We have become so tech needy that everything is connected. What would happen if artificial intelligence decided to control everything about you and everyone else via their phones, cars, computers, televisions, and everything else? That is the premise for Next that debuts on Fox tonight at 9p.
Paul LeBlanc (Paul Slattery) is a tech genius, whose worth billions of dollars. As brilliant as he is, he is also an a$$hole. That is why his company threw him out. While he has been working the speech circuit, his brother, Ted (Jason Butler Harner), has continued to work on his artificial intelligence program. It has gotten so smart; it has become deadly.
Special Agent Shea Salazar (Fernanda Andrade) works for the cybersecurity unit, and her friend has been attacked. Before the attack, he tried to contact Paul. Since he is still unconscious, Shea goes to Paul to find out why.
When Paul realizes the attack might have something to do with his old company and his AI, they got there to confront it. Once they do, it goes after them and their loved ones. It can erase data, cause things to go after them, and make them out to be criminals. How far will it go to destroy them? Can they stop it before it stops them?
You will have to tune in for a thrilling show about a game of cat and mouse, where the mouse is not human. Or is it the cat?
The concept is so terrifying, I am almost thought of going tech-free. But then I thought if I did, how could I tell you about it?
