
With revolutionary films, documentaries, music events and comedy specials for the next generation of film connoisseurs, SHOWTIME NEXT® serves up the unexpected, the extraordinary, and the best of what's "next".

The first of three dark tales involves resentful student Bellingham (Steve Buscemi) looking to an Egyptian mummy for help in settling some scores. Then, hit man Halston (David Johansen) is contracted to kill a cat that has terrorized and even killed members of an extremely wealthy family. Lastly, struggling artist Preston (James Remar) witnesses a demon commit a bizarre murder on a city street, but agrees to keep it a secret when the devilish being promises wealth in return for his silence.

Desperate to reclaim her career, once-beloved actress Samantha Lake gets drawn into the glamorous world of wellness mogul Zoe Shannon, only to uncover a monstrous truth beneath the seemingly flawless surface.

As the human species adapts to a synthetic environment, the body undergoes new transformations and mutations. Accompanied by his partner, celebrity performance artist Saul Tenser showcases the metamorphosis of his organs. Meanwhile, a mysterious group tries to use Saul's notoriety to shed light on the next phase of human evolution.

Two lovers (Willem Dafoe, Shanyn Leigh) immerse themselves in sex, art and other activities after word breaks that the world will end by the next morning.

After a band of medical students receives a decaying but living body reported to be the vampire Count Dracula (Stephen Billington), they set out to harness his power and immortality. As a bonus, their mentor, Lowell (Craig Sheffer), claims that there is a mysterious donor willing to fund their research. During the study, student Elizabeth Blaine (Diane Neal) injures herself on the vampire's tooth and starts to feel strange. Soon, vampire hunter Father Uffizi (Jason Scott Lee) is on their trail.

When father and son coroners investigate the death of a beautiful "Jane Doe," they find increasingly bizarre clues.

Polly receives a mysterious box that comes with instructions to place three things inside: something you need, something you hate, and something you love. What begins as a strange ritual quickly unravels into a waking nightmare as she becomes trapped in a terrifying world where reality bends and memory betrays. As time slips away, she must confront the darkness not just around her, but within her, before it consumes everything and everyone she's ever known.

Involuntarily discharged from the Army, a special forces sergeant lands a contract with a private underground military force. When his very first assignment goes awry, the elite soldier finds himself hunted and on the run, caught in a dangerous conspiracy and fighting to stay alive long enough to get home and uncover the true motives of those who betrayed him.