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The Best Episodes of Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Season 1

Every episode of Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Season 1 Episode 8 - Autofac
    7.8/10(3928 votes)

    S1:E8

    Despite society and the world as we know it having collapsed, a massive, automatic product-manufacturing factory continues to operate according to the principles of consumerism - humans consume products to be happy, and in order to consume continuously, they must be denied freedom of choice and free will. When a small band of rebels decide to shut down the factory, they discover they may actually be the perfect consumers after all.

    Director:Peter Horton
    Writer:Travis Beacham

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  2. Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Season 1 Episode 5 - Real Life
    7.6/10(4725 votes)

    S1:E5

    Sarah, a policewoman living in the future, shares headspace with George, a brilliant game designer. In a race against time, sharing a bond that no one else can see, they learn the very thing that connects them can also destroy them.

    Director:Jeffrey Reiner
    Writer:Ronald D. Moore

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  3. Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Season 1 Episode 6 - Human Is
    7.4/10(3803 votes)

    S1:E6

    A woman suffering in a loveless marriage finds that upon his return from battle, her emotionally abusive husband suddenly appears to be a different man - in more ways than one.

    Director:Francesca Gregorini
    Writer:Jessica Mecklenburg

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  4. Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Season 1 Episode 9 - Safe & Sound
    7.3/10(2720 votes)

    S1:E9

    A small-town girl, already gripped with social anxiety, moves to a big futuristic city with her mother. Exposed for the first time to urban society’s emphasis on security and terrorist prevention, it isn’t long before her school days are consumed by fear and paranoia. She soon finds guidance and companionship in the most unexpected of places.

    Director:Alan Taylor
    Writer:Kalen Egan

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  5. Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Season 1 Episode 10 - Kill All Others
    7.3/10(2483 votes)

    S1:E10

    A man hangs dead from a lamppost, apparently murdered and inexplicably ignored by passersby, after a politician makes a shocking statement encouraging violence. When one man dares to question the situation he becomes an instant target.

    Director:Dee Rees
    Writer:Dee Rees

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  6. Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Season 1 Episode 3 - The Commuter
    7.1/10(3445 votes)

    S1:E3

    Ed Jacobson, an unassuming employee at a train station, is alarmed to discover that a number of daily commuters are taking the train to a town that shouldn’t exist.

    Director:Tom Harper
    Writer:Jack Thorne

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  7. Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Season 1 Episode 1 - The Hood Maker
    6.8/10(4478 votes)

    S1:E1

    The world is without advanced technology and mutant telepaths have become humanity’s only mechanism for long distance communication. But their powers have unintended implications and when the public begin to embrace mysterious, telepath-blocking hoods, two detectives with an entangled past are brought in to investigate.

    Director:Julian Jarrold
    Writer:Matthew Graham

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  8. Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Season 1 Episode 2 - Impossible Planet
    6.6/10(3742 votes)

    S1:E2

    Two disillusioned, disenchanted and indifferent space tourism employees take up an elderly woman’s request for a trip back to Earth… the existence of which is a long-debunked myth.

    Director:David Farr
    Writer:David Farr

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  9. Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Season 1 Episode 7 - The Father Thing
    6.5/10(2432 votes)

    S1:E7

    The world is under attack as aliens quietly invade our homes. Charlie, our young hero, must make the most difficult decisions imaginable, to protect his Mother and the human race, as he is among the first to realize that humans are being replaced by dangerous monsters.

    Director:Michael Dinner
    Writer:Michael Dinner

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  10. Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Season 1 Episode 4 - Crazy Diamond
    5.7/10(3594 votes)

    S1:E4

    As average a man as ever there was, when approached by a gorgeous synthetic woman with an illegal plan that could change his life completely, a smitten Ed decides to help... and then his world really begins to crumble.

    Director:Marc Munden
    Writer:Tony Grisoni

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Autofac" is the best rated episode of Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 3,928 votes. Directed by Peter Horton and written by Travis Beacham, it aired on March 5, 2018. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Real Life".