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Ex Machina's Director Created An Underrated Sci-Fi Series You Need
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By DEBOPRIYAA DUTTA
Alex Garland teases with the theme of determinism in his Ex Machina. This complex philosophy is also the foundation of his rather underrated yet ambitious sci-fi series, "Devs."
The FX series revolves around Lily (Sonoya Mizuno), a software engineer who works for Amaya, a mega-tech company that casts a rather sinister shadow with its mere presence.
When someone close to Lily dies, she embarks on a quest for the truth that leads her down a rabbit hole filled with everything from deterministic philosophy
to quantum computing.
Garland crafts a convoluted, ambitious sci-fi series that asks pertinent questions. It is sweeping, hauntingly beautiful, and often deliberately claustrophobic.
There is plenty to mull over in this beautiful, languid show about big philosophical ideas, which challenges audiences and their preconceived notions about meditative television.