6.8/104,261 votes#1 - The Hood Maker
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/2017
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, Philip K. Dick
6.6/103,567 votes#2 - Impossible Planet
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/2017
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: Philip K. Dick, David Farr
7.1/103,244 votes#3 - The Commuter
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/2017
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, Philip K. Dick
5.8/103,415 votes#4 - Crazy Diamond
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/2017
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
7.6/104,498 votes#5 - Real Life
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/2017
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, Philip K. Dick
7.4/103,618 votes#6 - Human Is
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/2017
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
6.5/102,298 votes#7 - The Father Thing
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/26/2018
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, Philip K. Dick
7.8/103,719 votes#8 - Autofac
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/5/2018
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, Philip K. Dick
7.3/102,576 votes#9 - Safe & Sound
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/12/2018
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: Philip K. Dick, Kalen Egan
7.3/102,353 votes#10 - Kill All Others
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/19/2018
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: Philip K. Dick, Dee Rees
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!
A diverse anthology of ambitious, moving tales inspired by Philip K Dick's short stories.
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyDrama
Network:Channel 4
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Hood Maker" is the best rated episode of "Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams" season 1. It scored 6.8/10 based on 4261 votes. Directed by Julian Jarrold and written by Matthew Graham, Philip K. Dick, it aired on 9/17/2017. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Impossible Planet".