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'''''Delete''''' is a [[miniseries]] about a reporter and a young [[Hacker (computer security)|hacker]] who uncovers an [[artificial intelligence]] which has become sentient.<ref>{{cite web |title=Delete |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/cprn2w/delete--28102013 |work=Radio Times |accessdate=July 13, 2014}}</ref>
'''''Delete''''' is a two-episode [[miniseries]] about a reporter and a young [[Hacker (computer security)|hacker]] who uncovers an elusive [[artificial intelligence]]/[[multi-agent system]] dwelling in his smartphone, which has suddenly become fully autonomous and sentient as it is malevolent.<ref>{{cite web |title=Delete |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/cprn2w/delete--28102013 |work=Radio Times |accessdate=July 13, 2014}}</ref>

==Premise==
A disaster in our all-too-fragile [[virtual world]], where [[the Internet|World Wide Web]], becomes dangerously autonomous and self-aware with one systematic purpose: To protect and perfect itself and enslave humanity as it sees fit.

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Faced with possible extinction, there is only one way out: To create a second artificial intelligence of goodness and understanding that is just as intelligent as it is dangerous, as the only possible solution able to combat it. But with governments in a mass panic and the real world in escalating chaos, are they even able to match this unprecedented foe?


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Keir Gilchrist]] as Daniel
* [[Keir Gilchrist]] as Daniel
* [[Erin Karpluk]] as Jesse Taylor
* [[Erin Karpluk]] as Jesse White
* [[Ryan Robbins]] as Agent Max Hollis
* [[Ryan Robbins]] as Agent Max Hollis
* [[Gil Bellows]] as Lt. General Michael Overson
* [[Gil Bellows]] as Lt. General Michael Overson
* [[Matt Frewer]] as [[National Security Advisor]] Arthur Bowden
* [[Matt Frewer]] as [[National Security Advisor (United States)|National Security Advisor]] Arthur Bowden
* [[Janet Kidder]] as Deputy Director Elizabeth Hardington
* [[Janet Kidder]] as Deputy Director Elizabeth Hardington
* [[Theresa Russell]] as Fiona
* [[Theresa Russell]] as Fiona
* [[Blu Mankuma]] as General Cassius Giles, [[USAF]]
* Blu Mankuma as General Cassius Giles, [[USAF]]
* [[Andrew Airlie]] as Director Marcus Tremaine
* [[Andrew Airlie]] as Director Marcus Tremaine
* [[Seth Green]] as Lucifer
* [[Seth Green]] as Lucifer
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* Graeme Duffy as Desmond Smith (1 episode, 2013)
* Graeme Duffy as Desmond Smith (1 episode, 2013)
* John Stewart as Train Conductor (1 episode, 2013)
* John Stewart as Train Conductor (1 episode, 2013)
* Alexander von Roon as Financial Reporter (1 episode, 2013)
* Alexander von Roon as Financial Reporter (1 episode, 2013

== Plot ==
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''Delete'' imagines a disaster in our all-too-fragile digital world where the Internet becomes dangerously self-aware with one systematic purpose, to protect itself and destroy mankind. Faced with possible extinction, there is only one way out – create a second artificial intelligence, just as powerful, just as intelligent and just as dangerous, as the only possible solution able to combat it - but with governments in a panic and the whole world in chaos, are they even able to match this unprecedentant foe...?


== Production details ==
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== Reception ==
== Reception ==

The series won two [[Leo Awards]], from the Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Foundation of British Columbia, for Best Picture Editing and Best Television Movie.<ref>{{cite web|title=Delete (2013 TV Mini-Series) Awards|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2316306/awards?ref_=tt_awd|publisher=IMDB|accessdate=June 1, 2016}}</ref>
The series won two [[Leo Awards]], from the Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Foundation of British Columbia, for Best Picture Editing and Best Television Movie.<ref>{{cite web|title=Delete (2013 TV Mini-Series) Awards|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2316306/awards?ref_=tt_awd|publisher=IMDB|accessdate=June 1, 2016}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Code Lyoko]]
* [[Code Lyoko: Evolution]]
* Delete, Korean Netflix eight-episode miniseries


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|tt2316306}}
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Delete
GenreDrama
Directed bySteve Barron
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producerShawn Williamson
Running time60 minutes
Original release
Release2012 (2012) –
2013 (2013)

Delete is a two-episode miniseries about a reporter and a young hacker who uncovers an elusive artificial intelligence/multi-agent system dwelling in his smartphone, which has suddenly become fully autonomous and sentient as it is malevolent.[1]

Premise

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A disaster in our all-too-fragile virtual world, where World Wide Web, becomes dangerously autonomous and self-aware with one systematic purpose: To protect and perfect itself and enslave humanity as it sees fit.

Faced with possible extinction, there is only one way out: To create a second artificial intelligence of goodness and understanding that is just as intelligent as it is dangerous, as the only possible solution able to combat it. But with governments in a mass panic and the real world in escalating chaos, are they even able to match this unprecedented foe?

Cast

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Production details

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Written and distributed by Sonar Entertainment of New York City, the series consists of two feature-length episodes. It was shot on location in Vancouver and produced by Vancouver-based Brightlight Pictures.[2]

Reception

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The series won two Leo Awards, from the Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Foundation of British Columbia, for Best Picture Editing and Best Television Movie.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Delete". Radio Times. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  2. ^ Patten, Dominic (August 14, 2012). "Seth Green Joins Hacker Miniseries 'Delete'". Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  3. ^ "Delete (2013 TV Mini-Series) Awards". IMDB. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
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