Artificial

Trans man LEWIS discovers the tech company he works for has created a synthetic version of him. When he lets the synth take over his difficult personal life, he realises that outsourcing your humanity can have chilling consequences.

Lewis works at shady robotics company NEXT IN KIN. His personal life is a mess: he’s caring for his dying, transphobic mum, sleeping with her nurse, and is still in love with his ex. Lewis uses work as an escape - spending his time exploring Next In Kin’s rabbit warren-like campus with his colleagues. They find abandoned offices, secret doors, and hidden rooms. Then their manager goes missing - after disappearing into one of the secret rooms. 

Lewis is pressured into taking the manager position, lured by the promise of round-the-clock care for his mother. But his world is rocked when he discovers just who the carer is: a synthetic, robotic version of himself. Shocked at first, Lewis then sees an opportunity, and gets his synth to take over his difficult personal relationships. But when his synth goes rogue and starts acting as him without his permission, things get dark quickly. What does his synth want? And what is Next In Kin really up to?

ARTIFICIAL is a techno thriller series from creator RAE PERKS (Hydra, Moral Panic, Ground Control).

Written by: Rae Perks
Produced by: Truce Production Co.
Status: In Development