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Better Than Us(TV show/series, 2018-2019)

Original title: "Лучше, чем люди" (Russian/RU)
FSK: 12+ years
| 55min per episode | Genres: Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Drama

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 16 episodes

Better Than UsRating: 3.7/5 (with 170 votes)
Better Than Us (Russian: Лучше, чем люди, romanized: Luchshe, chem lyudi, literally Better than People) is a 2018 Russian science fiction television series created by Andrey Junkovsky, about an advanced empathic android named Arisa. It stars Paulina Andreeva and Kirill Käro, as well as Aleksandr Ustyugov. It was produced by Yellow, Black and White in cooperation with Sputnik Vostok Production for the Russian state channel C1R. Netflix purchased it under the English title Better than Us, and it is the first Russian series presented as a Netflix original series. On 16 August 2019, the first season of sixteen episodes became available to stream in Netflix <..."> ()
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About Better Than Us

Moscow in a not so distant future where human beings share their daily lives with robots. Georgy, a forensic who has a robot assistant, suddenly finds himself caught up in the first murder committed by a new kind of experimental humanoid.

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Better Than Us Seasons and Episodes

11/23/2018Season 1 - 16 episodes
#1 | 11/23/2018Episode 1
4.1/5 (with 16 votes)
Divorced dad and medical examiner Georgy Safronov fights to keep his kids. Cronos exec Victor Toropov acquires Arisa, an advanced robot prototype.
#2 | 11/23/2018Episode 2
4.1/5 (with 9 votes)
Vic searches for Arisa, who is hidden in the Safranov household by Sonya. Detective Varlamov investigates a murder linked to anti-bot vigilantes.
#3 | 11/30/2018Episode 3
4.3/5 (with 7 votes)
Safranov plans to return the lost bot until Arisa saves Sonya's life. Vic's powerful father-in-law Losev negotiates a deal hinging on Arisa's return.
#4 | 12/07/2018Episode 4
4.0/5 (with 6 votes)
Varlamov closes in on both of the Safranov men but has a better case against Egor for the Liquidator protest. Arisa tries to protect her "family."
#5 | 12/14/2018Episode 5
4.3/5 (with 6 votes)
Alla returns as the family tries to get Egor out of jail. Vic discovers Arisa's link to Safranov, to whom he has a past connection of his own.
#6 | 12/21/2018Episode 6
4.4/5 (with 7 votes)
Egor is pulled deeper into the Liquidators as their respective backer is revealed. His career restored by Vic, Safranov learns of his patron's crimes.
#7 | 12/28/2018Episode 7
4.3/5 (with 6 votes)
After trying to leave, Alla is threatened by Vic. Realizing that he and his family are guinea pigs, Safranov goes to the suspended Varlamov for help.
#8 | 01/04/2019Episode 8
4.0/5 (with 6 votes)
Safranov and Alla learn the truth about Arisa's capabilities. Gleb makes a management changes in the Liquidators. Vic discovers Svetlana's plot.
#9 | 01/11/2019Episode 9
4.2/5 (with 6 votes)
His family held hostage by Vic's henchmen, Safranov accompanies Arisa to the public tender, while Bars and the Liquidators infiltrate the event.
#10 | 01/18/2019Episode 10
4.0/5 (with 6 votes)
Arisa's disappearance after the tender sets the police, the Liquidators, and Vic's henchmen on her trail. Safranov tries to secure his family's release.
#11 | 01/25/2019Episode 11
4.1/5 (with 6 votes)
Gleb orders Safranov framed for murder while the latter tries to save Jeanne's life. Svetlana threatens to undermine Vic with her father.
#12 | 02/01/2019Episode 12
4.1/5 (with 6 votes)
Bars plots to steal the Arisa copy. Safranov discovers he's a fugitive but is aided by Lara, who has a secret agenda. Vic has Svetlana committed.
#13 | 02/08/2019Episode 13
3.9/5 (with 6 votes)
Arisa reboots when Lara contacts her creators. Bars and his Liquidators attack Cronos and try to steal the Arisa copy. Safronov races to save Jeanne.
#14 | 02/15/2019Episode 14
4.0/5 (with 6 votes)
Vic captures Safraonov and threatens his life. Losev discovers Vic's treachery and Svetlana's whereabouts. Arisa investigates love and sexuality.
#15 | 02/22/2019Episode 15
4.1/5 (with 6 votes)
Vic and Safranov appear on a talk show. Maslovsky tries to free a heavily drugged Svetlana from the clinic. Arisa must perform surgery on Lara.
#16 | 03/01/2019Episode 16
4.3/5 (with 5 votes)
Cronos wins the financing to mass-produce Arisa bots while Maslovsky erases her memory. Gleb plots to blow up the factory and blame the Liquidators.

Additional Information

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Production country: Russia
Original language: Russian (RU)
Spoken languages: German (DE), French (FR), Russian (RU)
Translated into 21 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 11/23/2018
Last episode released on: 03/01/2019
Producer: Vital Shlyappo, Aleksey Trotsyuk, Ruslan Sorokin, Dmitry Lanskoy
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"По-добри от хората"
"Lepsi niż My"
"Luchshe, chem lyudi"
"İnsanlardan daha iyi"
"Better than Humans"

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:29987, Added: 12/01/2018, Last updated: 04/14/2024