The series "Almost Man" was created by Canadian producer Joel Howard Wymen. He is shot in the genres of drama, detective and science fiction. The film premiered in the fall of 2013.
The plot of the series "Almost a Man"
In the film “Almost a Man,” the actors talk about the near future - the year 2048. Technological advances have led the criminal world out of control. The police are not able to withstand modern criminals. In order to protect the population from new threats, as well as to help police officers, combat models of humanoid robots come into service .
Two years ago, John Kennex and his team participated in the operation to destroy the gang group Indindicate. However, they fell into a trap, as a result of which partner John was injured. The android that was with them, after analyzing the situation, refused to help Kennex get out with a partner. The result was the death of a friend and severely injured a policeman. After spending about a year and a half in a coma, John regains consciousness. He hates robots, has a prosthetic leg, and he periodically loses his memory.
Returning to work for him is possible only on condition of cooperation with the cybernetic mind. Android DRN-0167 with a synthetic soul is not a new model. However, Dorian (the so-called robot) is not alien to the manifestations of human feelings and emotions. Perhaps teamwork will help bring these different creatures closer together.
In the series "Almost a Man", the actors talentedly performed their roles. Below we will talk about them in more detail.
Karl Urban in the title role
Let's start with the actor who played the main role. Karl Urban starred in the project as a detective John Kennex. An actor from New Zealand saw the world on June 7, 1972. In the hometown of Wellington, a future celebrity was educated at a church school. Urban even tried to attend classes at the Victorian University of his city. In the early 90s, the young man began acting in films, so he was not able to finish school.
Today, Karl Urban has shot in 40 television series and feature films. At the beginning of his formation as an actor, he successfully participated in the filming of the famous project “Xena - the Queen of Warriors”. The next step in his career was the adventure television series "The Amazing Wanderings of Hercules." Karl succeeded in securing the role of a popular actor after participating in the film “Milk Price”.
Urban took part in the filming of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, in which he played the role of Eomer. For this image, he received the United States Actors Guild Award. Carl vividly played the role of Vaako in the science fiction film "Riddick." The actor perfectly succeeded in the role of Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy in the films from the series "Star Trek".
In the film “Almost a Man,” actor K. Urban had a chance to play with M. Ili. Together, they skillfully showed the relationship of artificial intelligence, which is endowed with a semblance of soul, with man.
Michael Or as a robot
The actor played the role of android Dorian. August 3, 1973 in the city of Silver Spring, which is located in the state of Maryland, Michael Brown was born - then the actor had such a name. In school years, the guy preferred sports games - football and basketball. Doubts about the correctness of choice appeared in Michael after watching the film “The Blues for a Better Life” with Denzel Washington in the title role.
After graduating from the University of Maryland in 1999, he moves to New York. Here he first appears on the stage of the theater. Two years later, Michael Ily made his successful debut in the film "Kissing Jessica Stein." Real recognition came to the actor after the movie "Barber". And his participation in the continuation of this romantic comedy “Barber 2: back in business” left an indelible mark on the hearts of fans. To date, Ili has taken part in the filming of more than thirty films and television series.
M. Kelly as Valerie Stahl
Minka Kelly in the series "Almost a Man" played the role of detective Valerie Stahl. The girl, born in Los Angeles in the family of a guitarist and dancer, was destined for the fate of the actress. She was born on June 24, 1980. Father left her with mom. However, having matured, Minka found the strength to forgive him.
For the first time, Minka tried herself as an actress in the movie "Praising", which was released in 2004. Since then, the actress has been quite in demand and has already managed to star in more than twenty television series and films.
The actors of “Almost Human” managed to tell interestingly about the relationship of a human with a part of the body taken from a robot and a robot endowed with an almost human soul. Quick analytical actions along with unusual solutions help find completely different creatures with common themes and solve assigned tasks. In the series “Almost a Man,” the actors sincerely and truthfully revealed human and cybernetic nature.