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John Slattery (left) stars in science-fiction drama Next.
PHOTO: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX
Alison de Souza In Los Angeles, Alison de Souza
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Imagine if the virtual assistant software that shops and searches the Internet for you, plays your favourite music and controls your smart devices, decided to try and kill you.
That is the jumping-off point of the science-fiction drama Next, which debuts today at 9pm on Fox (Singtel TV Channel 330 and StarHub TV Channel 505) and Fox+.

