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NEXT is a thrilled about a deadly and rogue artificial intelligence. Paul LeBlanc is a Silicon Valley pioneer who built a fortune while also alienating the people around him, including his daughter, Abby, and his younger brother, Ted (who now runs Paul’s company). When Paul discovered that one of his own creations – a powerful A.I. tool called neXt – could be dangerous to humanity he tried to shut down the program and got kicked out of the company by his own brother. Now, when a series of unsettling tech mishaps could lead to a global disaster, Paul joins forces with Special Agent Shea Salazar to try and stop his own creation.
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NEXT stars John Slattery as Paul LeBlanc, Fernanda Andrade as Shea Salazar, Jason Butler Harner as Ted LeBlanc, Michael Mosley as CM, Eve Harlow as Gina, Aaron Moten as Ben, Gerardo Celasco as Ty Salazar, Elizabeth Cappuccino as Abby, Evan Whitten as Ethan Salazar, Olenka Wos Kimball as Iliza, and Dann Fink as neXt. Manny Coto, John Requa, Glenn Ficarra and Charlie Gogolak serve as executive producers.
NEXT airs midseason on Fox (see Fox’s full fall schedule).