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According to\u00a0<\/em><\/em><\/a>, Humans<\/em><\/a> writers Jonathan Brackley and Sam Vincent are working on an adaptation of Philip K. Dick\u2019s 1953 novella, The Variable Man<\/em>. The show is being produced by Motive Pictures in a partnership with Electric Shepherd Productions, which is run by the late author\u2019s daughter, Isa Dick Hackett. The Variable Man<\/em> follows a tinkerer turned accidental time traveler named Thomas Cole, who is transported from 1913 into the future and suddenly finds himself a reluctant player in an interplanetary conflict.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s being written for a UK broadcaster, according to Deadline<\/em>, but there may be hope for a US release. \u201cWhen you\u2019ve got Sam and John doing what they did so brilliantly with Humans<\/em> and exploring the modern world through a genre lens, it is something that can absolutely attract broadcasters in the US,\u201d Motive CEO Simon Maxwell told the publication. I really enjoyed The Variable Man<\/em> back when I read it and I\u2019ll give any PKD adaptation a chance, so here\u2019s hoping we get another good one in this series.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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