Limited series · Channel 4
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Steve Buscemi
Ed Morris
1 eps
Annalise Basso
Foster Lee
1 eps
Timothy Spall
Ed Jacobson
1 eps
Rebecca Manley
Mary Jacobson
1 eps
Anthony Boyle
Sam Jacobson
1 eps
Rudi Dharmalingam
Bob Paine
1 eps
Tuppence Middleton
Linda
1 eps
Anne Reid
Martine Jenkins
1 eps
Ann Akinjirin
Dr. Simpson
1 eps
Hayley Squires
Waitress
1 eps
Tom Brooke
Tall man in light coat
1 eps
Marko Leht
Icelandic customer
1 eps
Matthew Raymond
Engaged man
1 eps
Naveed Khan
Helpful Pakistani man
1 eps
Jack Reynor
Brian Norton
1 eps
Benedict Wong
Ed Andrews
1 eps
Geraldine Chaplin
Irma Louise Gordon
1 eps
Justin Butcher
Linus Primo
1 eps
Georgina Campbell
Barbara
1 eps
Bekka Bowling
Synth Female Attendant
1 eps
Malik Ibheis
RB29
1 eps
Sidse Babett Knudsen
Jill
1 eps
Julia Davis
Sally Morris
1 eps
Joanna Scanlan
Su
1 eps
Lucian Msamati
Director
1 eps
Michael Socha
Noah
1 eps
Abraham Popoola
Recycle Driver
1 eps
Greg Kinnear
Father
1 eps
Jack Gore
Charlie Cotrell
1 eps
Mireille Enos
Mother
1 eps
Bryan Cranston
Silas Herrick
1 eps
Essie Davis
Vera Herrick
1 eps
Liam Cunningham
General Olin
1 eps
Ruth Bradley
Yaro Peterson
1 eps
Richard Madden
Agent Ross
1 eps
Holliday Grainger
Honor
1 eps
Anneika Rose
Mary
1 eps
Vera Farmiga
The Candidate
1 eps
Mel Rodriguez
Philbert Noyce
1 eps
Jason Mitchell
Lenny
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A diverse anthology of ambitious, moving tales inspired by Philip K Dick's short stories.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E08
Autofac
Despite society and the world as we know it having collapsed, a massive, automatic product-manufacturing factory continues to operate according to the principles of consumerism - humans consume products to be happy, and in order to consume continuously, they must be denied freedom of choice and free will. When a small band of rebels decide to shut down the factory, they discover they may actually be the perfect consumers after all.
- Directed by Peter Horton
- Written by Travis Beacham
S01E05
Real Life
Sarah, a policewoman living in the future, shares headspace with George, a brilliant game designer. In a race against time, sharing a bond that no one else can see, they learn the very thing that connects them can also destroy them.
- Directed by Jeffrey Reiner
- Written by Ronald D. Moore
S01E09
Safe & Sound
A small-town girl, already gripped with social anxiety, moves to a big futuristic city with her mother. Exposed for the first time to urban society’s emphasis on security and terrorist prevention, it isn’t long before her school days are consumed by fear and paranoia. She soon finds guidance and companionship in the most unexpected of places.
- Directed by Alan Taylor
- Written by Kalen Egan
S01E10
Kill All Others
A man hangs dead from a lamppost, apparently murdered and inexplicably ignored by passersby, after a politician makes a shocking statement encouraging violence. When one man dares to question the situation he becomes an instant target.
S01E06
Human Is
A woman suffering in a loveless marriage finds that upon his return from battle, her emotionally abusive husband suddenly appears to be a different man - in more ways than one.
- Directed by Francesca Gregorini
- Written by Jessica Mecklenburg
S01E03
The Commuter
Ed Jacobson, an unassuming employee at a train station, is alarmed to discover that a number of daily commuters are taking the train to a town that shouldn’t exist.
- Directed by Tom Harper
- Written by Jack Thorne
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E07
The Father Thing
- Directed by Michael Dinner
- Written by Michael Dinner
S01E06
Human Is
- Directed by Francesca Gregorini
- Written by Jessica Mecklenburg
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Philip K. Dick
Showrunner
Kalen Egan
Executive producer
Ronald D. Moore
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Christopher Tricarico
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Lila Rawlings
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
David Kanter
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Katie DiMento
Executive producer
Michael Dinner
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Isa Dick Hackett
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Matt DeRoss
Executive producer
Bryan Cranston
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Marigo Kehoe
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
James Degus
Executive producer
Tony Grisoni
Writer
Travis Beacham
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Jessica Mecklenburg
Writer
Jack Thorne
Writer
Dee Rees
Writer
Matthew Graham
Writer
David Farr
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Kalen EganExecutive Producer
- Ronald D. MooreExecutive Producer
- Christopher TricaricoExecutive Producer
- Lila RawlingsExecutive Producer
- David KanterExecutive Producer
- Katie DiMentoExecutive Producer
Writing
- Kalen EganWriter
- Ronald D. MooreWriter
- Tony GrisoniWriter
- Travis BeachamWriter
- Michael DinnerWriter
- Jessica MecklenburgWriter
Direction
- Marc MundenDirector
- Julian JarroldDirector
- Michael DinnerDirector
- Dee ReesDirector
- Peter HortonDirector
- Jeffrey ReinerDirector
Cinematography
- Felix WiedemannDirector of Photography
- Ollie DowneyDirector of Photography
- John LindleyDirector of Photography
- Pepe Avila del PinoDirector of Photography
- Ole Bratt BirkelandDirector of Photography
- Paul M. SommersDirector of Photography
Music
- Ólafur ArnaldsOriginal Music Composer
- Harry Gregson-WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
- Cristóbal Tapia de VeerOriginal Music Composer
- Mark IshamOriginal Music Composer
- Bear McCrearyOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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