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Next (2020 TV series)

Next (stylized as neXt) is a 2020 American science fiction crime drama television series created by Manny Coto for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Set to debut as a mid-season entry during the 2019–20 United States television season, it was delayed to the fall schedule of the 2020–21 television season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and premiered on October 6, 2020.[1][2] The series was cancelled in October 2020, after two episodes had aired, but the remaining episodes were aired during the series's normal time slot.[3]

Premise

The series centers on the efforts of a homeland cybersecurity team to counter "a rogue AI with the ability to constantly improve itself".[4]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Guest star

Production

Development

On February 5, 2019, it was announced that Fox had given the production a pilot order. The pilot was written by Manny Coto, and codirected by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra, with all three serving as executive producers.[5] Production companies involved with the pilot include Zaftig Films, Fox Entertainment, and the Disney-owned 20th Century Fox Television.[6] On May 9, 2019, it was announced that Fox had ordered the pilot to series.[7] A few days later, it was announced the series would premiere as a mid-season replacement in the second quarter of 2020.[8] However, it was subsequently moved to the fall schedule for the 2020–21 U.S. television season because of the COVID-19 pandemic and premiered on October 6, 2020.[9][2] On October 30, 2020, Fox cancelled the series after two episodes had aired. The remaining episodes continued to air during the series's normal time slot, with the final two episodes airing on December 22, 2020.[3]

Casting

In February 2019, it was announced that Eve Harlow had been cast in the pilot.[10] It was then announced in March 2019 that Fernanda Andrade and Aaron Moten had joined the cast.[11] Alongside the pilot's order announcement in March 2019, it was reported that Michael Mosley, John Slattery, Jason Butler Harner and Elizabeth Cappuccino had joined the cast.[12][13][14][15]

Episodes

Release

Marketing

On May 13, 2019, Fox released the first official trailer for the series.[28]

Broadcast

The series premiered on October 6, 2020 on Fox. Next aired in Canada on Global, simulcast with Fox in the United States. In selected international territories, the series premiered on Disney+ under the dedicated streaming hub Star as an original series, on March 12, 2021.

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 64% based on 14 reviews, with an average rating of 6.33/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "John Slattery is convincing as a charismatic genius, but neXt's procedural formula could have used more of the intelligence possessed by the series' rogue AI."[29] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 58 out of 100 based on 15 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[30]

Ratings

Notes

  1. ^ "File #1" was released on October 3, 2020, on fox.com and Hulu.[17]
  2. ^ "File #3" was released on October 14, 2020, on fox.com and Hulu.[20]

References

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  3. ^ a b Thorne, Will; Otterson, Joe (October 30, 2020). "'Filthy Rich' and 'Next' cancelled at Fox". Variety. Archived from the original on February 12, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  4. ^ Thorne, Will (March 19, 2019). "John Slattery Cast as Lead in Fox Pilot neXt". Variety. Archived from the original on March 20, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  5. ^ Otterson, Joe (February 28, 2019). "Eve Harlow Joins Fox A.I. Drama Pilot neXt". Variety. Archived from the original on July 22, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  6. ^ Petski, Denise (February 6, 2019). "Fox Orders 2 Pilots – AI Drama neXt & Comedy Adam & Eve". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 2, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  7. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 9, 2019). "Fox Picks Up 4 New Drama Series: Prodigal Son, Deputy, NeXt & Weisman/Katims; What Does It Mean For Network's Bubble Dramas?". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 11, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
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  16. ^ a b "Next – Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  17. ^ "Watch NEXT: Season 1, Episode 1, "FILE #1" Online". Fox. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
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  20. ^ NEXT [@NEXTonFOX] (October 14, 2020). "Think you can handle the third episode of #NEXTonFOX? Let's find out — stream the first 𝟯 episodes now: http://fox.tv/NEXTtw" (Tweet). Archived from the original on October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020 – via Twitter.
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  24. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (December 3, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.1.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
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  26. ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (December 22, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.21.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
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  28. ^ Petski, Denise (May 13, 2019). "Fox New Series Trailers: Outmatched, Filthy Rich, Prodigal Son, Deputy, Not Just Me, Next, BH90210 Teaser". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 11, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  29. ^ "neXt: Season 1 (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  30. ^ "neXt: Season 1 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
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