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Devs (2020)

3,78 66 votes

Show title: Devs

IMDb score: 7,6 (56.232)

Episodes: 8

Playing time: 6 hour and 33 minutes

Developed by: Alex Garland

Stars: Sonoya Mizuno, Nick Offerman and Jin Ha

Origin: United States

Releasedate: Thursday 5 March 2020

First aired on: Hulu (Verenigde Staten)

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Devs plot

Lily Chan is a young software engineer who works for Amaya, a high-tech company based in Silicon Valley. After her boyfriend's apparent suicide, Lily suspects a dirty game is being played and begins to investigate. She soon realizes that all roads lead to Forest, the enigmatic CEO of Amaya and Devs, the company's secretive development division. In Lily's search for the truth, she uncovers a technology-based conspiracy that could change the world.

Episodes Season 1 (2020)

  1. Episode 1

    5 March 2020 (55 minutes)

  2. Episode 2

    5 March 2020 (50 minutes)

  3. Episode 3

    12 March 2020 (44 minutes)

  4. Episode 4

    19 March 2020 (46 minutes)

  5. Episode 5

    26 March 2020 (48 minutes)

  6. Episode 6

    2 April 2020 (49 minutes)

  7. Episode 7

    9 April 2020 (49 minutes)

  8. Episode 8

    16 April 2020 (52 minutes)

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avatar van Animosh_mm

Animosh_mm

  • 264 messages
  • 114 votes

I thought it was a really strong series: stylish, and philosophically insanely ambitious. The central theme is "free will", and whether it is threatened by "determinism" (the idea that the future is fixed, that we cannot act otherwise than we actually act), but also the metaphysical implications of quantum mechanics and the idea that we live in a simulation (and whether that would be bad). All very interesting. The characters and plot are unfortunately less interesting, but if you like well-thought-out science-fiction that makes you think, this is definitely a must.

Ps: I wrote an opinion piece in English elsewhere about the treatment of free will in the series. It is quite long (and therefore in English), but I will share it well for those who are interested.

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james_cameron_mm

  • 225 messages
  • 409 votes

Intelligent, ambitious series that combines thriller and science fiction elements into an exciting and, above all, intriguing whole. Director Alex Garland can go wild now that he has more time at his disposal. The series is certainly not perfect, lead actress Sonoya Mizuno is a bit too lightweight to carry the series convincingly and not all story elements (and some special effects) work equally well, but the storylines and characters are nicely worked out and everything is completed satisfactorily. The best episode is the one in which two characters sit opposite each other at the table for half an hour and… talk. Fascinating.

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flaphead

  • 845 messages
  • 975 votes

Interesting. I like this kind of weirdness. The imaging and sometimes deviating score is great. The mysterious approach could have been even more. And then the theme, enough ethical philosophizing you can let loose on this.

It is something you have to be able to go along with, otherwise you will not get through this series. We take the technical part with all the quantum stuff for granted to accept this as a possible reality; in any case it is convincingly, and not terribly sci-fi, presented. It is all very interesting if you are open to it.

Weaknesses in the series are the sometimes considerable slowness and some less convincing characters, including the main character. It sometimes feels too forced and not so natural. Also, the drama/private life is sometimes brought forward a bit too much (I understand that this foundation is necessary) and there are some clichés around the corner in this regard, where the scientific/mysterious side is much more interesting.

All in all, interesting for those who are open to it and love beautiful cinematography. Something different anyway and that's always good I think.

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