It looks like Humans is going extinct. Deadline reports the AMC/Channel 4 TV show has been cancelled after three seasons.
The UK drama series is set in a parallel present, where the latest must-have gadget for any home is a Synthetic. What happens though, when the “Synths” are imbued with consciousness and free will? The artificial intelligence series explores the potential consequences of blurring the lines between human and machine. The cast includes Gemma Chan, Ivanno Jeremiah, Katherine Parkinson, Tom Goodman-Hill, and Emily Berrington.
Ratings were never particularly high for Humans, so it’s not surprising AMC and Channel 4 have decided to cancel it. Season three averaged only .08 rating in the 18-49 demo and 353,000 viewers.
From AMC and Channel 4:
Sadly, there won’t be a fourth season of Humans. In this age of unprecedented choice and competition, we can have no complaints. Channel 4 and AMC were the perfect partners. They supported the show brilliantly and above all – let us make three seasons. We’re gutted, of course, but we were so lucky. We got to make the show we wanted to make, for 24 episodes. The Humans cast and crew were and are the best and we wouldn’t have got a second season without their talent and dedication, let alone a third. We can’t name anyone without naming everyone, and that would mean we’d have to do this in an even smaller front – so here’s to every last actor, director, writer, producer, exec, commissioner, DoP, editor, composer, crew member and the unfailingly generous Swedish team behind the original version.”
What do you think? Have you seen Humans? Would you have watched a fourth season?
How sad there won’t be further seasons…had a great storyline,etc but nowadays it’s all about commercial sponsors,viewer interest is a moot point…I will miss it!
So so tired of having to let go of un-finished shows. BULLOX!
NETFLIX. NETFLIX. NETFLIX. NETFLIX. C’mon Netflix…. your the sane TV viewer’s saving grace nowadays. Networks just cancel things all willy-nilly…. like 353,000 people don’t deserve a Season 4 because they’re not 800,000 people. HATE THE BUSINESS!
I am very disappointed. I thought the show was very well done. Had a feeling it was going to be axed after not hearing anything about it for so long. I’ll miss Emily.
Dam!!!! I’ve been waiting for the return of the new season, this was one dam good series!!! Give it a chance,it’s more realistic and future reality based than anything that’s out there!!!,l hope. Brit Tv picks it up… it’s too good to just write off only to wait 10yrs later and, have some no talent writer’s TRY TO RE- MAKE IT, I’M TELLING YOU THIS IS ONE GEM THAT’S GOING TO BE HUGE.
Noooo :'(
I was hoping til the end that the show would get renewed for another season. It sucks that great shows like Humans will get cancelled after 3 seasons without a proper ending whereas some super dumb shows will go on waaay past their prime :/
I’ll miss Katherine Parkinson. I hope she’ll get offered another great role like this again soon…
Really enjoyed show & characters. At least we finally get a renewal decision (been waiting months).
yes i watched humans and was awaiting season 4, to find out it iw cancelled. Pretty bummed!
sad news was a really good show that deserved a final season or movie at least, in the days of crappy “reality / competition / dance /singing / game etc. ” shows ,what television LACKS is good tv shows, for those of us that HAVE attention spans, and are NOT wrapped up in garbage about who gets the rose, what RICH “housewife” is having “drama” this week, who survives, or wins a “race” , or what nobody will have 15 mins of “fame” as a singer / performer, and disappear into obscurity, or what teen mom is pregnant again, sadly… Read more »
Man am I annoyed about this ! This was a GREAT series ! Shows that people don’t know quality TV when they see it, ratings definitely should have been higher ! Ah well at least we got to enjoy 3 seasons of it. Would be nice if .. I dunno Hulu or Netflix or something picked it up and continued it on their own .. not sure if Humans has enough of a cult following to generate enough of a public outcry to make this happen?
What a shame, another good series with little advertisement, bites the dust. I actually stumbled upon this series and had to search the net to find season 1 and 2 episodes. I began recording the show last year. Meanwhile, most dumb reality shows continue on with no end in sight.
I will miss Niska
This is unfair! Reconsider, please.
I just discovered this show recently. Totally binge watched it!! I absolutely love it!! I’m so disappointed that it won’t continue. The story at the end of 3rd season is so interesting!!!
Humans was a compelling show. I looked forward to it continuing.