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Devs
Reality is stranger than dreams.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Sonoya Mizuno
Lily Chan
8 eps
Nick Offerman
Forest
8 eps
Jin Ha
Jamie
8 eps
Cailee Spaeny
Lyndon
8 eps
Stephen McKinley Henderson
Stewart
8 eps
Alison Pill
Katie
8 eps
Zach Grenier
Kenton
8 eps
Brian d'Arcy James
Anton
1 eps
Shayvawn Webster
Ronnie
1 eps
Eysteinn Sigurdarson
Lazlo
1 eps
Liz Eldridge
Cop
1 eps
Caitlin Kimball
Callie
2 eps
Britton Sear
Jeff
1 eps
Mark Ciarrocchi
Bodyguard
1 eps
Corey Johnson
Dr. Goodman
1 eps
Amelia Sciandra
Detective
1 eps
Joshua Lacey
Policeman
1 eps
Liz Carr
Lecturer
1 eps
Judith Amsenga
Vanessa
1 eps
David K.S. Tse
Lily's Father
1 eps
Natalia Warner
Freya
1 eps
Alejandro De Mesa
Carlos
3 eps
Cokey Falkow
Frank
1 eps
Jefferson Hall
Pete
6 eps
Aimee Mullins
Anya
3 eps
Oliver Powell
Ozzy
4 eps
Akshay Kumar
Ray
4 eps
Janet Mock
Senator
2 eps
Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo
Angela
3 eps
Georgia King
Lianne
4 eps
Stuart Whelan
Security
1 eps
Tiffany Phan
Software Engineer
1 eps
James Bumatai
Skateboarder
1 eps
Chris Falcon
Car Park Lady
1 eps
Linnea Berthelsen
Jen
4 eps
Amaya Mizuno-André
Amaya
5 eps
Neilesh Ambu
Programmer
2 eps
Karl Glusman
Sergei
4 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Devs actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Devs reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Serialized.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Young computer engineer Lily Chan investigates the secretive development division of her employer, a cutting-edge tech company based in San Francisco, which she believes is behind the murder of her boyfriend.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Episode 1
When her boyfriend Sergei vanishes after starting a new job at the secretive Devs division of tech company Amaya, software engineer Lily begins to suspect that his disappearance may not be as clear-cut as it seems.
- Directed by Alex Garland
- Written by Alex Garland
S01E07
Episode 7
The Devs team perfect the system, and Forest and Katie wait for the completion of the Devs project. Lily and Jamie try to avoid its threat, but a visit from Kenton leaves Lily with no choice.
- Directed by Alex Garland
- Written by Alex Garland
S01E04
Episode 4
After Lily’s behavior at Amaya, Kenton forces her to see a psychiatrist. Meanwhile, the Devs team disagree over the ethics of their invention, and Forest asserts his commitment to the project.
- Directed by Alex Garland
- Written by Alex Garland
S01E06
Episode 6
Lily and Jamie visit Forest looking for answers, and Katie reveals to Lily the true nature of the Devs system.
- Directed by Alex Garland
- Written by Alex Garland
S01E08
Episode 8
Lily arrives for her final confrontation with Forest and Katie.
- Directed by Alex Garland
- Written by Alex Garland
S01E05
Episode 5
Kenton pays Jamie a visit to guarantee his silence, while Katie covertly exploits the Devs system for her own ends.
- Directed by Alex Garland
- Written by Alex Garland
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Garrett BaschExecutive Producer
- Andrew MacdonaldExecutive Producer
- Sara DesmondProducer
- Eli BushExecutive Producer
- Alex GarlandExecutive Producer
- Allon ReichExecutive Producer
Writing
- Alex GarlandWriter
Direction
- Alex GarlandDirector
Cinematography
- Rob HardyDirector of Photography
Music
- Tim NorfolkOriginal Music Composer
- Ben SalisburyOriginal Music Composer
- Bob LockeOriginal Music Composer
- Geoff BarrowOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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