor offers them sanctuary in the vicarage, believing that hubots would never har
  4. S01E04Real Humans S01E04Semi-Human RightsFebruary 5, 2012 7.8Therese and Pilar feel humiliated when their hubot boyfriends aren't treated as humans. At the same time, Roger's anti-hubot group begins pl
  5. S01E05Real Humans S01E05Power at HeartFebruary 12, 2012 8.0Malte, Bea and Roger pledge their allegiance to the 'Real Humans Liberation Front' and begin setting their plans for a hubot-free world in a
  6. S01E06Real Humans S01E06Sly LeoFebruary 19, 2012 8.0Leo is weak, but does everything he can to get to Mimi's house, where Matilda is beginning to uncover the truth about Anita. When Bea arrive
  7. S01E07Real Humans S01E07Blind LoveFebruary 26, 2012 8.2Tobias witnesses an assault and decides to take the law into his own hands. After some bad news, Roger loses his cool at work, but at the sa
  8. S01E08Real Humans S01E08Make HasteMarch 4, 2012 8.0Rick and Bo are insulted when the ladies switch them off for a girls' night out. They begin throwing their weight about and decide to get re
  9. S01E09Real Humans S01E09Season's bestHeritageMarch 11, 2012 8.5The truth about David Eischer's experiments leaks out to the police, and Inger Engman suddenly understands the link to Anita. Kevin gets tir
  10. S01E10Real Humans S01E10The CodeMarch 18, 2012 8.0In the final episode, everyone wants the code, which in the wrong hands could spell disaster for humankind. Leo is very weak, but continues

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2013–14Aired 7.7Season avg
  1. S02E01Real Humans S02E01Blood Runs ThickDecember 1, 2013 7.7A virus is spreading like a pandemic, making infected hubots uncontrollable and dangerous. Bea is reactivated after several months, and she
  2. S02E02Real Humans S02E02Episode 2December 8, 2013 7.7Bea continues searching for the code that makes machines human. In her search for the scientist David Eischer’s clone, she seeks out David’s
  3. S02E03Real Humans S02E03Episode 3December 15, 2013 7.3Bea and Cloette have finally located David’s clone, but the brain is missing. They continue their search while Tobias and Matilda investigat
  4. S02E04Real Humans S02E04Episode 4December 22, 2013 7.7Douglas and Florentine plan their wedding, and Claes can’t help interfering. Back at the Engmans’, Lennart’s clone is increasingly obstinate
  5. S02E05Real Humans S02E05Episode 5December 29, 2013 7.7Bea and Cloette have finally located David’s clone, but the brain is missing. They continue their search while Tobias and Matilda investigat
  6. S02E06Real Humans S02E06Episode 6January 5, 2014 7.7Therese wants to move to the more liberal Holland, but first she wants to try to convince Kevin to come along, so she visits him at the Real
  7. S02E07Real Humans S02E07Episode 7January 12, 2014 7.7Douglas can’t live with the fact that Florentine stole a baby, but she refuses to give it up. Rick is armed and isn’t about to back down fro
  8. S02E08Real Humans S02E08Episode 8January 19, 2014 7.7The virus is having a debilitating effect on Mimi. Hans is forced to take her to Einar in hope of curing her. Florentine goes to the law fir
  9. S02E09Real Humans S02E09Season's bestEpisode 9January 26, 2014 8.0Mimi’s condition has worsened and the Engman family discover something about her past. Petra goes to the police and Real Humans to destroy F
  10. S02E10Real Humans S02E10Episode 10February 2, 2014 7.7Florentine’s future is being settled in court and Mimi, wracked with the virus, is called as a witness. Then, an unexpected person from her

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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