Obviously, if you name your robot Cassandra, you’re doing so for reasons. Reasons about truth, presumably, though the “good fairy” robot in the German series Cassandra doesn’t so much tell the truth as … embody it? Seems like she might know some things. Creepy things.
Cassandra was acquired by Netflix last year, along with a handful of other German series and movies. Written and directed by Benjamin Gutsche (All You Need), it’s a six-part series with a weirdly future/retro vibe. As the synopsis explains:
Germany’s oldest smart home has remained empty since its owners perished under mysterious circumstances over 50 years ago. In the present day, when Samira and her family move in, electronic home assistant Cassandra awakens from her decades-long slumber. Developed in the 1970s to care for a family, she has remained out of commission since the deaths of the house’s former residents. Now, Cassandra senses a second chance, one where she can be something more than a fairy godmother who keeps everything running smoothly. Cassandra comes to see herself as an equal member of the family, and she has a single mission: to use every single resource at her disposal to ensure she is never left alone again.
So … alternate universe, sort of? In which Germany got very advanced smart homes in the 1970s? What does the rest of the world look like? Am I asking the wrong questions? We’ll find out when Cassandra premieres on February 6th.
