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The battle for humanity’s survival is ending earlier than hoped The FOX network has cancelled the neXt TV series so there won’t be a second season, a victim of low ratings and COVID-19.
An action-thriller series, the neXt TV show stars John Slattery, Elizabeth Cappuccino, Jason Butler Harner, Fernanda Andrade, Eve Harlow, Aaron Moten, Michael Mosley, Evan Whitten, and Gerardo Celasco. The story revolves around Silicon Valley pioneer Paul LeBlanc (Slattery) who built a fortune and his legacy on his world-changing innovations.
After discovering that one of his own creations — a powerful artificial intelligence called “neXt” — might spell doom for humankind, Paul tried to shutter the project, only to be kicked out of the company by his own brother (Harner). When a series of unsettling tech mishaps points to a potential worldwide crisis, LeBlanc joins forces with Special Agent Shea Salazar (Andrade) and her unique and talented team. Now, they are the only ones standing in the way of a potential global catastrophe, fighting an emergent superintelligence that will deploy the immense knowledge it has gleaned from the data all around us to recruit allies, turn people against each other, and eliminate obstacles to its own survival and growth.
The first season of neXt averages a 0.30 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 1.67 million viewers. Just two episodes have been aired thus far. The third has been released on Hulu but didn’t air on FOX because of the World Series. It’s the network’s lowest-rated show out of the 10 current series.
Variety reports that FOX plans to air the remaining seven installments of the season. The network also cancelled the low-rated Filthy Rich series today. Both were reportedly cancelled thanks to low ratings and rising production costs due to COVID-19.
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What do you think? Have you seen the neXt TV series on FOX? Would you have watched a second season of this action-thriller series?
Yes it’s good
I watched every single episode of next. I really liked the show and planned on watching season two. I hope, if the situation changes, there will eventually be more seasons. forthcoming..,
I am so tired of finding a show that I really enjoy, only to find out it gets canceled. Sad to hear there will be no season 2 for Next. Goodbye Fox.
so annoying when you get into a show and then they cancel it. Fox does this a lot. The way they are going they won’t have any shows with ratings as people will wait and see if a show gets at least 2 seasons….before even starting it!
I really enjoy this show. I wait until the weekend to watch it. My husband and I like to watch two episodes at a time. I am so disappointed that Fox choses to cancel Next
I also was disappointed when Fox canceled Passage we watched that show on the weekend.
Really good show. We watched all the “files” and thought was very interesting and quite the thriller. This is very disappointing.
I so enjoyed this show!
I’m so sick of getting into a series and having it canceled.
I wish it was coming back next season for sure
I really enjoyed this show – bring it back for season 2
Next was best show since 24
I loved the show! Bring it back! There is so many ways it could go forward!
It’s a fun show. I think it was hammered by the unpredictable air schedule and pretty limited marketing. I would watch a second season.
I liked it a lot. I don’t know how they would continue a series based on an AI they blew up. But if it was already out in the world could they really have blown it up lol. I think not. The morality message was great along with the character builds and the acting. But, I think they ended it on a high note even if they did leave an opening for a second season with many unanswered questions left to the imagination.
Loved this show! Fast paced, excellent characters, and a classic “24” vibe. I looked forward to every week it was on. I wish FOX would have renewed. Very disappointing.
I really liked this show. Why do always the good ones get cancelled ?
Loved this show! Wish Fox would’ve given it a fair chance. COVID had a lot of people binge watching Netflix. Second season would’ve been amazing I’m sure.
I found the cast to be rather meh. No real standouts. Then, the storyline seemed like a reboot of Sarah Connor chronicles without the Terminators. I did watch all 10 episodes, as it was still somewhat entertaining and I enjoyed the nostalgia of a terminator type story line. The subplot of hallucinations was very weak and actually detracted from the series’ appeal. The first season was pretty much a full story with a 15 second ep 10 teaser. When I checked to see if there were even plans for a season 2, I was surprised to see that someone even… Read more »