At this point, I think we’ve all accepted as a society that the internet is going to somehow kill us all, a burden for humanity but a boon for the horror genre. We’ve got the exclusive trailer for the latest take on the matter, Amazon’s anthology seriesDark/Web. For a bonus twist of technophobia, the series comes from the creators behind the 2015 twisty Netflix mindfuck,Circle.
Dark/Webtakes place in the near future, after the disappearance cyber analyst Molly Solis (Noemi Gonzalez) during her research into the dangers of a hyper-connected world. As friends try and decipher the strange messages and codes Molly left behind, each one discovers a different hidden pocket of the deep internet, each more alarming than the last.
Check out the trailer below, and if you’re headed to San Diego Comic-Con make sure to stop by the show’s panel, which takes place on Friday, July 19th.Dark/Webwill be available to stream on Amazon Prime that same day. The series' ensemble cast includesMichael Nardelli(Circle),Sibongile Mlambo(Lost in Space),Julie Benz(Dexter),Clare Kramer(Buffy the Vampire Slayer),Gabriel Luna(Terminator: Dark Fate),Siobhan Fallon Hogan(Men in Black), andZelda Williams(Teen Wolf).
Here is the official synopsis forDark/Web:
In the near future, the evolution of the internet has given way to a world in crisis; one where everyone’s connected but no one is safe. Molly Solis, a cyber analyst, understood these dangers better than anyone and was determined to make a difference… until she disappeared. Now, friends and foes from her past are in a race against time to decipher cryptic messages she’s left behind; tales that paint a grim picture of technology run amok. As the mystery deepens, they’ll discover the stories, and Molly herself, may be concealing information that could change the world… or destroy it.
