By michael vivar
Netflix has again caught lightning in a bottle. The German language series, Cassandra, is a hit. The thriller follows a family contending with their psychotic AI house.
For those who don't like subtitles, there is a dubbed option. The voice acting is overwrought and colloquial translation is sometimes nonsensical.
Those who enjoy the concept will overlook that linguistic barrier for the unsettling tehno-fear. If Cassandra left you wanting more, here's what to watch afterward.
The dystopian future series follows a literally reskinned freelancer trying to figure out their life. It features a wry AI hotel whose totem is a projection of Edgar Allen Poe.
Like Cassandra, the series focuses on AI/human simulants. Mostly veering from the cold vengeance trope, the simulants vye to integrate into human society.
Trekkers were frustrated by this series with its canon fiddling. They did enjoy the show's exploration of human/machine learning hybridization.
1980s kids loved this show. David Hasselhoff's character never discussed whether his car, KITT, was AI. Stick around for the evil nemesis, KARR.
Most AI thrillers are monster movies. This series follows a rotating household of vampires, werewolves and ghosts trying to coexist normally with humans.
These vignettes are a spinoff of the first Matrix film and are referenced in the subsequent franchise movies. They provide context to the AI takeover mythology.
A core plot point of Cassandra is gaslighting. Ripley is about a character making everyone doubt themselves for his personal wealth and status. It's rife with tension.
For those who liked Cassandra's mystery elements. The series follows two teenage ghost paIs and their human companion solving supernatural crime.