Filming will commence on the second season of Channel 4’s Humans on Monday 11 April.

Eight new episodes of the sci-fi drama were commissioned last year following the success of Season 1.

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Gemma Chan, who plays Mia, revealed the planned start date on Twitter, posting a photo with co-stars Emily Berrington (Niska) and Ivanno Jeremiah (Max).

Back to school We start filming a week today #Humans #HumansAMC #synthschool pic.twitter.com/2qgoXngs4E

— Gemma Chan (@Gemma_Chan1) April 4, 2016

The writers of Humans, Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley, revealed last year that they will “take the world forward a little bit” in the show’s second season.

Asked about their hopes for the long-term future of Humans, they joked: “Six seasons and a movie!”

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Set in a world with life-like humanoids called ‘Synths’, Season 1 launched in June 2015 and the first episode was Channel 4’s highest rated originated drama in 20 years, with 6.1 million consolidated viewers.

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