Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

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Season 1
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6.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 73 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 73
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 73
  3. Negative: 10 out of 73
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  1. temptershell
    Feb 5, 2018
    8
    Finally, we got an anthology based on little-known stories and in the quality that contemporary television needed. I am delighted with both the intro, the selection of actors and a significant half of the whole series. I want more.
  2. picklebeaker
    Jan 12, 2018
    7
    |'ve watched the first two and:

    1. Under the Hood - 5/10
    good plot, decent acting but it looks so cheaply made.

    2.. Impossible Planet 8/10
    Nice plot, great acting especially from the lead character. She was great.

    hopeful it will continue on an upward spiral
  3. Maria7779
    Jan 14, 2018
    10
    Loved the series! Philip K. Dick would be proud!! Beautiful storytelling. Commuter was my favorite. But all the episodes have something special.
  4. PrivateCowboy
    Jan 20, 2018
    10
    A Science Fiction reader's dream come true!!

    An excellent rendition of PKD's actual body of works. This is a GREAT show for you if you are a fan of Sci Fi, especially high quality Retro-Futurism! Also if you are a fan of PKD's books. Simply put this isn't a show that you compare to say, something like Black Mirror, which is also a great contemporary science fiction, with a lot of ideas    A Science Fiction reader's dream come true!!

    An excellent rendition of PKD's actual body of works. This is a GREAT show for you if you are a fan of Sci Fi, especially high quality Retro-Futurism! Also if you are a fan of PKD's books. Simply put this isn't a show that you compare to say, something like Black Mirror, which is also a great contemporary science fiction, with a lot of ideas that rooted in Science Fiction works of the 20th century, largely including PKD.

    All said in done their are a few weak episodes, but this is a Science Fiction reader's DREAM COME TRUE SHOW!! Seeing this could open the flood gates for other adaptations. Ray Bradbury short story collection, please Amazon?

    Also MORE PKD!! Let the genius's works live on in new mediums!!    … Expand
  5. shoulderoforion
    Jan 13, 2018
    8
    I'd like "A Confused Mess" of beautiful top shelf SciFi, over just about anything else, all the time, more of this please, thank you very much. I hope a season 2 is in the works.
  6. jaasieljunior
    Mar 12, 2018
    7
    É inegável que a série lembra bastante Black Mirror,mas seus episódios não costumam sempre ser pessimistas. Dos 10 episódios, 6 são interessantes e viciantes.
  7. eva3si0n
    Oct 28, 2018
    8
    I always loved series which are executed in the form of the almanac. So you receive several various stories. Unfortunately because of quantity the quality is very strongly lost. There are for example very interesting the 2 and 3 an episode for example, and the most boring 4th episode. Though in the 4th episode excellent cast. The pilot release came out weak, despite acting of RichardI always loved series which are executed in the form of the almanac. So you receive several various stories. Unfortunately because of quantity the quality is very strongly lost. There are for example very interesting the 2 and 3 an episode for example, and the most boring 4th episode. Though in the 4th episode excellent cast. The pilot release came out weak, despite acting of Richard Madden too. The pilot release in general can confuse the viewer, in him the weak plot is evident the small budget of the project also at once. Everything looks as Blade Runner removed for $10000. And though from all season only a half of series of the almanac, it is all the same very interesting project have turned out interesting.… Expand
  8. Jamedris
    Apr 17, 2019
    8
    As a die-hard fan of PKD's work I was really shocked when I found out that there is a TV series resolving around some of his short stories. First episodes were watchable, but not so great at-all. Fortunately, it got better and better with every episode; by the end, I wanted to see more of them, especially those cyberpunk-ish. Some of them hits your brain HARD, just as his books, and theAs a die-hard fan of PKD's work I was really shocked when I found out that there is a TV series resolving around some of his short stories. First episodes were watchable, but not so great at-all. Fortunately, it got better and better with every episode; by the end, I wanted to see more of them, especially those cyberpunk-ish. Some of them hits your brain HARD, just as his books, and the cast is surprisingly good with actors like Steve Buscemi. I see some similarity to one of my favourite show, Black Mirror, and it is definitely a good thing. Finally, I really appreciate that not every plot is FULLY ended and the whole TV series leave some room for imagination of audience. I think PKD would like this work. CGI is done quite well, it surely fits the scheme. It's a solid watch.… Expand

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Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Yahoo TV
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    Jan 18, 2018
    60
    It is uneven in the extreme. ... With this series and Netflix’s Black Mirror, the sci-fi anthology series is now back as a revitalized genre.
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  2. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    Jan 12, 2018
    50
    The best episodes ask you to engage with the ideas more than they faithfully recreate his narrative, but there aren’t enough of them. (“The Commuter” and “Kill All Others” are the only two standouts.)
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  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Jan 12, 2018
    80
    Despite some Electric Dreams episodes feeling overly familiar or their execution being less interesting than some similar sci-fi takes elsewhere, none of them are a turn-off and there are some real gems to be found here.
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