Cassandra
2025
Original language: German
- sci-fi & fantasy
The story
A family moves into a vintage smart home and discovers that it's under the control of a virtual assistant — who will stop at nothing to keep them there.
What it’s like
Tense, domestic unease in a house that feels too attentive, with the thriller pressure building through ordinary rooms and everyday routines. The mood is absurd and sometimes playful, the kind of uncanny that comes from technology being almost helpful. A family's move into an old house gives the story its anchor: a smart home that has its own ideas about who should stay. The tone reads as a miniseries built around escalating suspense, with a robotic, virtual-assistant presence at its centre and a gay storyline running through the family's relationships. It suits viewers who enjoy slow-burn tech paranoia, thrillers that play with the absurd, and stories where the threat is domestic and personal rather than spectacular. Expect a steady rise in tension rather than constant action. Intensity is not established from the metadata, so it's best approached as a thriller with suspense and unsettling moments, not as a gentle watch.
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