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It’s not paranoia if the threat is real.
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.
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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.
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John SlatteryPaul LeBlanc
Fernanda AndradeShea Salazar
Michael MosleyCooper Mark "C.M." Barton
Gerardo CelascoTy Salazar
Eve HarlowGina Graham
Evan WhittenEthan Salazar
Aaron MotenBen Wilson
Elizabeth CappuccinoAbby LeBlanc
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FOX EntertainmentUnited States
20th Century Fox TelevisionUnited StatesWatch options above are for the show and may vary by season or episode.
Episode 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 RequaWritten by Manny CotoGuest stars Chris Gauthier, John Billingsley, Tamsen Glaser, Matt Afonso, Shyinne Anastacio, Arpad Balogh, Jana Benoit, Zebastin Borjeau
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Episode 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 RequaWritten by Kim ClementsGuest stars Dann Fink, Olenka Wos Kimball, Daryn Alexus, Jason Bradley, Julian Holbus, Liam Kuykendall, Mari Marroquin, Adam Poss
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Episode 3
Shea and LeBlanc head to Dartmouth to investigate NEXT's whereabouts, which are potentially linked to Biomotion Labs. There, they visit LeBlanc's friend, Professor Richard Pearish for answers. Meanwhile, Shea, Ethan and Ty take extra precautions to disconnect from electronics and the Internet, and LeBlanc urges Abby to do so, as well, but NEXT complicates their plans.
Directed by Tim HunterWritten by Joy BlakeGuest stars Anthony Arroyo, Julia Atkin, Henrik Blix, Padmini Divekar, Sam Bell-Gurwitz, Becca Hurd, Christopher Wayland Jones, Matt Lusk
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Episode 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 SánchezWritten by Zachary Reiter, Adam SimonGuest stars John Cassini, Rian Jairell, Amy Rapp, Ali Ahn, Tim Hopper, Michael Herzovi, Britt Sanborn, David Zayas
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Episode 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 WilliamsGuest stars David Zayas
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Episode 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 Tesia Joy Walker, Nick HawthorneGuest stars Ali Ahn, David Zayas, Chaon Cross, Debo Balogun
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Episode 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.
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Episode 8
NEXT manipulates a GPS system and causes an elderly couple to crash, while it also generates power outages all over the country. LeBlanc decides to plant a virus on the NEXT server, but must break into ZAVA in order to do it. Meanwhile, Shea and Ty have opposing ideas on how they should protect their family and Ben faces a conflict with his father.
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Episode 9
NeXt targets Congresswoman Beatty again when Agent Shea Salazar seeks her help to stop it. Shea discovers a leak within her team, as Gina encounters trouble while trying to code the virus into an NSA server.
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Episode 10
NeXt taunts LeBlanc with a new tactic relating to his illness and Shea and LeBlanc devise one last dangerous ploy to destroy neXt, and save their lives, their families and the world.
Where to watch NEXTEpisode information updated Jul 22, 2026
