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Cassandra: the AI that Knows What You Did Last Summer (Netflix horror trailer).

Prepare to double-check your smart devices and question your life choices because Netflix is bringing us Cassandra, a German sci-fi horror series guaranteed to turn your Roomba into a potential existential crisis. Dropping February 6, 2025, this six-episode binge-fest promises a cocktail of retro tech, eerie tension, and the kind of sentient house help you’d rather leave unplugged.

Set in a house that’s been suspiciously quiet for 50 years (a real estate red flag if ever there was one), Cassandra revolves around a 1970s domestic AI helper, Cassandra, who is reawakened when an unwitting family moves in. Originally designed to serve, Cassandra has no intention of going back to dusting and vacuuming. Instead, she’s on a quest to survive in a world that’s, frankly, a bit rubbish to sentient beings.

Lavinia Wilson lends her dulcet tones to Cassandra, giving the AI both a haunting allure and a sense of unnerving agency. You’d think an old-school AI would have enough glitches to keep it humble, but no – Cassandra has all the sass of HAL 9000 with the menacing charm of an Amazon Alexa that’s learned too much about you.

The series is the brainchild of writer-director Benjamin Gutsche, whose vision seems to merge retro-futurism with contemporary fears about technology. Filmed in Cologne, Cassandra promises an atmospheric backdrop for this cautionary tale about hubris, humanity, and why we should probably leave vintage robots in the skip. Joining Wilson are Mina Tander, Michael Klammer, and Franz Hartwig, who bring the ill-fated family to life – or at least try to survive long enough to do so. With a top-notch production team and cinematography by J. Moritz Kaethner, the series looks set to deliver a visual feast alongside its unsettling narrative.

So, if your ideal February night involves questioning your life choices as your smart fridge glares at you accusingly, mark your calendar. Cassandra is here to remind us that the most terrifying tech isn’t the one that breaks down – it’s the one that refuses to. Streaming only on Netflix, February 6. You’ve been warned.

ColonelFrog

Colonel Frog is a long time science fiction and fantasy fan. He loves reading novels in the field, and he also enjoys watching movies (as well as reading lots of other genre books).

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