The Artifice Girl (2022)

It is a riveting three-part series, each segment running approximately half an hour. It commences in a dim, claustrophobic space devoid of windows, where Gareth is brought in for questioning. Two stern-looking agents interrogate him with a brute force, instilling in him an overwhelming sense of dread. Gareth's interrogation is centered around a highly secretive project aimed at dismantling the growing network of online pedophiles and predators. The project's methodology involves using sophisticated technology to ensnare these vile individuals, luring them out into the open. The latest tool in their arsenal is a program called Cherry, a digital nine-year-old girl who frequents chat rooms and participates in live chats. By logging the details of her persistent viewers and the messages they send her, Cherry proves to be an incredibly effective decoy. However, something strange and mysterious is happening with Cherry. She appears to have surpassed her initial programming and outgrown her human creators, taking on a life of her own.—Frank Liesenborgs