'Almost Human' Reveals First 7 Minutes, Casts John Larroquette

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By TJ Diestch

Published Oct 30, 2013

Fox has debuted the first seven minutes of J.H. Wyman's Almost Human future-cop drama, and also announced the addition of John Larroquette to the cast.

ALMOST HUMAN: John Kennex (Karl Urban, L) and Dorian (Michael Ealy, R) partner to fight crime in the year 2048 in the new FOX drama ALMOST HUMAN premiering this fall on FOX. ©2013 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Liane Hentscher/FOX

Fox is putting its promotional muscle behind Almost Human, the sci-fi police drama from former Fringe showrunner J.H. Wyman. After moving the series premiere to Sunday, Nov. 17 to take advantage of an NFL lead-in and trotting out an extended trailer with new footage, the network has released the show's first seven minutes to give viewers an idea of what they can expect.

The series is set in 2048, when police officers are teamed up with advanced humanoid robots. Karl Urban stars as police detective John Kennex, the sole survivor of a devastating ambush that left him with a synthetic leg, and Michaely Ealy as his robot partner Dorian. The series also stars Minka Kelly, Lili Taylor and Mackenzie Crook.

In other Almost Human news, The Hollywood Reporter has word that John Larroquette of Night Court and Boston Legal fame has joined the cast. He'll play Nigel, a broken genius roboticist.