Dev
E418684
Dev is a science fiction television miniseries created by Alex Garland that explores themes of determinism, free will, and advanced technology through a mysterious quantum computing company.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dev canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4175045 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dev Context triple: [Nick Offerman, appearedIn, Dev]
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A.
Dev
Dev is the experimental Google Chrome release channel intended for developers and early adopters to test upcoming features and changes before they reach more stable versions.
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B.
Dev
Dev is a character from the British television series "Dot."
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C.
De
De is the given name of Zhu De, a prominent Chinese Communist military leader and one of the founders of the People’s Liberation Army.
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D.
Den
Den was a prominent pharaoh of Egypt’s First Dynasty, known for early administrative innovations and military campaigns that helped consolidate the young Egyptian state.
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E.
Den
Den is a Japanese surname borne by various notable figures in politics, industry, and the arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dev Target entity description: Dev is a science fiction television miniseries created by Alex Garland that explores themes of determinism, free will, and advanced technology through a mysterious quantum computing company.
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A.
Dev
Dev is the experimental Google Chrome release channel intended for developers and early adopters to test upcoming features and changes before they reach more stable versions.
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B.
Dev
Dev is a character from the British television series "Dot."
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C.
De
De is the given name of Zhu De, a prominent Chinese Communist military leader and one of the founders of the People’s Liberation Army.
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D.
Den
Den was a prominent pharaoh of Egypt’s First Dynasty, known for early administrative innovations and military campaigns that helped consolidate the young Egyptian state.
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E.
Den
Den is a Japanese surname borne by various notable figures in politics, industry, and the arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction television series
ⓘ
television miniseries ⓘ |
| castMember |
Alison Pill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cailee Spaeny ⓘ Jin Ha NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl Glusman NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick Offerman NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonoya Mizuno NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen McKinley Henderson ⓘ Zach Grenier ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Rob Hardy ⓘ |
| composer |
Ben Salisbury
ⓘ
Geoff Barrow ⓘ The Insects ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdFor | FX on Hulu ⓘ |
| creator | Alex Garland ⓘ |
| distributor | FX ⓘ |
| editor |
Alexandra Feigin
ⓘ
Jake Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Alex Garland
ⓘ
Allon Reich ⓘ Andrew Macdonald NERFINISHED ⓘ Eli Bush ⓘ Garret Basch NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott Rudin ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization | Amaya ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| firstAired | 2020-03-05 ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
ⓘ
techno-thriller ⓘ |
| lastAired | 2020-04-16 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Forest
ⓘ
Lily Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 8 ⓘ |
| numberOfParts | 8 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | FX on Hulu ⓘ |
| plotFocus | mysterious quantum computing division called Devs ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Nick Offerman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sonoya Mizuno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
DNA TV
ⓘ
FXP ⓘ |
| releasePlatform | Hulu ⓘ |
| setting |
San Francisco
ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco, California
|
| theme |
determinism
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ethics of technology ⓘ free will ⓘ quantum computing ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dev Description of subject: Dev is a science fiction television miniseries created by Alex Garland that explores themes of determinism, free will, and advanced technology through a mysterious quantum computing company.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.