Philip K. Dick’s 1955 short story “Autofac” envisioned a post-apocalyptic world where the surviving humans are supplied their goods by a robotic system that cares nothing for the planet overall and simply creates and distributes, in a manner that leaves humans with no ability to provide for themselves.
“Autofac” is now one of the episodes of Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams, Amazon's new anthology series based on the stories of the prolific writer, whose work has previously been adapted into projects like Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report, and The Man in the High Castle. Written by Travis Beacham (Pacific Rim), the episode stars Janelle Monae as Alice, an android representative of the Autofac, and Juno Temple as Emily, a member of the human rebellion against the Autofac, joined by the likes of Conrad (David Lyons) and Reverend Perine (Jay Paulson).
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“Autofac” is now one of the episodes of Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams, Amazon's new anthology series based on the stories of the prolific writer, whose work has previously been adapted into projects like Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report, and The Man in the High Castle. Written by Travis Beacham (Pacific Rim), the episode stars Janelle Monae as Alice, an android representative of the Autofac, and Juno Temple as Emily, a member of the human rebellion against the Autofac, joined by the likes of Conrad (David Lyons) and Reverend Perine (Jay Paulson).
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