Limited series · FOX
NEXT
It’s not paranoia if the threat is real.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
John Slattery
Paul LeBlanc
10 eps
Fernanda Andrade
Shea Salazar
10 eps
Michael Mosley
Cooper Mark "C.M." Barton
10 eps
Gerardo Celasco
Ty Salazar
10 eps
Eve Harlow
Gina Graham
10 eps
Evan Whitten
Ethan Salazar
10 eps
Aaron Moten
Ben Wilson
10 eps
Elizabeth Cappuccino
Abby LeBlanc
10 eps
Jason Butler Harner
Ted LeBlanc
10 eps
Chris Gauthier
Sean Akers
1 eps
John Billingsley
Dr. Bernard Weiss
1 eps
Tamsen Glaser
Jennie Weiss
1 eps
Matt Afonso
Clerk
1 eps
Shyinne Anastacio
Woman (in Audi)
1 eps
Arpad Balogh
Man in Sedan #2
1 eps
Jana Benoit
FBI Cybercrimes Agent 1
1 eps
Zebastin Borjeau
Bully Kid #1
1 eps
Michael Charrois
Maitre D'
1 eps
Kat Elizabeth
Waiter
1 eps
Eli Gabay
Security Chief
1 eps
Kirk Jaques
Security Guard #1
1 eps
Trevor Jones
Security Guard #2
1 eps
Paul Kular
Man in Sedan #1
1 eps
Jay Lutwyche
Bully Kid #2
1 eps
Ryan Mah
FBI Cybercrimes Agent 2
1 eps
Lindsay Marshall
FBI Cybercrimes Agent 3
1 eps
Eric Mazimpaka
Man (in Audi)
1 eps
Rachel Mazzuchin
Nurse
1 eps
Karyn Mott
Zava Medic
1 eps
James Rha
Programmer
1 eps
Manraj Sidhu
Nearby Tech
1 eps
Phillip Joseph Steward
Reporter
1 eps
Arlene Thompson
FBI Cybercrimes Agent 4
1 eps
Daesha Danielle Usman
Aide (FBI)
1 eps
Trestyn Zradicka
Bully Kid #3
1 eps
Dann Fink
neXt (voice)
2 eps
Olenka Wos Kimball
Iliza (voice)
2 eps
Daryn Alexus
Aide
1 eps
Jason Bradley
Interrogator
1 eps
Julian Holbus
Lead Bully
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How NEXT actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
NEXT reads strongest on Serialized, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A Silicon Valley pioneer discovers that one of his own creations – a powerful A.I. – might spell global catastrophe, and teams up with a cybercrime agent to fight a villain unlike anything we’ve ever seen – one whose greatest weapon against us is ourselves.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E06
FILE #6
Shea manages to save Ethan from extreme danger, while Ty makes a difficult decision for his family's safety. Then, LeBlanc takes matters into his own hands to remedy his degenerative brain disease. Also, C.M. and Gina escape the hospital and learn more about each other, Ted makes a risky deal to take over a server farm in Singapore and he uses Abby to access LeBlanc's NEXT hard drive.
- Written by Nick Hawthorne, Tesia Joy Walker
S01E07
FILE #7
LeBlanc and Shea discover Ted's plan for the NEXT server and race to intervene before it is too late. Meanwhile, Ben and Gina investigate NEXT's latest victims, Congresswoman Elenor Beatty and reporter Harrison Cole, after a freak accident occurs, and Shea reaches her breaking point.
S01E01
FILE #1
Silicon Valley pioneer Paul LeBlanc joins forces with Special Agent Shea Salazar after a series of tech mishaps places the world in danger. Paul juggles his health and family life while Shea's son experiences bullying at school.
- Directed by Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
- Written by Manny Coto
S01E04
FILE #4
Shea and LeBlanc steal an important hard drive and enlist Ben, Gina and C.M. to help decrypt it, as NEXT creates chaos to stunt their progress. C.M.'s past resurfaces as NEXT targets the FBI building with a dangerous ploy. Meanwhile, Ted and his Zava team buckle down on their search for NEXT, Ty and Ethan hide out in a remote cabin and LeBlanc discovers new information on his health that may affect Abby.
- Directed by Eduardo Sánchez
- Written by Zachary Reiter, Adam Simon
S01E05
FILE #5
NEXT orchestrates an unlikely and dangerous reunion between Shea and someone from her past when she goes to check on Ty and Ethan. Ted is in trouble with Zava and figures out a way to remain in the company. Meanwhile, LeBlanc gets honest with Abby and C.M.'s life is threatened.
- Written by A. Zell Williams
S01E02
FILE #2
After being mishandled by a Zava employee, NEXT escapes the confined servers of its home company and gains internet access. Concerned about her son, Shea recruits Paul and her co-workers C.M., Gina and Ben to help use Ethan's connection with Iliza to track NEXT's possible location. Paul tries to rekindle his relationship with his daughter, Abby, and grapples with the onset of his health condition.
- Directed by Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
- Written by Kim Clements
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Manny Coto
Showrunner
Glenn Ficarra
Executive producer
John Requa
Executive producer
Charlie Gogolak
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Nick Hawthorne
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Joy Blake
Writer
- Photo unavailable
A. Zell Williams
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Kim Clements
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Zachary Reiter
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Tesia Joy Walker
Writer
Adam Simon
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Glenn FicarraExecutive Producer
- John RequaExecutive Producer
- Manny CotoExecutive Producer
- Shawn WilliamsonProducer
- Charlie GogolakExecutive Producer
- Danielle WeinstockProducer
Writing
- Nick HawthorneWriter
- Joy BlakeWriter
- Manny CotoWriter
- A. Zell WilliamsWriter
- Kim ClementsWriter
- Zachary ReiterWriter
Direction
- Tim HunterDirector
- Eduardo SánchezDirector
- Glenn FicarraDirector
- John RequaDirector
Cinematography
- Brett PawlakDirector of Photography
Music
- Sean CalleryOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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