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"Devs" was a visionary sci-fi miniseries that didn't receive nearly as much fanfare as it deserved when it aired on Hulu's FX hub in March-April 2020. Created, written, and directed by Alex Garland (of "Ex Machina" and "Annihilation" fame), and starring Sonoya Mizuno as a software engineer investigating the mysterious inner workings at her quantum computing company, "Devs" brought the tech-savvy and philosophical verve of Garland's film work into the time-tested realm of conspiracy thriller television.

Stephen McKinley Henderson starred on all eight episodes as Stewart, the oldest member of the dev team at Amaya and a close associate of its CEO, Forest (Nick Offerman). A highly cultured man and master coder, Stewart played a surprising role in the development of the series' intricate plot, while also providing plenty of moments of levity and grace through his intergenerational camaraderie with Lyndon (Cailee Spaeny).

Henderson loved the role, describing it as "something very special and rare" to Assignment X. "I read the theory of quantum physics and that ... but, really, the text is so great," the actor said. "Everything that you need to know, Alex has written it there, and it unfolds in such a wonderful way that the text was the best research you could have."