Random – AI is watching you tells the story of a near future in which an all-powerful AI determines the course of society.
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Original trailer · Random – AI is watching you
The story
The future is listening.
Hacktivist Nova Bassmann has been imprisoned for a crime she did not commit. After escaping, she joins forces with technology genius Red to fight an AI whose plan threatens billions of people.
Action meets questions about society. Control, data collection and faith in technological progress form the foundations of a distinctive fictional world.
Our role
Story development, production & release
Random was developed and produced as an Audio Quants Original. Roman Klink wrote the first season; Christoph Lehmann directed and produced it together with Annette Karmann.
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The series
The episodes.
Episode 01
AI is watching you
Wrongly imprisoned in an automated offshore facility, Nova must outwit its guard AI. Escape is the first step into a much larger danger.
Episode 02
Maschinen töten laut
After escaping, Nova tries to stop a series of murders. Resistance fighters and AI-controlled machines turn her search for allies into a fight for survival.
Episode 03
Befreier der Maschinen
An elusive technology dealer rescues the injured Nova and is developing a weapon against AI. His private ambitions make him an unpredictable ally.
Episode 04
Fake New World
Nova and Red follow the threat to Paris. The AI frames Nova for a deadly attack as a determined investigator begins pursuing them.
Episode 05
Gnadenlose Gegnerin
Nova seeks evidence that could turn an opponent into an ally. An informant and a mysterious recording may provide the breakthrough she needs.
Episode 06
Hallo Maschinenmädchen
A confrontation with a billionaire and his AI distorts inside Nova’s consciousness. Red and Lina must find a way to bring her back.
Episode 07
Tödliche Black Box
An IT pioneer knows the secrets of GAN’s beginnings. Meeting Nova and Red reveals new answers and brings an old accident back into focus.
Episode 08
Datensammeln für den Herrn
Nova and Red search a mysterious monastery for a copy of CReL. Relics of technology and new threats make every discovery dangerous.
Episode 09
Quanten-Apokalypse
The search takes Nova and Red to Venice, where CReL’s true plan emerges. Even Nova’s inner refuge can no longer keep her safe.
Episode 10
Abschied für immer
Nova reunites with her parents in search of an AI weakness. A hidden family secret and CReL’s relentless pursuit complicate their reunion.
Episode 11
Doppeltes Spiel
Nova must overcome an old conflict and work with Susanne. At the same time, she and Red need to expose a traitor before the AI completes its plan.
Episode 12
Die neue Gefahr
Resistance fighters search a hostile landscape for CReL’s physical components. Unexpected help arrives amid threats from ice, drones and the AI itself.
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