Already deep into a second Cold War, Britain’s Ministry of Defense seeks a game-changing weapon. Programmer Vincent McCarthy unwittingly provides an answer in The Machine, a super-strong human cyborg. When a programming bug causes the prototype to decimate his lab, McCarthy takes his obsessive efforts underground, far away from inquisitive eyes.

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Cast

Caity Lotz

Ava

Toby Stephens

Vincent McCarthy

Denis Lawson

Thomson

Sam Hazeldine

James

Pooneh Hajimohammadi

Suri

Jonathan Byrne

Tim

Jade Croot

Mary

John-Paul Macleod

Paul Dawson (as John Paul Macleod)

Helen Griffin

Paul Dawson's Mother

Siwan Morris

Lucy

Caity Lotz — Ava

Caitlin Marie Lotz (born December 30, 1986) is an American actress, dancer and singer. She has portrayed Stephanie Horton in Mad Men, Officer Kirsten Landry in the MTV mockumentary series Death Valley (2011), Annie in The Pact (2013), and Sara Lance/The Canary/White Canary in The CW's Arrowverse television series, where she has appeared in Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, Supergirl, and Batw

Toby Stephens — Vincent McCarthy

Toby Stephens (born April 21, 1969) is an British actor of stage, film, and television. He is best known for his roles in Die Another Day (2002), Jane Eyre (2006), Black Sails (2014 – 2017), and Percy Jackson and the Olympians (2023 – present). He is the youngest son of iconic actors Dame Maggie Smith and Sir Robert Stephens.

Denis Lawson — Thomson

Denis Stamper Lawson (born 27 September 1947) is a Scottish actor and director. He is perhaps best known for his roles as John Jarndyce in the BBC's adaptation of Bleak House and as Gordon Urquhart in the film Local Hero.