James Murray to advocate ‘Mechanicals’
Imagine a future society where sophisticated robots co-exist with humans. But the problem is android mechanicals aren’t given the same status as human beings.

Don’t you think the partiality would lead to a mutiny from the machines?
Such thing may happen. And that’s why a new show titled Beautiful People having a similar kind of conflict, roped in actor James Murray to play a character that would speak for the rights of the so called helpless Mechanicals.
The pilot, penned by Michael McDonald, is set to hit the screens soon. After that, it would be interesting to find out what director Stephen Hopkins has in store for us in that gruesome sci-fi series.
Apart from Primeval star, the show has Frances Conroy and Patrick Heusinger set to play some important roles.
Frances Conroy will portray the character of Lydia, the mother of Murray’s character, while Heusinger will be seen donning the avatar of one of the enslaved Mechanicals.
More interesting than anything else is that Lydia’s demised husband was the founder of the company that first brought out the robots.
It seems, we are up for some baffling doses of sci-fi extravaganza, with the grains of eccentric drama sprinkled all over.
Of course, with the news of James Murray’s new project out in the open, most of his die-hard followers would like to catch a glimpse of his ASAP. And if you happen to be one of them, then have Primeval download to recap some his memorable acts as an investigator of space anomalies.
It’s needless to mention that the actor would certainly use some his experience from his previous work in sci-fi. But then, he has an entirely different role to play in the coming project.
Watch out for his character’s advocacy of a species that isn’t created by God, but by humans. And with a son taking on the business norms of a father and founder, there is perhaps a lot to explore.
Currently, all hopes lie on potential success of the pilot, and I will keep my fingers crossed for that!
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